Metals · 2017
Lead in Arrowhead By the Lake Association, Inc., CT tap water
Arrowhead By the Lake Association, Inc., CT's 2017 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Lead and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile At the tap | 0 mg/L | 0.015 mg/L Action level |
Verbatim from Arrowhead By the Lake Association, Inc., CT's 2017 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Lead
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.
There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
People also ask
+Is there Lead in Arrowhead By the Lake Association, Inc., CT tap water?
Arrowhead By the Lake Association, Inc., CT's 2017 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Lead and found no detectable amount.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal Action level for Lead is 0.015 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Lead?
A toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures. There is no safe level of lead; it harms brain development in children and raises blood pressure in adults. The EPA sets an action level, not a health goal above zero.
+Where does this Lead measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Lead entry from the 2017 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Arrowhead By the Lake Association, Inc., CT water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ct/arrowhead-by-the-lake-association-inc/2017/source.