Metals · 2024
Lead in Baton Rouge, LA tap water
Baton Rouge, LA's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range At the tap | 0–11 ug/L | None set |
90th percentile At the tap | 1 ug/L | None set |
Verbatim from Baton Rouge, LA's 2024 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.
How Baton Rouge, LA compares
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People also ask
+Is there Lead in Baton Rouge, LA tap water?
Yes — Baton Rouge, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 1 ug/L. Baton Rouge, LA's 2024 Lead measurement is below the federal limit.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Lead. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.
+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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Baton Rouge, LA 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/la/baton-rouge/2024/source.