Metals · 2024
Lead in Lafayette, LA tap water
Lafayette, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Lead and reported no detectable amount.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
90th percentile LUS Results at | Not detected ug/L | None set |
Reported level Sites over Action Level | 0 mg/L | None set |
Verbatim from Lafayette, 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.
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People also ask
+Is there Lead in Lafayette, LA tap water?
Lafayette, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report tested for Lead and found no detectable amount.
+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 Lafayette, 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/lafayette/2024/source.