Metals · 2024
Lead in New Orleans, LA tap water
New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0 mg/L MCLG). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level Westbank | 0 mg/L | 0 mg/L MCLG |
Reported level Eastbank | 5 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Reported level Westbank | 6 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Reported level Eastbank | 0–22 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Reported level Westbank | 0–15 ug/L | 0 ug/L MCLG |
Reported level Westbank | 0 mg/L | 0 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from New Orleans, 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 New Orleans, LA tap water?
Yes — New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Lead at 0–22 ug/L. New Orleans, LA's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Lead at or above the federal limit (0 mg/L MCLG). Measured value is 1.5× the threshold.
+What's the federal limit for Lead in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Lead is 0 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 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the New Orleans, 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/new-orleans/2024/source.