State Designations for 2008 Lead Standards

EPA designated areas as not meeting (“non-attainment”) the 2008 lead standard based on 2007-2009 data. After an additional year, EPA evaluated all remaining areas as meeting or not meeting the standard according to 2008-2010 data. 

• Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont 
• Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
• Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
• Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
• Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
• Region 6: Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas 
• Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Tribal Nations
• Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming 
• Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands
• Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington