Is my water system required to provide me with the results when they test for lead?

Answer: Yes. Water systems must provide a water quality report (often referred to as consumer confidence report) every year to their consumers. This report must include the 90th percentile concentration of the most recent round(s) of sampling performed by the water system for lead and copper among households sampled by the system. The report must also include the number of sampling program, then sites exceeding the action level, the range of tap sampling results, and information on how to access the results of all tap sampling. If your home is tested as part of your system’s lead tap water monitoring program, then the system is required to provide you with a notice of the results. If the samples do not exceed 0.015 mg/L of lead, the system must provide the results within 30 days of receiving them from the laboratory. If the samples exceed 0.015 mg/L of lead, the system must provide the results within 3 days.

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