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Lead in Hawaii drinking water

115 community water systems tested

11.3%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(13/115)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
KALAUPAPA NHP KALAUPAPA 110 0.0650 mg/L
HONOKOHAU LAHAINA 42 0.0540 mg/L
UPPER KULA KULA 7,686 0.0514 mg/L
MAKAWAO MAKAWAO 29,868 0.0380 mg/L
KAPALUA KAPALUA (DHO) 4,200 0.0290 mg/L
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS 37,920 0.0250 mg/L
PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY PMRF HOUSING (DHO) 1,200 0.0212 mg/L
UALAPUE UALAPUE 1,119 0.0210 mg/L
LOWER KULA KULA 3,522 0.0202 mg/L
SOUTH KOHALA SOUTH KOHALA 9,612 0.0202 mg/L
HAIKU TOWN WATER ASSOCIATION, INC. HAIKU 20 0.0185 mg/L
HAWAII VOLCANOES NAT.PARK HVNP (DHO) 4,201 0.0180 mg/L
KULA NANI KULA 80 0.0178 mg/L
KIPU HALEAKALA 80 0.0132 mg/L
KOHALA RANCH WATER CO. KOHALA JOINT VENTURE 850 0.0090 mg/L
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS KAPALAMA 4,000 0.0090 mg/L
KAHILI MOUNTAIN PARK KAHILI MOUNTAIN PARK 175 0.0065 mg/L
WAILUKU WAILUKU 74,511 0.0062 mg/L
PEPEEKEO WATER ASSOCIATION PEPEEKEO 60 0.0061 mg/L
KAUNAKAKAI KAUNAKAKAI 3,702 0.0056 mg/L
KONA WATER SERVICE COMPANY KONA 260 0.0055 mg/L
MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII KANEOHE 16,300 0.0054 mg/L
WAIOHINU-NAALEHU WAIOHINU-NAALEHU 2,948 0.0050 mg/L
LALAMILO LALAMILO 1,895 0.0050 mg/L
PAHALA PAHALA 1,226 0.0050 mg/L
LAUPAHOEHOE-KAPEHU LAUPAHOEHOE 1,169 0.0050 mg/L
PAAUILO PAAUILO 716 0.0050 mg/L
KALAPANA KALAPANA (DWS) 275 0.0050 mg/L
OOKALA (DWS) OOKALA 264 0.0050 mg/L
NIULII NIULII 254 0.0050 mg/L
KAWAIHAE UNIT #1 KAWAIHAE 193 0.0050 mg/L
HANA WATER SYSTEMS - NORTH KAELEKU AG PARK HANA 160 0.0050 mg/L
NINOLE NINOLE 151 0.0050 mg/L
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM PEARL HARBOR 65,230 0.0047 mg/L
KALAE MAKENA 360 0.0046 mg/L
KEALIA KEALIA (DHO) 260 0.0042 mg/L
KEANAE KEANAE (DWS) 270 0.0041 mg/L
HANA HANA 1,284 0.0040 mg/L
HANA WATER SYSTEMS - SOUTH KEOLA HANA-HOTEL DHO 816 0.0040 mg/L
NAHIKU NAHIKU 107 0.0040 mg/L
MAUNAOLU PLANTATION HAIKU 100 0.0040 mg/L
WEST KUIAHA MEADOWS HAIKU 60 0.0040 mg/L
WAIAWA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WAIPAHU 444 0.0039 mg/L
NCTAMS EASTPAC WAHIAWA 6,470 0.0038 mg/L
ANAHOLA ANAHOLA 2,473 0.0035 mg/L
HOOLEHUA HOOLEHUA 2,400 0.0035 mg/L
PAHOA PAHOA 1,885 0.0035 mg/L
DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD MOKULEIA 1,800 0.0035 mg/L
HAWAIIAN SHORES HAWAIIAN SHORES DHO 1,360 0.0035 mg/L
HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK KULA 1,200 0.0035 mg/L
KUNIA VILLAGE WAHIAWA 650 0.0035 mg/L
KAWELA PLANTATION KAWELA 553 0.0035 mg/L
HANALEI HANALEI (DOW) 500 0.0035 mg/L
NAPUU WATER INC. PUUWAAWAA RANCH DHO 468 0.0035 mg/L
WAIAHOLE KAHANA VALLEY 300 0.0035 mg/L
ANINI HANALEI (DOW) 174 0.0035 mg/L
KAHAKULOA WATER CO. KAHAKULOA HOMESTEAD 150 0.0035 mg/L
WAIKI'I RANCH WAIKII RANCH (DHO) 102 0.0035 mg/L
OLOWALU OLOWALU 100 0.0035 mg/L
KAILUA KAILUA MAUI 90 0.0035 mg/L
KAHUKU AIR BASE KAHUKU AIR BASE 75 0.0035 mg/L
PUNALU'U PUNALUU (DHO) 200 0.0035 mg/L
KAUPULEHU KONA 1,945 0.0034 mg/L
ANAHOLA FARM LOTS ANAHOLA FARM LOTS (DHO) 385 0.0034 mg/L
PRINCEVILLE PRINCEVILLE (DHO) 6,911 0.0030 mg/L
MAHANALUA NUI SUBDIVISON MAHANALUA NUI 606 0.0030 mg/L
KUKUIHAELE KUKUIHAELE 483 0.0030 mg/L
POAMOHO WAHIAWA 25 0.0030 mg/L
WAHIAWA 23,348 0.0026 mg/L
FORT SHAFTER 7,067 0.0025 mg/L
ALIAMANU SALT LAKE 6,406 0.0025 mg/L
WAIALEE-SUNSET BEACH SUNSET BEACH 4,916 0.0025 mg/L
GAY & ROBINSON KAUMAKANI 1,271 0.0025 mg/L
HAENA-WAINIHA HAENA-WAINIHA 833 0.0025 mg/L
KAANAPALI KAANAPALI (DHO) 8,000 0.0024 mg/L
WAIALUA-HALEIWA WAIALUA-HALEIWA 9,996 0.0023 mg/L
LAIE WATER COMPANY LAIE 5,577 0.0023 mg/L
BARBERS POINT WAIPAHU-EWA-WAIANAE 5,256 0.0021 mg/L
MILILANI MILILANI BWS 50,573 0.0020 mg/L
WAIPAHU-EWA-WAIANAE WAIPAHU-EWA-WAIANAE 217,479 0.0020 mg/L
KUALAPUU KUALAPUU 500 0.0020 mg/L
TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CNTR MOANALUA 5,555 0.0018 mg/L
WAIPIO HEIGHTS WAIPIO 11,516 0.0017 mg/L
LAHAINA LAHAINA 20,065 0.0016 mg/L
MAUNALOA-KALUAKOI MAUNALOA, MOLOKAI 1,000 0.0015 mg/L
HNL-WINDWARD-PEARL HARBOR HONOLULU-WINDWARD-PEARLHARBOR 631,389 0.0015 mg/L
SHASTA CASCADE MOBILEHOME PARK 100 0.0013 mg/L
WOOD VALLEY PAHALA 75 0.0013 mg/L
HONOMU HONOMU 645 0.0010 mg/L
KAHUKU KAHUKU 2,730 0.00076 mg/L
CAMP STOVER WAHIAWA 595 0.00070 mg/L
KEKAHA-WAIMEA KEKAHA (DOW) 5,998 0.00050 mg/L
MAUI HIGHLANDS KIHEI 26 0.00050 mg/L
WAIKOLOA WAIKOLOA (DHO) 12,100 0.00010 mg/L
HAINA HAINA 4,563 0.00010 mg/L
KILAUEA KILAUEA (DOW) 3,420 0.00010 mg/L
HILO HILO 39,477 0.000090 mg/L
SOUTH KONA SOUTH KONA 6,512 0.000090 mg/L
OLAA-MOUNTAIN VIEW OLAA-MT.VIEW 6,467 0.000090 mg/L
NORTH KONA NORTH KONA 29,581 0.000060 mg/L