Lead Testing of Drinking Water

Final water test results were posted online at 4:47pm.  Click Here to Move to Results at bottom of this page. The unit ug/L is equivalent to parts per billion. The EPA has established action levels of 20ppb for schools. Municipal water sources action levels are set by the EPA at 15 parts per billion or ug/L.

The drinking water testing results were received as of Wednesday, August 10.

A number of practices will be put into place:

1.     Porcelain drinking fountains will be decommissioned and capped.  Although testing results were mixed, porcelain fixtures are aged, more likely to fail and replacement parts are hard to find, making repairs challenging and costly.

2.     Bubble fountains in classrooms will either be decommissioned and capped or have under sink filtration systems installed.

3.     Break room sinks will have water filtration systems installed.

4.     All drinking water sources will be tagged to clearly display the dates and test results. The tags also have space to note future maintenance, inspections information.

5.     Fixtures that failed water testing thresholds on initial tests will not be available for use.  Additional work will be required and the fixture will not be used until a clear test result is obtained. The process to repair, replace and/or locate the source of contamination will be ongoing and systematic, with reports made available as received.

6.     All bathroom sinks, showers, fixtures in lab classrooms and janitorial closets are not intended for drinking water.  Informational signs will be installed noting the water source is for non-drinking water only and those sources will not be on any testing cycle.

Trends:

·      The district standard for fountain installation has been Elkay Water Filling Stations for the past four years. All of those fixtures passed testing.

·      Schools that do not have enough drinking water sources cleared and available for use will be provided 5-gallon water dispensers and cups or refillable water bottles for student and staff use.

·      All water used for cooking or drinking will be from fixtures that passed or bottled water. 

Update on Monday, January 16, 2017

Remaining work to be completed:

Wilkes Elementary School needs filters installed or bubblers removed in Portables A1, A2 and B4.

HB Lee Middle School needs filters added or bubblers removed in Rooms 607, 609 and 610. Work is needed on the bottle filler in the cafeteria.

Reynolds High School has bubblers in the choir, band and stage areas. These passed water quality tests. However, will have filters installed or bubblers removed.

Reynolds Middle School and Administration offices will be assessed further when ice/snow clears.

Note: All fixtures that have not passed testing are not being used.

Update on Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Bubblers were replaced at Wilkes Elementary School on Monday, August 15, 2016.

Elkay filling stations are being installed and classroom bubbler faucets are being capped and decommissioned at Salish Ponds Elementary School. Work began on Tuesday, August 16, 2016.

The priority for remediation work is: Alder, Glenfair, Sweetbriar Elementary Schools and Reynolds High School. Remediation work starts when the equipment, supplies and materials are received. Remediation work updates will be provided here regularly.

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