Information about Lead Testing of Drinking Water

Final water test results were posted online at 4:47pm.

_____________  Information posted prior to July 12, 2016 __________

Although there are no water testing requirements for Oregon Schools, Reynolds School District will voluntarily be testing drinking water for lead in all our schools. 

The guidance provided by the Environmental Protection Agency guidance will be followed.
A professional lab will be utilized to test collected water samples.

The test results will be communicated to families and staff as soon as results are available. Results have not been coming in in the anticipated time frame, so the district is suspending use of drinking water sources and providing bottled water. A letter was sent to staff and parents on 7/12/16 (see below). Spanish translation will be available soon and sent and posted.

The District has retained the services of PBS Engineering and Environmental, a local firm with expertise in specialty testing.

The District received test kits and has begun collecting drinking water samples from all sources in order of the age of the building (oldest to newest). Sample collection is estimated to be complete on June 20, 2016.

Update 6/24/16:  Approximately 550 samples were submitted to the lab on June 21, 2016. Results are expected between June 27 and July 1, 2016. Approximately 30% of the samples collected will be re-collected, due to high sediment. The re-sampling started June 23, 2016 and will be completed within a few days, the results from the new samples are expected back within 7 days of submission.

Update 7/13/16:  Over 700 water samples are at the lab awaiting processing. We are not getting results by school as anticipated. The lab has started processing some samples from each district instead of doing one school or one district at a time.

For convenience as we near summer vacation, this web page will be utilized to provide updates about the work and the test results,  as they are available.

Information for Parents from the Center for Disease Control on Lead Exposure

Information from the Environmental Protection Agency on Protecting your Family from Lead Exposure

Multnomah County provides blood tests for lead exposure in children.

Water providers are required to test water.

Rockwood Water - Most Recent Water Quality Report

City of Gresham - Most Recent Water Quality Report

Portland Water Bureau - Most Recent Water Quality Report

City of Troutdale  - Most Recent Water Quality Report

City of Wood Village - Most Recent Water Quality Report