Jamestown Schools Release Lead Testing Results
State-mandated lead testing results for the Jamestown Public Schools District found that 35 out of 550 water samples were over what is considered safe levels.
Districts across the state were required this year to test water fixtures, with acceptable lead limits at or below 15 parts per billion.
Superintendent Tim Mains announced the results at Tuesday night’s board meeting, and noted none of the positive tests came from a water supply.
“While we have a few areas that have lead samples that are over the acceptable levels, we found that in every case the issue was in the fixtures, not the plumbing or the water supply itself,” Mains said.
“The fact that there was no pattern to the sources that were identified tells us it’s not in the water and if it were in pipes, it would be in successive sinks, for example. So, the nature of the results tells us it’s not the water, it’s not the water supply and it’s not the plumbing, so it’s an easy fix for us.”
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