The school district has had a testing program in place since 2005
TRENTON -- Trenton's school district is testing its water for lead but officials say there are no indications of any problems.
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File photo of a school drinking fountain The latest round of periodic inspections and testing comes after elevated levels of lead caused officials in Newark to shut off water fountains at 30 school buildings and agree to test as many as 17,000 kids for contamination.
Trenton's voluntary testing program has been in place since 2005 as part of the Lead Contamination Control Act, district spokesman Perry Lattiboudere said.
The 1988 act was directed at removing lead from water in public and private schools and required state and federal agencies to set guidelines and assist schools in testing their drinking water.
The district's program includes a quality assurance plan, sampling, analysis and, where required, corrective action such as replacing plumbing components or deactivating the supply line until the is addressed.
"Based on these efforts and analytical results, TBOE is not aware of any unattended or problematic situations relating to lead-in-drinking-water within the school district," Lattiboudere said.
It wasn't immediately known when the last round of testing took place, but another round is currently underway.
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