The testing was conducted in all 10 district schools and on Friday the district received unofficial sample results for 9.
WEST WINDSOR -- Drinking water sources at five West Windsor-Plainsboro district schools had elevated lead levels during recent testing, the district announced Monday.
The testing was conducted in all 10 district schools and on Friday the district received unofficial sample results for nine of the 10 schools. The district said they're still results for West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, in Plainsboro.
The district's environmental consultant tested 130 total locations in the schools, the statement rom Superintendent David Aderhold said.
Of the 115 results received Friday - minus high school North - 110 samples were deemed acceptable, with lead levels under 15 parts per billion (ppb).
Parts per billion of 15 is the federal Centers for Disease Control's action level for lead in drinking water.
The locations with lead concentrations above 15 ppb:
- Village School, Room 206, classroom faucet - 22 ppb
- Dutch Neck Elementary, faculty lounge bubbler - 18 ppb
- Maurice Hawk Elementary, room 165 bubbler - 16 ppb
- Grover Middle School, room A233 classroom faucet - 25 ppb
- WW-P High School South, Hallway Commons, water fountain near library- 58 ppb
The district immediately shut off the water to the identified drinking fountains and faucets pending results of a second sample and official written report, the statement said.
The following schools did not have lead concentrations above 15 ppb: Community Middle, Wicoff Elementary, Millstone River, Town Center Elementary.
Aderhold's statement said it was important to understand the information.
The statement said the testing company, PARS Environmental, advised the district that due to the relatively low lead concentrations and the under 15 ppb or no lead levels at the other schools, PARS' initial thought about the elevated levels is that the locations were not flushed prior to sampling.
The water sources were shut down anyway, as per federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommendations, which also recommends re-testing the locations, the statement said.
The re-testing should occur within a week, the statement said. "Once the resampling results have been received, we will make further recommendations, if warranted."
"At this time, we have not received a final written report," the statement said. "Once we have received this information, we will share it with everyone, and will post the information on the web site.
"The health and safety of our students and staff is of our greatest priority," the statement said. "We will work with local officials and the environmental consultant to ensure that appropriate remedial actions are taken."
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