Area schools grapple with lead testing, cost of remediation
A sink and water fountain with a sign that reads " Wash Basin Only Do NOT Drink Water" inside a classroom at Evergreen Junior High School on Wednesday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Most schools testing drinking water for lead under a new state rule show elevated levels of the heavy metal, which is toxic to humans.
About 78% of schools that finished testing have at least one fixture exceeding lead concentration levels of 5 parts per billion (ppb) and must be replaced, removed or flushed daily until fixed, according to the rule, which went into effect in January 2020...
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