Lead Testing Results (UPDATED/FINAL 12-28-17)

POSTED DECEMBER 28, 2017

STATUS:

All 3,750 District 202 drinking water sources (sinks/faucets and drinking fountains) comply with the new State of Illinois standard for lead in water.
Special filters have been installed on the 65 sources that were initially identified as non-compliant in early August.

FINAL REPORTS

PART 1 -- INCLUDES FINAL TEST DATA FOR:

BACKGROUND

Effective January 1, 2017, all public school districts must test the lead content of the water in all schools serving preschool through fifth grade students that were built before January 1, 1987. This testing must be done by December 31, 2017.
The new law also requires testing by December 31, 2018 in schools serving children from preschool through grade 5 built between January 2, 1987 and January 1, 2000.
- PLEASE NOTE: The law does not address schools built after 2000 or schools serving students in grades 6-12. The General Assembly can change the law until June 30, 2019.
***District 202 opted to test the water in all of its facilities at once rather than waiting for further Legislative clarification/action.

KEY POINTS

The federal Environmental Protection Agency regulated lead in water until Illinois created its own standard in 2017.
The federal law addressed the origin of the water (i.e. usually municipalities) rather than the final source (for example, faucets, sinks, drinking fountains) in public schools and daycare centers
The federal standard for lead in water is 15 parts per billion.
The new State standard is 5 parts per billion.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Illinois Law

Please visit the United States Environmental Protection Agency for more information about lead in drinking water

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