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- California Assembly Bill 746 (AB 746) published on October 12, 2017, effective January 1, 2018, required community water systems to test lead levels, by July 1, 2019, in drinking water at all California public, K-12 school sites that were constructed before January 1, 2010.
www.waterboards.ca.gov/drinking_water/certlic/drinkingwater/leadsamplinginschools.html
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However, the Division of Drinking Water (DDW) encourages all schools to test for lead in their water supply, and may do so by requesting assistance from their water system, as a requirement of the 2017 Permit Amendment.
- Water Sampling in California Schools
From 2018–2019, California public K–12 schools built before...
- Water Sampling in California Schools
From 2018–2019, California public K–12 schools built before 2010 were required to test their drinking water for lead. Schools that found levels of lead above the limit established in AB 746 were required to: Close off the affected water faucet (s). Notify families of the test results.
Sep 16, 2023 · California lawmakers have passed a bill that would require kindergarten-to-12th-grade schools in the Golden State to test for brain-damaging lead in all drinking water outlets.
- Dorany Pineda
Are schools currently required to test their drinking water for lead? There are approximately 500 schools in California that are permitted as a public water system because they have their own water supply, such as a well.
Sep 14, 2023 · Today the California Legislature passed a bill to require lead tests at all school drinking water fountains and faucets. The bill also sets a goal of reducing lead levels in school drinking water to zero.
Sep 18, 2023 · This bill would require a community water system that serves a schoolsite, as defined, to test for lead in the potable water system outlets of the schoolsite before January 1, 2027, except as provided.
Sep 16, 2023 · Assembly Bill 249 would require schools built before 2010 to test for lead in potable water outlets. Gov. Newsom has until Oct. 14 to sign or veto the measure.
