In testing conducted in December and January, a total of 14 water sources tested above the EPA limit for lead of 15 parts per billion,
Cherry Hill Public Schools has now tested water sources in all of its buildings for lead. This week, the school district has released results for water sources tested during the winter break as well as on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The latest batch of test results includes testing for all three middle schools, both high schools, the Barclay Early Childhood Center and Knight, Cooper and Thomas Paine elementary schools.
For the schools tested in December, eight total water sources tested above the Environmental Protection Agency’s limit for lead of 15 parts per billion, according to the results. Four water sources at Barclay and one water source at Carusi Middle School tested above the limit. Knight, Cooper, Paine, Beck Middle School and Rosa International Middle School did not have any water sources test above the EPA limit.
In addition, one water source at Woodcrest Elementary and two at Sharp Elementary tested above the limit in December. Most of the testing at those two schools had been performed earlier in 2016.
In the January testing results, six water sources at Cherry Hill High School East tested above the limit for lead. No water sources at Cherry Hill High School West tested above the limit.
In November, the school district announced a water remediation plan where the district would replace any water outlet with traces of lead in it. Some of the district’s action includes installation of filtration systems on sinks in the district, removal of “bubbler” sinks in most classrooms and the replacement of water fountains testing for any traces of lead, including outlets testing below the lead action limit.
“We want to provide water, and we want to provide an environment that is safe for the kids,” Meloche said during a meeting in November.
To view all of the water testing results for the school district, visit www.chclc.org/departments/public-information/h20.
