New PGCPS Tests Find Endemic Lead in School Water Supply!

Sadly, PGCPS has released even more lead in water tests in 2018 and they show many school water taps that have high lead levels. This is unacceptable.

IMMEDIATE ACTION IS NEEDED
All water should be turned off, until it is proven that the water is lead free by testing the water.

Any taps with lead levels should be turned off. The county is stating they will keep water sources that have an under  10 ppb lead level turned on and only fix those with a lead level above 10 ppb. That is not safe! Why are they allowing so much lead in the water?

Examples of some super high lead levels.

1570 ppb in Clinton Grove Elementary School!!!!!!!!

Clinton Grove Elementary (CGES)

CGESTPR200A

5/4/2017

CGESTPR200A

1570

Hollywood Elementary (HOES)	HOESMUSA	5/16/2017	HOESMUSA	15.1	6.2
Howard B. Owens Science Center (HBSC)	HBSCHW108UA	5/6/2017	HBSCHW108UA	121	397
Howard B. Owens Science Center (HBSC)	HBSCHW205A	5/6/2017	HBSCHW205A	4810	2890

Judith P. Hoyer Montessori @ Oakcrest (OCJH)

OCJHCR011A

9/20/2017

OCJHCR011A

80.7

14.3

Oaklands Elementary (OKES)	OKESCR022A	5/13/2017	OKESCR022A	545	17.4
Oaklands Elementary (OKES)	OKESCR021A	5/13/2017	OKESCR021A	111	10.3

Waldon Woods Elementary (WWES)

WWESKT200A

11/4/2017

WWESKT200A

118

1.6

Oxon Hill Elementary (OHES)	OHESCRKAA	5/6/2017	OHESCRKAA	86.1	5.4
Oxon Hill Elementary (OHES)	OHESCRKBA	5/6/2017	OHESCRKBA	132	2.1

Princeton Elementary (PCES)	PCESCR104A	10/7/2017	PCESCR104A	829	39.5
Princeton Elementary (PCES)	PCESCR106A	10/7/2017	PCESCR106A	6.6
Princeton Elementary (PCES)	PCESCR107A	10/7/2017	PCESCR107A	47.5	1.8
Princeton Elementary (PCES)	PCESCR108A	10/7/2017	PCESCR108A	408	91.9
Princeton Elementary (PCES)	PCESLIBA	10/7/2017	PCESLIBA	176	19.1

John E. Howard ES (JEHS)	JEHSCR011B	5/9/2017	JEHSCR011B	3220	57.6
John E. Howard ES (JEHS)	JEHSCR002B	5/9/2017	JEHSCR002B	2570	40.8

See the new lead tests here.
Water Testing Results January 16, 2018

The January tests reveal that these schools have harmful brain damaging lead in the water.
Seat Pleasant Elementary, Walker Middle, Whitehall Elementary, Marlton Elementary, Lamont, Imagine Foundation, Concord, Foote, Calverton, Bond Hill, Barnaby Manor, Accokeek Academy, Bowie High ,Kettering, Martin Luther King Junior, Oaklands Elem, Potomac High, Vansville,  has very high lead levels AND MORE

When you read these tests pleas note that "first draw" number indicates that the first test found lead is in the system. The second draw might be lower but that does not mean the water is safe by any means. Large chunks or small chunks can come off anytime. This means the water is NOT safe.
The only safe level of lead is ZERO.

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  Water Testing Results January 16, 2018  Water Testing Results - February 14, 2018 These results are posted along with past lead test results here on the PGCPS "Water Quality"   page.