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Thursday, February 15, 2018

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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