Thank you for your interest in the Lead in School Drinking Water sampling and testing program at the Department of Health (DOH). Lead test results for schools sampled and tested by DOH starting in 2022 can now be found in our updated Test Results webpage. You can also find results for testing done 2018-2020 and 2022 to present on the Washington Tracking Network Dashboard. For information or questions regarding the Lead in School Drinking Water program, please contact leadfreekids@doh.wa.gov.
Search Results for Testing Done After 2022
Lead in School Drinking Water Test Results – 2018 to 2020
| County | School District | School | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurston | Tumwater School District | Michael T. Simmons | Results | |
| Thurston | WA HE LUT Indian School Agency | Wa He Lut Indian School | Results | |
| Thurston | WA HE LUT Indian School Agency | Wa He Lut Indian School: | Results | |
| Walla Walla | Columbia (Walla Walla) School District | Columbia Elementary School | Results | |
| Walla Walla | Walla Walla Public Schools | Prescott K-12 | Results | |
| Whatcom | Blaine School District | Blaine Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Blaine School District | Blaine Elementary Follow up | Results | |
| Whatcom | Blaine School District | Blaine Middle School | Results | |
| Whatcom | Blaine School District | Blaine Primary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Blaine School District | Blaine Primary Follow-Up | Results | |
| Whatcom | Ferndale School District | Central Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Ferndale School District | Custer Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Ferndale School District | Discovery Center (Mt View Campus) | Results | |
| Whatcom | Ferndale School District | Eagleridge Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Ferndale School District | Eagleridge Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Ferndale School District | Whatcom Discovery Mt View Campus | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | Bernice Vossbeck Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | Fischer | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | Fisher Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | ISOM Elementary Update | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | ISOM school | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | Lynden Middle | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | Old Middle School Building | Results | |
| Whatcom | Marysville School District | Shoultes Elementary Followup | Results | |
| Whatcom | Mount Baker School District | Acme Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Mount Baker School District | Educational Resource Center | Results | |
| Whatcom | Mount Baker School District | Harmony Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Mount Baker School District | Kendall Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Mount Baker School District | Mount Baker High School | Results | |
| Whatcom | Mount Baker School District | Mount Baker Junior High School | Results | |
| Whatcom | Nooksack Valley School District | Everson Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Nooksack Valley School District | Sumas Elementary Follow-up | Results | |
| Whatcom | Nooksack Valley School District | Sumas Elementary School | Results | |
| Whitman | Colfax School District | Leonard M Jennings | Results | |
| Whitman | Colfax School District | Leonard M Jennings (2nd test) | Results | |
| Whitman | Colfax School District | Leonard M Jennings (3rd test) | Results | |
| Whitman | Colfax School District | Leonard M Jennings Elementary | Results | |
| Whitman | Garfield School District | Garfield Elementary and Middle | Results | |
| Whitman | Oakesdale School District | Oakesdale Elementary And High School | Results | |
| Whitman | Pullman School District | Franklin Elementary School | Results | |
| Whitman | Pullman School District | Jefferson Elementary School | Results | |
| Whitman | Pullman School District | Lincoln Middle School Update | Results | |
| Whitman | Pullman School District | Pullman High School | Results | |
| Whitman | Pullman School District | Sunnyside Elementary School Pullman | Results | |
| Whitman | Steptoe School District | Steptoe Elementary | Results | |
| Yakima | Mabton School District | Artz-Fox Elementary | Results | |
| Yakima | Selah School District | John Campell | Results | |
| Yakima | Wapato School District | Adams Elementary | Results | |
| Yakima | Wapato School District | Camas Elementary | Results | |
| Yakima | Wapato School District | Camas High | Results |
Lead in School Drinking Water
To address the concerns about lead in drinking water, and to reduce children's overall exposure to lead in the environment, in 2021, the legislature passed, and the governor signed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill (E2SHB) 1139 (PDF). In passing the bill, the legislature follows the advice of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Environmental Protection Agency that there is no known safe level of lead in a child's blood. Even low levels of lead exposure can cause permanent cognitive, academic, and behavioral difficulties in children.
E2SHB 1139, now RCW 43.70.830 and RCW 28A.210.410, will require that drinking water outlets in school buildings built, or with all plumbing replaced, before 2016 be tested for the presence and level of lead contamination by June 30, 2026, and every five years thereafter. In addition, schools must notify community of lead test results and develop action plans for remediation if test results exceed the health-based standard of five parts per billion.
Concentration of lead in drinking water, even when it exceeds 15 ppb, is low compared to other sources of lead such as lead paint. The likelihood of drinking water at school alone causing an elevated blood lead level is very low. If you believe your child may have been exposed to lead in the environment, contact your healthcare provider.
Resources
Lead Poisoning Prevention—Health effects of lead, common sources, and how to prevent exposure.