Resources
- Lead Test Results from Drinking Water in Schools
- Governor's Directive on Lead (PDF)
- Lead in School Drinking Water Overview Presentation, EPA (PDF)
- 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities, EPA (PDF)
- Lead in Drinking Water (PDF)
- Lead in Child Care Drinking Water
- Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act goes into effect January 2014 (PDF)
- School lead testing results from 2005 grant program (PDF)
- Lead Data, Washington Tracking Network
- Lead Poisoning Prevention
Rules and Regulations
New RCWs
- Chapter 43.70.830 RCW (PDF): Directing DOH around sampling, testing, and data sharing requirements
- Chapter 43.70.835 RCW (PDF): State-Tribal compact schools
- Chapter 43.70.840 RCW (PDF): Directing DOH to develop technical guidance
- Chapter 43.70.845 RCW (PDF): DOH as lead agency – waiver
- Chapter 28A.210.410 RCW (PDF): Directing schools around testing and sampling options, communication requirements, action plans, and remediation
Other Lead Rules
- The DOH's Office of Drinking Water oversees state and federal drinking water rules. Schools that own or operate their own water system must comply with requirements of the federal Lead and Copper Rule, EPA. We require these systems to sample for lead to minimize the risk of exposure from drinking water.
- Most schools get their water from public water systems and are not obligated to meet the requirements of the Lead and Copper Rule. The 1988 federal Lead Contamination Control Act (LCCA) aims to reduce lead exposure and any health risks in drinking water at schools and child care centers. The focus of the LCCA is to remove drinking water coolers with lead-lined tanks. Although the LCCA includes monitoring and reporting requirements for schools, it was challenged in court and cannot be enforced.