Lead Test Results from Drinking Water in Schools

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
Thurston WA HE LUT Indian School Agency Wa He Lut Indian School
Thurston WA HE LUT Indian School Agency Wa He Lut Indian School:
Walla Walla Columbia (Walla Walla) School District Columbia Elementary School
Walla Walla Walla Walla Public Schools Prescott K-12
Whatcom Blaine School District Blaine Elementary
Whatcom Blaine School District Blaine Elementary Follow up
Whatcom Blaine School District Blaine Middle School
Whatcom Blaine School District Blaine Primary
Whatcom Blaine School District Blaine Primary Follow-Up
Whatcom Ferndale School District Central Elementary
Whatcom Ferndale School District Custer Elementary
Whatcom Ferndale School District Discovery Center (Mt View Campus)
Whatcom Ferndale School District Eagleridge Elementary
Whatcom Ferndale School District Eagleridge Elementary
Whatcom Ferndale School District Whatcom Discovery Mt View Campus
Whatcom Lynden School District Bernice Vossbeck Elementary
Whatcom Lynden School District Fischer
Whatcom Lynden School District Fisher Elementary
Whatcom Lynden School District ISOM Elementary Update
Whatcom Lynden School District ISOM school
Whatcom Lynden School District Lynden Middle
Whatcom Lynden School District Old Middle School Building
Whatcom Marysville School District Shoultes Elementary Followup
Whatcom Mount Baker School District Acme Elementary
Whatcom Mount Baker School District Educational Resource Center
Whatcom Mount Baker School District Harmony Elementary
Whatcom Mount Baker School District Kendall Elementary
Whatcom Mount Baker School District Mount Baker High School
Whatcom Mount Baker School District Mount Baker Junior High School
Whatcom Nooksack Valley School District Everson Elementary
Whatcom Nooksack Valley School District Sumas Elementary Follow-up
Whatcom Nooksack Valley School District Sumas Elementary School
Whitman Colfax School District Leonard M Jennings
Whitman Colfax School District Leonard M Jennings (2nd test)
Whitman Colfax School District Leonard M Jennings (3rd test)
Whitman Colfax School District Leonard M Jennings Elementary
Whitman Garfield School District Garfield Elementary and Middle
Whitman Oakesdale School District Oakesdale Elementary And High School
Whitman Pullman School District Franklin Elementary School
Whitman Pullman School District Jefferson Elementary School
Whitman Pullman School District Lincoln Middle School Update
Whitman Pullman School District Pullman High School
Whitman Pullman School District Sunnyside Elementary School Pullman
Whitman Steptoe School District Steptoe Elementary
Yakima Mabton School District Artz-Fox Elementary
Yakima Selah School District John Campell
Yakima Wapato School District Adams Elementary
Yakima Wapato School District Camas Elementary
Yakima Wapato School District Camas High

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.

Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 1139 (PDF)

Lead in School Drinking Water