The New Jersey Department of Education will strengthen its “Safe Drinking Water” regulations to require schools to perform lead testing every 3 years, rather than every 6 years, to ensure timely detection of elevated lead levels. *The Murphy administration will implement a three-pronged approach to enhance key lead testing and remediation regulations and policies. Here …
New Jersey Lead Sampling in Schools Update
TTI attended the NJDOE/NJDEP partnered training session on Lead Sampling in School Facilities this week. The deadline to have your schools tested for lead in water is quickly approaching (July 2017) and the new regulation requires a plan to be developed prior to any sample collection. This plan requires a large amount time and …
Schools Racing to Test for Lead in Water
Reprinted from Huffington Post It may have started in Portland, where elevated levels of lead were found in the drinking water at two public elementary schools last month. High levels were later detected in more schools. Schools in Chicago, Atlanta, D.C. and other school districts across the country have seen similar results from water testing in recent months. …
Lead in water testing rules passed by Board of Education for NJ Schools
Reposted from NJ.com/education TRENTON — New Jersey school districts that have yet to test their drinking water for lead will be required to do so within one year under new state regulations going into effect this week. The testing rules, passed by the state Board of Education on Wednesday, will also require all school districts …
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All New Jersey Schools to be Tested for Lead in Water
Many of our school and daycare clients have reached out to us regarding their concern over the lead in water testing to seek our expertise. This lead issue whether it’s coming from paint or your pipes is here to stay. New Jerseyans over the last several months have gone thru the various stages of this …
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