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 Sort descending | School | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis | Chehalis School District | Cascade Elementary | Results | |
| Lewis | Chehalis School District | Cascade Elementary Chehalis Follow Up | Results | |
| Spokane | Cheney School District | Cheney Middle School Update | Results | |
| Spokane | Cheney School District | Salnave Elementary | Results | |
| Spokane | Cheney School District | Cheney High School | Results | |
| Spokane | Cheney School District | Windsor Elementary | Results | |
| Spokane | Cheney School District | Sunset Elementary School UPDATE | Results | |
| Spokane | Cheney School District | Betz Elementary | Results | |
| Spokane | Cheney School District | Betz Elementary UPDATE | Results | |
| Spokane | Cheney School District | Home Works | Results | |
| Stevens | Chewelah School District | Jenkins Junior Senior High | Results | |
| Stevens | Chewelah School District | Gess Elementary | Results | |
| Jefferson | Chimacum School District | Chimacum Creek Primary Follow Up | Results | |
| Jefferson | Chimacum School District | Chimacum Creek Primary School Follow Up | Results | |
| Jefferson | Chimacum School District | Chimacum Elementary School Follow Up | Results | |
| Jefferson | Chimacum School District | Chimacum Creek Primary School | Results | |
| Jefferson | Chimacum School District | Chimacum Elementary School Follow Up 2 | Results | |
| Jefferson | Chimacum School District | Chimacum Schools (Elementary/Bldg 200 and 100b) | Results | |
| Jefferson | Chimacum School District | Chimacum Elementary School follow up testing | Results | |
| Jefferson | Chimacum School District | Chimacum Creek Primary School Follow Up 2 | Results | |
| Asotin | Clarkston School District | Parkway Early Development Center | Results | |
| Asotin | Clarkston School District | Highland Early Development Center | Results | |
| Asotin | Clarkston School District | Grantham Elementary School | Results | |
| Asotin | Clarkston School District | Grantham Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Clover Park School District | Idlewild Elementary follow up | Results | |
| Pierce | Clover Park School District | Custer Elementary Follow up | Results | |
| Pierce | Clover Park School District | Dower Elementary follow up | Results | |
| Pierce | Clover Park School District | Dower Elementary Follow up | Results | |
| Pierce | Clover Park School District | Lake Louise Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Clover Park School District | Idlewild Elementary Follow up | Results | |
| Pierce | Clover Park School District | Lake Louise Elementary Follow up | 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 | |
| Walla Walla | Columbia (Walla Walla) School District | Columbia Elementary School | Results | |
| Stevens | Colville School District | Panorama School | Results | |
| Stevens | Colville School District | Fort Colville Elementary | Results | |
| Stevens | Colville School District | Colville High School | Results | |
| Stevens | Colville School District | Hofstetter Elementary | Results | |
| Stevens | Colville School District | Colville Junior High School | Results | |
| Skagit | Concrete School District | Concrete Elementary | Results | |
| Skagit | Conway School District | Conway School | Results | |
| Clallam | Crescent School District | Crescent School | Results | |
| Clallam | Crescent School District | Crescent School | Results | |
| Pend Oreille | Cusick School District | Bes Herian Elementary School Follow Up | Results | |
| Spokane | Deer Park School District | Deer Park Home Link Update | Results | |
| Spokane | Deer Park School District | Arcadia Elementary School | Results | |
| Spokane | Deer Park School District | Deer Park Middle School Update | Results | |
| Stevens | Deer Park School District | Clayton Home Link Program | 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.