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
Clark Camas Camas High School
Clark Camas Hayes Freedom High School
Clark Camas Hayes Freedom High School Update
Clark Evergreen (Clark) Riverview Elementary
Clark Evergreen (Clark) Riverview Elementary Update
Clark Evergreen (Clark) Sifton Elementary
Clark Evergreen (Clark) Silverstar Elementary
Clark Evergreen (Clark) Silverstar Elementary School
Clark Hockinson Hockinson Heights Elementary School
Clark Ridgefield South Ridge Elementary School
Clark Ridgefield Union Ridge Elementary School
Clark Vancouver George C Marshall
Clark Vancouver Harry S Truman
Clark Vancouver Harry S. Truman Elementary Update
Clark Vancouver Lieser Campus
Clark Vancouver MLK Elementary
Clark Vancouver Peter S Ogden
Clark Vancouver Sunset Elementary
Columbia Starbuck Starbuck School
Cowlitz Kalama Kalama Elementary
Cowlitz Kelso Barnes Elementary School
Cowlitz Kelso Beacon Hill Elementary School
Cowlitz Kelso Beacon Hill Elementary School
Cowlitz Kelso Butler Acres Elementary School
Cowlitz Kelso Carrolls Elementary School
Cowlitz Kelso Catlin Elementary School
Cowlitz Kelso Rose Valley Elementary School
Cowlitz Kelso Wallace Elementary
Cowlitz Longview Broadway Learning Center update
Cowlitz Longview Columbia Heights Elementary School
Cowlitz Longview Kessler Elementary Update
Cowlitz Longview Mint Valley Elementary School
Cowlitz Longview Northlake Elementary Update
Cowlitz Longview Olympic Elementary
Cowlitz Longview Robert Gray Elementary School
Douglas Eastmont Cascade Elementary School Wenatchee Update
Douglas Eastmont Eastmont High School
Douglas Eastmont Eastmont Junior High Update
Douglas Eastmont Grant Elementary School
Douglas Eastmont Grant Elementary School Wenatchee
Douglas Eastmont Kenroy Elementary School
Douglas Eastmont Lee Elementary School
Douglas Eastmont Rock Island Elementary
Douglas Eastmont Sterling Intermediate School
Douglas Orondo Orondo Elementary
Douglas Palisades Palisades Elementary
Ferry Republic Republic Elementary
Ferry Republic Republic High
Ferry Republic Republic Junior High
Franklin Kahlotus Kahlotus Elementary/High School

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