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