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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island | South Whidbey School District | South Whidbey Elementary School North Campus | Results | |
| Island | South Whidbey School District | South Campus Update | Results | |
| Spokane | Spokane School District | Wilson Elementary School | Results | |
| Spokane | Spokane School District | Phil Snowdon | Results | |
| Spokane | Spokane School District | Trentwood Elementary | Results | |
| Lincoln | Sprague School District | Sprague K-12 Schools | Results | |
| Lincoln | Sprague School District | Sprague K-12 Schools | Results | |
| Columbia | Starbuck School District | Starbuck School | Results | |
| Pierce | Steilacoom Hist. School District | Cherrydale Primary School | Results | |
| Pierce | Steilacoom Hist. School District | Pioneer Middle School | Results | |
| Pierce | Steilacoom Hist. School District | Saltars Point Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Steilacoom Hist. School District | Chloe Clark Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Steilacoom Hist. School District | Saltars Point Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Steilacoom Hist. School District | Anderson Island Elementary | Results | |
| Whitman | Steptoe School District | Steptoe Elementary | Results | |
| Snohomish | Sultan School District | Sultan Elementary | Results | |
| Stevens | Summit Valley School District | Summit Valley: | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | IDEA Park High School | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | McKinley Elementary (aka Mary Lyon Elementary) Update | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Madison Head Start | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Sheridan Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Fawcett Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | McKinley Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Jason Lee Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Fawcett Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Bay Terrace Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Madison Head Start Update Results | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Jason Lee Elementary Update | Results | |
| Thurston | Tenino School District | Parkside Elementary Follow Up | Results | |
| Thurston | Tenino School District | Parkside Elementary School | Results | |
| Thurston | Tenino School District | Tenino Middle School Follow Up | Results | |
| Thurston | Tenino School District | Tenino Elementary | Results | |
| Thurston | Tenino School District | Tenino Elementary | Results | |
| Thurston | Tenino School District | Tenino Middle | Results | |
| Lewis | Toledo School District | Toledo High School | Results | |
| Lewis | Toledo School District | Toledo Middle School | Results | |
| Lewis | Toledo School District | Toledo High School | Results | |
| Lewis | Toledo School District | Toledo Elementary School | Results | |
| Okanogan | Tonasket School District | Tonasket Elementary | Results | |
| Klickitat | Trout Lake School District | Trout Lake School | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Tukwila Elementary Update | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Showalter Middle School | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Tukwila Elementary | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Foster High School | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Cascade View Elementary | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Foster High | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Showalter Middle School | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Cascade View Elementary Tukwilla Update | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Thorndyke Elementary Update | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Thorndyke Elementary | 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.