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 Sort descending | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whatcom | Blaine School District | Blaine Primary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Blaine School District | Blaine Primary Follow-Up | Results | |
| Lewis | Boistfort School District | Boisfort Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Bow Lake Elementary | Results | |
| Kitsap | Bremerton School District | Bremerton High | Results | |
| Kitsap | Bremerton School District | Bremerton High School | Results | |
| Spokane | Mead School District | Brentwood Elementary | Results | |
| Spokane | Mead School District | Brentwood Elementary School | Results | |
| Okanogan | Brewster School District | Brewster Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Brigadoon Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Brigadoon Elementary Update | Results | |
| Island | Oak Harbor School District | Broadview Elementary | Results | |
| Cowlitz | Longview School District | Broadway Learning Center update | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Bryn Mawr ELementary School | Results | |
| Kitsap | South Kitsap School District | Burley Glenwood Elementary | Results | |
| Cowlitz | Kelso School District | Butler Acres Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Enumclaw School District | Byron Kibler Elementary | Results | |
| Yakima | Wapato School District | Camas Elementary | Results | |
| Yakima | Wapato School District | Camas High | Results | |
| Clark | Camas School District | Camas High School | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Camas Prairie Elementary Update | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Camelot Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Campbell Hill Elementary School | Results | |
| Kitsap | Bainbridge Island School District | Capt Johnston Blakely Elementary | Results | |
| Kitsap | Bainbridge Island School District | Capt. Wilkes Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Career Academy at Truman High | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Carmicheal Middle | Results | |
| King | Kent School District | Carriage Crest Elementary | Results | |
| Cowlitz | Kelso School District | Carrolls Elementary School | Results | |
| Snohomish | Marysville School District | Cascade Elementary | Results | |
| Lewis | Chehalis School District | Cascade Elementary | Results | |
| Lewis | Chehalis School District | Cascade Elementary Chehalis Follow Up | Results | |
| Snohomish | Marysville School District | Cascade Elementary Marysville | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Cascade Elementary School - Renton | Results | |
| Douglas | Eastmont School District | Cascade Elementary School Wenatchee Update | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Cascade Middle | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Cascade Middle School | Results | |
| Skagit | Sedro-Woolley School District | Cascade Middle School | Results | |
| King | Snoqualmie Valley School District | Cascade View | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Cascade View Elementary | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Cascade View Elementary Tukwilla Update | Results | |
| King | Snoqualmie Valley School District | Cascade View Update | Results | |
| Chelan | Wenatchee School District | Castle Rock Early Childhood Learning Center | Results | |
| King | Seattle Public Schools | Catherine Blaine | Results | |
| King | Seattle Public Schools | Catherine Blaine Elementary Update | Results | |
| Cowlitz | Kelso School District | Catlin Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Kent School District | Cedar Valley Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Cedarhurst Elementary | Results | |
| Skagit | Mount Vernon School District | Centennial Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Centennial 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.