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Glencoe High School
Lead Testing Results for Glencoe High School
11/14/16
To the staff, students and parents of Glencoe High School,
Over the summer, we conducted water testing at all District facilities and have been awaiting the results, which are coming in one-by-one. We just received the report for Glencoe High School, where more than 170 possible sources of drinking water were tested. Some of the water sources were tested twice to ensure the accuracy of the results. Results are that 43 first-draw samples (some of which were from the same outlets in each of their two rounds of testing) indicated an elevated level of lead (see locations below). However, upon testing the flush samples from each of these outlets we learned that all had results below the EPA’s recommended action level of 20 parts per billion (ppb). That means the lead content was in the fixtures themselves, not in the water supply or the pipes leading to the outlets. Therefore, we will be replacing the fixtures and then returning those water outlets to service as possible sources of drinking water at the school. In the meantime, you may see some signage indicating that certain faucets are fine for handwashing, but not for drinking. Please do not drink directly from or fill water bottles at these locations until the signage has been removed.
Water sources with initial results showing an elevated lead level (highlighted water sources were tested twice and may be repeated in the list):
- Room 118, island sink in NW corner – CLEAR
- Room 120, sink – CLEAR
- Room 121, two sinks – CLEAR
- Room 124, sink – CLEAR
- Room 119, sink – CLEAR
- Room 127, sink– CLEAR
- Room 129, sink – CLEAR
- Room 128, two sinks – CLEAR
- Room 135, four sinks – CLEAR
- Room 160, sink – CLEAR
- Band Room, sink – CLEAR
- Custodial Locker, sink – CLEAR
- Greenhouse, five hose bibs – CLEAR
- Room 135, north wall, left sink – CLEAR
- Room 135, north wall, right sink – CLEAR
- Room 135, east wall, left sink – CLEAR
- Room 135, east wall, right sink – CLEAR
- Room 135, center island sink – CLEAR
- Room 135, south wall, left sink – CLEAR
- Room 127, west wall, north sink – CLEAR
- Room 124, west wall, north sink – CLEAR
- Room 121, west wall, north sink – CLEAR
- Room 121, west wall, south sink – CLEAR
- Room 133, west wall, sink – CLEAR
- Room 128, north wall, sink – CLEAR
- Exterior hose bib, north of room 125 – CLEAR
- Exterior hose bib, east of room 125 – CLEAR
- Exterior hose bib, east wall, south end at room 117 – CLEAR
- Exterior hose bib, south wall at room 114 – CLEAR
- Greenhouse, left wall, hose bib #2 – CLEAR
- Greenhouse, left wall, hose bib #6 – CLEAR
- Greenhouse, right wall, hose bib #8 – CLEAR
- Greenhouse, right wall, hose bib #9 – CLEAR
- Greenhouse, right wall, hose bib #13 – CLEAR