Newark Schools Shut Down Water Fountains in 30 Buildings Over Lead Fears

Mar 10, 2016, 13:55
Newark Schools Shut Down Water Fountains in 30 Buildings Over Lead Fears

Students, teachers and staff at 30 Newark schools have been told not to drink the water after elevated lead levels were discovered.

Newark Public Schools said it had shut off all drinking fountains at those schools, and is posting signs in the bathrooms saying not to drink from the faucets.

That is about half of the district's 61 school buildings, according to the.

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By comparison, in Flint, testing showed lead levels as high as 13,200 ppb in the most extreme case. Fountains will remain closed until more testing is conducted, said Lawrence Hajna, a DEP spokesperson.

The DEP said that the contamination comes from individual building pipes, and that the city's water supply is not contaminated en masse. Lead in school water is a longstanding issue in the United States and has been a focus of federal and local regulators.

"I understand in the Flint environment any sight of elevation is going to make everyone go haywire".

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Parent speaks on elevated lead levels Newark parent Nichole Donnell speaks about the school district reaching out to let her know about the elevated lead levels found in city schools' drinking water.

Mayor Ras Baraka said he was sympathetic to residents who may have panicked due to national headlines surrounding unsafe water levels in Flint, Mich. - another poor, post-industrial city with aging schools and infrastructure. "It is the buildup of lead from all sources over time that determines whether harmful health effects will occur", the DEP said. Many of our water systems go back to the Victorian era and even homes built in the 30's and 40's have pipes made with lead sodder, said director Jeff Tittel. While all the schools are being re-tested, students may be drinking bottled water for the next few weeks.

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