URGENT: Lead Detected DE schools' water supply

Elevated levels of lead detected in water sources at 47 Delaware schools

Oct 05, 2022

Elevated lead levels in water were found at nearly 50 Delaware schools, prompting the Delaware Division of Public Health to advise shutting off at least one school’s drinking water supply in New Castle.

Lead levels from a water fountain outside a classroom at the school came back nine times higher than acceptable levels.

I have fairly recently came across an article which mentioned high levels of pesticides / other contaminants in Delaware water. I can not locate the article, but nonetheless, worth looking into.

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delawareonline.comElevated levels of lead detected in water sources at 47 Delaware schoolsElevated lead levels were found in dozens of schools across Delaware.

Delaware schools with elevated lead levels

Concord High School
Brandywine High School
Mount Pleasant High School
Forwood Elementary School
Lancashire Elementary School
Caesar Rodney High School
Dover Air Force Base Middle School
Richard Shields Elementary School
Milton Elementary School
Towne Point Elementary School
William Henry Middle School
Kent County Secondary ILC
Fairview Elementary School
Freire Charter School
Newark High School
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Wilson Elementary School
Glasgow High School
Christiana High School
Wallace Wallin School
Gunning Bedford Middle School
McCullough Middle School
Kathleen Wilbur Elementary School
William Penn High School
Castle Hills Elementary School
John G. Leach School
Long Neck Elementary School
G.W. Carver Educational Center
Millsboro Middle School
Phillip Showell Elementary School
Ingram Pond Outdoor Educational Facility
John M. Clayton Elementary School
Lake Forest North Elementary School
Laurel High School
Marshallton High School
A.I. du Pont High School
James H. Grove Adult High School
Cab Calloway School of the Arts
A.I. du Pont Middle School
H.B. du Pont Middle School
Skyline Middle School
Baltz Elementary School
Warner Elementary School
Seaford Middle School
John Bassett Moore Intermediate School
Smyrna Middle School
Woodbridge High School

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The results prompted one school to shut off its drinking water supply throughout the building at the beginning of the school year and utilize bottled water while the state continues to test the water quality and determine a plan for remediation.

delawareonline.comElevated levels of lead detected in water sources at 47 Delaware schoolsElevated lead levels were found in dozens of schools across Delaware.