In 2017, the Governor signed into law Assembly Bill 746 (AB 746), adding Section 116277 to the Health and Safety Code (HSC 116277), and the State Water Resources Control Board - Division of Drinking Water (DDW) issued permit amendments to public water systems related to requirements for testing of lead levels of drinking water at schools. Combined, these two mandates required the testing of lead levels of drinking water at California K-12 public schools, preschools, and child day care facilities (located on public school property constructed before January 1, 2010) to be tested by July 2019.
All public schools located within ACWD's service area (Fremont, Newark, and Union City) and those that completed a written request were tested between 2017 and 2019. The school lead testing program has been completed and the sampling results can be accessed through the California Water Board's website by clicking the Lead Sampling Results Map under the Sampling Results section.
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