Lead Fear forces water ban in New Jersey Schools

[eagle1462010]

Flint is not the only one with problems with aging water piping. It is a problem across the entire United States and in this case it's in New Jersey. Another case that is hardly a partisan issue...........but played out as one when the real problem it is a Nationwide problem.

Enjoy.

Lead fear forces water ban in 30 New Jersey school buildings | Fox News

Jersey school buildings
Published March 09, 2016
Associated Press
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, left, listens as New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection commissioner Bob Martin speak during a news conference addressing recent finding of lead levels in Newark schools, Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

NEWARK, N.J. – Elevated levels of lead caused officials in New Jersey's largest school district on Wednesday to shut off water fountains at 30 school buildings until more tests are conducted, officials said.

Newark Public Schools notified the state Department of Environmental Protection on Monday that annual testing found levels ranging from non-detected to above the Environmental Protection Agency's action level for lead, which is 15 parts per billion. That level requires additional testing, monitoring and remediation.

The DEP has requested test results from previous years to be able to do a complete analysis. No building had more than four samples above the action level, the DEP said in a statement.

The DEP confirmed lead has not been found in the city's water supply. "In the vast majority of cases where lead is found in drinking water, it enters through the water delivery system itself when it leaches from either lead pipes, household fixtures containing lead or lead solder," the DEP said.

Notices have been posted and bottled water and water coolers have been delivered to the buildings in Newark.

 

[eagle1462010]

Water Main Break Clock

 

[ScienceRocks]

Time to modernize our infrastructure...We're becoming a third world country.

 

[Agit8r]

It's questionable whether removing lead piping alone could solve this problem. Trihalomethanes in municipal water also unleash pollutant laden sediment, which often includes heavy metals.

 

[Snouter]

It appears "Ras Baraka" and the establishment are trying to tie "lead" with subpar students, crime and other third world issues that plague Obama areas of the USA. They have been doing that for decades. I mean come on, do any of the subpar students drink any water at all? Who the fuck would drink out of a water fountain nowadays. As far as residential drinking water, tons of inexpensive water filters are available to block lead.