Lead in Drinking Water Sampling Results in our Schools as of September 15, 2022

"The Delaware Department of Education and the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) began a sampling initiative in Delaware schools in October 2020 to identify the levels of lead within the drinking water system. 

As of early 2022, every school in Delaware has been sampled and the initial results have been analyzed by the Division of Public Health Laboratory (DPHL). 

Initial sample results indicate lead may only be an issue at a limited number of fixtures in a small number of schools. 

Schools with results in exceedance of 0.015 mg/L are being resampled to better gauge risk, identify the source of lead, and guide next steps. 

DPH is working directly with schools and districts to provide short and long-term recommendations based on initial sampling and resampling results."

Results as of September 15, 2022 are posted here.