Oakland County Schools Vary on Testing for Lead in Water
(Crystal A. Proxmire, April 27, 2016)
Oakland County, MI – As they see the images of children in Flint lined up to get bottled water or crying over blood tests, people around the country have been wondering about the safety of the water they and their families use on a day to day basis to cook, clean, bathe and drink. Parents, teachers and advocates have also been calling for testing of the water in schools.
When lead and copper are issues, it is often caused by old pipes or old fixtures. Even when old fixtures are there, corrosion control in the water helps protect users. But testing is the best way to know if the protections are working or not.
After learning that Oakland Schools had put out an RFP for water testing, the oc115 contacted school districts from throughout Oakland County to find out where they stand on testing. Click on the link to be taken to the page for each district’s responses. If there is no link than the response is not yet posted.
This will be updated as more responses come in.
AVONDALE
BERKLEY
BIRMINGHAM
BLOOMFIELD HILLS
BRANDON
CLARENCEVILLE
CLARKSTON
FARMINGTON
FERNDALE
HAZEL PARK
HOLLY
HURON VALLEY
LAKE ORION
LAMPHERE
MADISON DISTRICT
NOVI
OAK PARK
OXFORD
PONTIAC
ROCHESTER
ROYAL OAK
SOUTH LYON
SOUTHFIELD
TROY
WALLED LAKE
WATERFORD
WEST BLOOMFIELD
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