School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 3-61

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

Safety: Drinking Water Quality Control

A. Generally

The administration is authorized to solicit bids for testing the amount of lead in the division's drinking water supply by a state-certified laboratory using methods approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

B. Guidelines

The EPA manual Lead in School Drinking Water guidelines for school officials to school officials to detect, reduce or eliminate lead in school drinking water are approved as regulations implementing this policy.

C. Public Notification

The results of any testing for lead contamination shall be made available to the public. School officials shall notify parents/guardians and employees of the availability

Editor's Note
See also [State] Supts. Memos. 100 (4/26/89), 236 (11/8/89), 154 (10/23/91).

Legal Reference:

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Regulations, "National Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Rule" (May 22, 1989).

Public Law 100-572. Lead Contamination Act of 1988.

 

Adopted by School Board:  February 16, 1993