The Jersey Journal July 1, 2008
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Charles T. Epps, Jr. and Board President William DeRosa announced Friday that six water sources in several Jersey City public schools tested positive for elevated lead levels. In total, 142 water sources were tested at Schools 3, 4, 14, 16 and 22 and Middle School 4.
To date, the Jersey City Board of Education has received results on 561 sources sampled in 19 schools.
Epps said that sampling in the remaining school buildings has been completed, and he has been advised that all of the test results will be received by mid-July.
In the schools most recently tested, six of the first-draw water samples – those that are taken after the water sources have not been used for at least 8 hours – showed elevated levels of lead in the water.
Just one of the second-draw water samples – those that are taken at the same sampling sources after the water had been allowed to run for a few minutes – showed an elevated level of lead.
In February the Jersey City Board of Education initiated a water “flushing program” in the schools that follows procedures established by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to significantly reduce the amount of lead that may occur as a result of water standing in pipes.
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