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Catoosa County leaders say lead testing program found one remaining questionable kitchen water source; lab results pending
Summary
Catoosa County Public Schools used the voluntary Clean Water for Kids testing program and shut down any water source that exceeded threshold levels. Officials say all secondary-school sources have cleared testing; one kettle at Boynton Elementary produced elevated results and has been retested and sent to a lab for analysis.
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. — Catoosa County Public Schools officials said last week that a districtwide voluntary lead-testing program has cleared the district’s secondary schools but identified one remaining kitchen water source at Boynton Elementary that returned elevated results and is awaiting laboratory confirmation.
Superintendent (unnamed) told staff that the district enrolled in the Clean Water for Kids testing program, which is required by law in North Carolina but voluntary in Georgia. “I am happy to say that all secondary schools are good to go,” the superintendent said, and added that any water source with a reading above the program’s prescribed level was immediately…
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