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North Penn SD reports two elevated first‑draw lead results out of 471 samples; fixtures to be removed or replaced
Summary
Facilities staff said North Penn School District tested 471 water outlets under Act 39 and found two first‑draw results above the EPA action level of 15 parts per billion; both flushed 30‑second follow‑up samples were non‑detect and staff plan to remove or replace the fixtures.
North Penn School District facilities staff reported June 30 that routine lead testing under Act 39 of the Public School Code found two first‑draw samples above the U.S. EPA action level of 15 parts per billion (ppb) out of 471 samples collected across the district; both corresponding 30‑second flush samples were non‑detect.
"We collected a total of 471 samples throughout the district," said Mr. Linsky, who summarized the district’s 2025 lead testing. He said the district retained Eurofins to perform testing on May 20 and that technicians collected both first‑draw and 30‑second flush samples when the first draw exceeded the action level.
Linsky said the two first‑draw exceedances were isolated to fixtures, not building piping, because the 30‑second flush samples at both locations were non‑detect. The two affected outlets were a custodial sink in the York Avenue Elementary basement (not commonly used for drinking) and an older drinking fountain in the main gym at Penn Dale Middle School. Linsky said the York Avenue sink will be replaced and removed from drinking service; the Penn Dale fountain will be taken out of service and replaced by a bottle‑fill station or relocated bottle fill in the adjacent hallway.
Linsky said the district tests annually in accordance with Act 39, samples buildings that have not undergone recent renovation and cycles in renovated buildings on a rotating basis. This year’s testing focused on 17 buildings (13 that had not undergone recent renovation plus four renovated sites) including Bridal Path, Gwenor, Gwynedd Square, Oak Park, Walton Farm, York Avenue, all three middle schools, the high school, ESE support services and the transportation building; the team also sampled Hatfield, Inglewood, General Nash and Culp on the rotation. The district’s two‑year look‑ahead includes Montgomery and Knapp Elementary in the next cycle and Northbridge, Culp, North Wales and Crawford Stadium the following year.
Why it matters: annual lead testing is required for public schools by state law, and the EPA action level triggers remediation steps. The district’s testing found very few exceedances this round, and staff described those as fixture‑related problems addressable by replacing the fixture or removing it from drinking service.
Clarifying details and follow‑up actions: - Sampling vendor: Eurofins; samples collected May 20, 2025. - Sample count: 471 (first‑draw plus conditional 30‑second flush samples as needed). - Exceedances: two first‑draw results above 15 ppb; both 30‑second flush samples returned non‑detected results. - Identified outlets: custodial sink (York Avenue Elementary basement) and older fountain (Penn Dale Middle School gym). - Remediation: replace sink fixture and remove from drinking service; remove Penn Dale fountain from service and replace with a bottle‑fill station. - Future testing: continue annual testing per Act 39 and cycle renovated buildings into the plan; next buildings scheduled for testing include Montgomery and Knapp Elementary.
Ending: Committee members thanked staff for the thorough testing program and staff credited facilities personnel for supporting the sampling process and logistics.
