Moore County Schools posts lead‑in‑water testing progress; most faucets cleared, limited mitigations remain

Moore County Schools told the board May 5 that it has completed required lead‑in‑water sampling at school drinking fixtures and submitted results to the state; most faucets tested below the state action point, and district maintenance crews replaced and re‑sampled any fixtures that exceeded the threshold.

District maintenance director Jenny Purvis explained that state rules required testing of every water outlet that students may drink from; samples were “first draw” bottles taken Monday mornings after taps sat unused over the weekend. Purvis said most schools required no remediation. In the cases where samples exceeded the state action level, staff replaced fixtures or removed the outlet from service and then submitted a second sample that cleared the site.

Public access and transparency: The district said individual school results are available on the North Carolina public testing site and that the district will provide a compiled summary to the board and post results for families. Purvis offered to send the board a direct link and said the district will share a PDF summary after all remaining test results are received.

Why it matters: Lead in drinking water is a public‑health concern for children; testing and remediation are widely required by state guidance. Purvis emphasized that municipalities provide treated water and that the district’s work focused on fixtures and plumbing on school property.

Next steps: Purvis said the district had submitted nearly all samples and expected to have remaining school results available by the district’s next construction committee meeting on May 21. The district will continue to replace fixtures where necessary and will post school‑level results on the public site.