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District reports radon testing results; testing to be done every five years under state requirement
Summary
St Clair Public Schools presented February radon testing results and confirmed the district will contract for testing every five years as required by the Minnesota Department of Health. Reported sample results were below the EPA action threshold.
St Clair Public Schools reported results from radon testing performed in February and confirmed the district is under a state requirement to conduct radon testing every five years.
District staff told the board that testing was conducted across school spaces and that the results do not approach the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's action level. "We're almost all the same for under 1. So yeah. We're well under," a district presenter said when summarizing the levels by sample.
District staff described the testing as a statutory requirement overseen by the Minnesota Department of Health and said the district obtained the full report and submitted it as part of the public board packet. The presenter said the testing program will recur every five years and that the costs can be charged to the district's LTFM (health and safety) fund.
The board acknowledged the report in public session and recorded that the testing followed state requirements. No formal contest of the results was recorded in the public transcript.
The district did not provide a single-line total cost figure in the public discussion; the meeting materials summarized testing results and referenced funding from the district's life, safety and facility maintenance funds. Staff said the full technical report is included in supporting documentation for the board.
Board members said they received the testing results shortly before the meeting and noted the items were presented promptly for public review. The district will retain the technical report with the board minutes and follow the Minnesota Department of Health guidance on retesting in five years.
