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Board adopts indoor air and water quality policies after discussion of lead testing and filters
Summary
The Timberlane board approved two policies on indoor air and water quality and first‑read a naming‑facilities policy; discussion focused on lead testing results, mitigation steps, and whether filters should be installed on more fixtures
The Timberlane Regional School District school board adopted two policies addressing indoor air and water quality after administrators described the district—s testing and mitigation efforts for lead in drinking water.
At a policy second reading, board members considered policy language labeled in materials as E B B D (indoor air and water quality) and related health‑safety provisions. During discussion, a board member asked specifically about Danville—s lead mitigation; district facilities staff and Superintendent Dr. Martin said lead concerns had been mitigated through fixture replacement and point‑of‑use filters where required and that cooking and drinking water currently meet state requirements.
Dr. Martin said the district follows New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services testing requirements and that most affected fixtures were remediated by replacing fixtures or adding filters. "We are in compliance with the state, and our children's potable water or the water that is used to to cook their food is safe," Dr. Martin said. Facilities staff clarified that some older fixtures can show intermittent positives depending on sampling timing and that carbon filters on bottle‑fill stations are standard and can remove lead.
Board members raised the cost question of installing filters on all district faucets. Facilities staff offered to cost out district‑wide filtration and to bring a year—s testing data spreadsheet to the next meeting so trustees could review testing history and remediation steps.
The board voted to adopt the indoor air and water quality policy and an emergency care/first aid policy (JLCE referenced in packet); the vote included one abstention. The board also accepted a proposed policy on naming new facilities (policy FF) for first reading after a committee process that drew on other districts— language and set a one‑year waiting period for naming after certain events.
Administrators said the district would continue monthly and targeted testing and would report testing history and remediation status to the board.
