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District describes damage and repairs after Pebble Creek Elementary flood; no mold detected in initial tests
Summary
District staff outlined cause and response to a major water intrusion at Pebble Creek Elementary, described repair steps and initial air-quality and moisture testing that found no black mold; crews will perform flood cuts and continue testing over the winter break.
At a Dec. 17 College Station ISD board workshop, district staff described a substantial water intrusion at Pebble Creek Elementary earlier in December caused by a hole in a vertical fire main under the building and outlined repairs, ongoing moisture abatement and planned follow-up testing.
The presenter said the hole was roughly “the size of my fist” in a roughly 28-year-old cast-iron pipe beneath the building and that the vertical location prevented district staff from immediately isolating the water. The City of College Station located and shut off the city water valve, staff said, and Summit Fire and Security and contracted restoration crews responded quickly.
District staff described a large, rapid response: maintenance and operations staff,…
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