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Granite Falls schools to replace 65 water fixtures after lead tests; state awards $70,000 grant
Summary
District testing of 289 drinking/cooking outlets found 75 locations above 5 parts per billion of lead; the state approved a $70,000 grant to replace roughly 65 fixtures and pay a contractor to complete work with re-inspection required before certifying mitigation.
The Granite Falls School Board heard on Jan. 14 that district water testing found elevated lead levels at multiple outlets and that the state has approved $70,000 to replace affected fixtures.
Marshall Cruz, presenting the business report, said the district partnered with the Washington State Department of Health to test 289 outlets across Granite Falls School District. "We had 75 come back with levels above 5 parts per billion," Cruz said, adding that two outlets exceeded the action level of 15 parts per billion and that many of the affected outlets were fixtures the district does not routinely use.
The 5 parts-per-billion figure Cruz called the…
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