Upper Darby reports all water samples below EPA lead and copper thresholds; conflict-of-interest policy updated for second reading
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The finance committee heard that all 65 drinking-water samples tested in Jan-Feb 2026 were below EPA lead and copper thresholds; administrators noted the conflict-of-interest policy 8.27 received language updates from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association and will go to a second reading in March.
The Finance & Operations Committee received the district's annual water-testing report and an update on a conflict-of-interest policy first reading.
Marvin Lee, director of operations, told the committee that the district collected 65 samples in January and February 2026 from five locations at each school (kitchen, nurse's office and selected fountains) and that all results were under EPA thresholds for lead (0.015 mg/L) and copper (1.3 mg/L). Lee said the district has installed bottle-filling stations on every floor of every school and converts fountains to bottle fillers when possible.
Because none of the tests exceeded thresholds, Lee said the district was ineligible for a specific EPA Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation grant targeted to systems with exceedances; he said the grantor nevertheless commended the district for consistent testing.
On policy, administrators said recommended updates to policy 8.27 (conflict of interest) from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association had been provided as a first reading and the board may comment before a second reading next month.
Committee members expressed thanks for the testing and had no questions; the finance committee moved the policy update forward to a second reading for March.