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City conducts spot testing at district schools; district plans more comprehensive fall testing
Summary
City of Aurora began sampling water at about eight district buildings under a federal testing requirement; district staff recommended using its environmental contractor (TEM) for a more thorough September testing and documentation process and said they would retest if city results warrant.
Staff reported the City of Aurora recently began testing drinking water at several district buildings and asked for guidance on whether to rely on the city's sampling or use the district's environmental contractor for broader testing and documentation.
A staff member said the city "popped in" at several schools and collected bottles for testing under a federal requirement to test school water. Staff noted the city is sampling a small set of points (for example, at least one drinking fountain, a kitchen sink and possibly a bathroom sink at each selected building) and that city testing will cover only a subset of the district's buildings over the next two to three years.
Several committee members said they would be more comfortable keeping the district's planned testing with TEM because TEM provides more expansive sampling and better documentation of which rooms and fountains were tested. "TEM does a good job at documenting things," staff said, adding the district's schedule would aim to test buildings in September when occupancy resumes so results reflect normal use.
The committee agreed that if the city's results indicate problems the district should pursue retesting at additional points and locations. Staff said they expect to receive the city's results soon and will proceed with a district testing schedule in early fall unless city results obviate the need.
Next steps: await city results, proceed with TEM testing in September for comprehensive coverage and recordkeeping, and retest additional points if city samples indicate issues.
