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Quillayute Valley School District board approves lead‑in‑water action plan, cites $30,000 OSPI grant
Summary
The board approved a plan to replace lead‑containing fixtures identified in Department of Health testing, with replacements scheduled by Aug. 15 and an OSPI grant covering most costs (about $30,000).
The Quillayute Valley School District board voted to approve an action plan to replace faucets and fixtures found to have elevated lead in testing conducted by the Department of Health.
Superintendent Diana Rayom told the board the district’s testing, conducted in November, identified fixtures that require replacement and that staff had posted the required 60‑day public notification. "Our testing was done in November. They identified, and the report is in here," Rayom said. She added the district obtained an OSPI grant expected to cover most of the work, saying the grant was "about $30,000." Board members asked follow‑up questions about specific fixtures and where drinking water stations would be available while work proceeds.
Board members asked for details on the number and location of affected fixtures; Rayom and staff said roughly 78 fixtures required change-out and that many issues were in individual fixtures rather than in the distribution pipes. The board approved the action plan by voice vote with instructions to complete replacements and publicly post confirmation by the Aug. 15 deadline.
The vote moves the district to purchase compliant, lead‑free replacement faucets and to schedule installations before the new school year. The district will post final completion notices once the work is finished and billed to the OSPI grant that staff said will cover most of the project cost.
