Good results reported after water tested for lead in Alabama's schools and child care facilities

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The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has released results of lead testing in the drinking water at schools and child care facilities across the state.

Approximately 1,200 public schools voluntarily submitted samples during the program.

During the testing program, representatives from ADEM and partnering agencies and organizations visited staff at the facilities and schools. These visits consisted of an introduction to the program, instructions for sampling, and a sampling kit, which was returned to the state drinking water laboratory for analysis, according to ADEM.

The report shows 99.5% of the samples collected and analyzed had lead levels below the action level established for schools. Half of the schools had lead leve