Lead Water Updates

In order to ensure that all Delaware children and school staff have access to safe and clean drinking water, the State of Delaware collaborated with federal and local partners. As part of this effort, the Delaware Department of Education and the Delaware Division of Public Health launched a sampling initiative in October 2020, funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, to determine the levels of lead in the drinking water systems of Delaware schools.

After testing in the summer of 2022, NCCVT immediately remediated and/or removed the four areas identified with elevated levels of lead: 2nd floor staff lounge sink at Marshallton, 1st floor water fountain near room 113 at Marshallton, 1st floor sink in an ESL classroom at Marshallton, and female locker room at Delcastle.

In March 2023, all NCCVT fixtures were retested. The findings and actionable steps are listed below.

School	Date Sampling Completed	Results	Actions Taken
Delcastle	March 11	Elevated lead discovered in the water fountain in A106 and sink in B101.	Fixtures were immediately disconnected and marked "not for consumption." Fixtures will be replaced and resampled in the summer of 2023.
Hodgson	March 4	No issues discovered.	N/A
Howard	March 11	Elevated lead discovered in two water fountains in the cafeteria.	Fountains were immediately disconnected and marked "not for consumption." NCCVT will test incoming piping prior to replacing the fountains.
Marshallton	March 11	Elevated lead discovered in the sink in the teachers' lounge.	Faucet was immediately disconnected and marked "not for consumption." Faucet will be replaced and resampled in the summer of 2023.
St. Georges	March 4	Elevated lead discovered in a water faucet in the Culinary Arts area.	Faucet was immediately disconnected and marked "not for consumption." Faucet has been replaced and will be resampled in May 2023.