More Lead Found In Parsippany Elementary School Water

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Lead testing results for another Parsippany school building have been returned, and show an elementary school classroom tested above the allowable limit.

The Rockaway Meadow Elementary School returned a 23.2 ppb, or parts per billion, level of lead in its drinking fountain water. The test came from classroom 25, which is used for autistic students, the district said. The maximum allowable limit is 15 ppb.

The fountain was turned off and bottled water is being provided to students and staff in that classroom. More test results from that school are expected.

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The school district decided to test the water in all 14 school buildings after learning of the issues in the Newark School District, which saw widespread elevated lead levels.

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All 14 buildings underwent testing and included drinking fountains, food preparation areas, and home economics classrooms. Results for five schools were returned Monday, April 18.

Parsippany High School returned one positive test which came from the boiler room, which has a valve not used by students or teachers, and is only for use by the custodian and maintenance personnel. That test showed a 220 ppb.

It was the same over at Central Middle School, where the water pump room – only accessed by maintenance personnel – had a 66 ppb.

The same occurred at Parsippany Hills High School, where the boiler room utility valve returned a test of 100 ppb.

None of those valves are tied to drinking water in any of the buildings. Brooklawn Middle School returned no high results.