New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter II - Administrative Rules and Regulations
Subchapter G - Aids Testing, Communicable Diseases and Poisoning
Part 67 - Lead Poisoning Prevention And Control
Subpart 67-4 - Lead Testing in School Drinking Water
Section 67-4.4 - Response

Universal Citation: 10 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 67-4.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

If the lead concentration of water at an outlet exceeds the action level, the school shall:

(a) prohibit use of the outlet until:

(1) a lead remediation plan is implemented to mitigate the lead level of such outlet; and

(2) test results indicate that the lead levels are at or below the action level;

(b) provide building occupants with an adequate supply of free potable water for drinking and cooking until remediation is performed;

(c) report the test results to the local health department as soon as practicable, but no more than 1 business day after the school received the laboratory report; and

(d) notify all staff and all persons in parental relation to children or students of the test results, in writing, as soon as practicable but no more than 10 business days after the school received the laboratory report.

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