Water Testing
As part of the state’s efforts to protect the health of all children, a new law (RCW 43.70.830 and RCW 28A.210.410) was enacted in 2021. This law addresses concerns about lead in school drinking water as part of a broader effort to reduce children’s overall exposure to lead in the environment. Once the law was passed, the state legislature directed the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) to create protocols and procedures for testing school drinking water.
The law requires school drinking water to be tested every five years for lead in all public schools with buildings built or plumbing replaced before 2016. Testing for the presence and level of lead in drinking water must be conducted by the DOH or a school contractor before June 30, 2026. To meet this requirement, the Monroe School District arranged testing with the DOH in the spring of 2023 for those schools that required testing.
Most recent test results:
Chain Lake Elementary
Frank Wagner Elementary
- May 2023
- Notification to Families & Staff
- Remediation efforts in progress. DOH will retest once remediation efforts are complete.
Fryelands Elementary
- April 2023
- Notification to Families & Staff
- Remediation efforts in progress. DOH will retest once remediation efforts are complete.
Hidden River Middle School
- May 2023
- June 2023 (testing took two visits)
- Notification to Families & Staff
- November 2023 (Post-remediation) & Follow-up Letter
Maltby Elementary
Monroe High School
- April 2023
- June 2023 - Post-remediation
- October 2023 - Post-remediation
- Notification to Families & Staff
- November 2023 (Post-remediation) & Follow-up Letter
Salem Woods Elementary
Sky Valley Education Center
- October 2023
- Notification to Families & Staff
- Remediation efforts in progress. DOH will retest once remediation efforts are complete.
NOTE: Park Place Middle School does not require testing as it was built after 2016.