Year: 2016

A new state law that requires public school districts to test water for lead contamination will not require the Fayetteville-Manlius School District to retest the 580 water outlets it tested prior to the law’s passage on Sept. 6. The district’s previous testing methods meet the state’s requirements for collecting water samples and analyzing the results. Prior to …

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Although the Fayetteville-Manlius School District received positive results in its first phase of water testing conducted during the spring, deeming the district’s water safe for consumption based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines, the district has continued to proactively test for lead at various sources throughout the district. “The water testing in the …

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Test results recently revealed Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s tap water is safe for consumption. In March and April, the district voluntarily collected 107 water samples from various sources throughout each of its six schools, including drinking fountains, classrooms and cafeterias, to test for lead. All of the samples, which were tested by Life Science Labs, revealed …

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