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(b) District boards of education shall assure the availability of potable drinking water through
sanitary means in school facilities or upon school grounds in accordance with the Safe
Drinking Water Act, N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et seq., the rules promulgated pursuant thereto,
N.J.A.C. 7:10 and 6A:26-6, Planning and Construction Standards for School Facilities.
(c) Testing of school drinking water quality shall be in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water
Act, N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et seq., the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, N.J.A.C. 7:10 and
6A:26-6, Planning and Construction Standards for School Facilities.
(d) All district boards of education shall conduct lead sampling and analysis, as described in (d)1
and 2 below, in all drinking water outlets to which a student or staff member has, or may
have, access, in each school facility, other facility, or temporary facility, as those terms are
defined in this chapter. Any district board of education granted an extension of time to
conduct initial testing beyond the July 13, 2017, deadline shall complete the initial testing no
later than July 13, 2018. District boards of education that completed initial testing prior to
July 13, 2017, shall perform follow-up testing in accordance with the schedule in (g) below.
1. Sampling shall be conducted in accordance with a lead sampling plan, which shall include:
i. A plumbing survey for each facility that identifies how water enters and
flows through each facility, the types of plumbing materials used in the
facility, such as the service line, piping, solder, fixtures, drinking water
outlets where students or staff have or may have access, and point of use
treatment, such as drinking water filters;
ii. The names and responsibilities of all individuals involved in sampling;
and
iii. The following sampling procedures:
(1) Samples shall be taken after water has sat, undisturbed in the
school pipes for at least eight hours but no more than 48 hours
before the sample is taken.