Breaking News: High lead levels found in water at over 100 schools

BREAKING: Test results show that more than 100 Jeffco schools have unsafe levels of lead in drinking water from at least one sink or water fountain -- more than 80 percent of the schools in the district.

The EPA's maximum allowable lead level is 15 parts per billion.

The lead levels at the affected schools range from 15.1 to 3,704.8 parts per billion.

Schools surpassing the lead limits include: Conifer High School, Elk Creek Elementary, Evergreen High School, Evergreen Middle School, Marshdale Elementary, Parmalee Elementary, Red Rocks Elementary, West Jeff Elementary and Middle School, and Wilmot Elementary among others in Golden, Lakewood, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Westminster, Littleton, and Edgewater.

For more details, view the Courier’s spreadsheet at docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R-dQAdLR...ml?gid=0&single=true

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By Sal Christ
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at 2:19 pm (Updated: November 16, 2:28 pm)