Friday, March 15, 2013
Fixtures now thought to be behind elevated lead levels
Results of water testing in two schools where fixtures were replaced in hopes of reducing lead content have brought good news, officials said. On Thursday, Brick Patch reported that at Brick Township High School and Lake Riviera Middle School, three water fountain fixtures identified as the source of elevated lead levels in earlier tests were replaced and a new round of testing was performed. The results of the latest round of testing came in Thursday, Superintendent Dr. Walter Uszenski said, and the water quality met required standards. "After re-testing those, which we will continue to do, all three came out well below the acceptable standard levels," said Uszenski. In December, five township schools were identified as having lead levels…
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Fixtures will be replaced before next rounds of testing
Brick school officials are continuing to narrow down the source of elevated levels of lead in school water systems. District officials recently received a report from an environmental testing firm which was required after an earlier round of mandated testing revealed the presence of lead in the water at five township schools. Superintendent Dr. Walter Uszenski said Wednesday that two specific locations of lead in the second round of testing were determined to be two water fountains at Brick Township High School and two water fountains at Lake Riviera Middle School. Those water fountains have since been replaced, and a third round of testing has been completed which, when the results come in, will determine whether the source of the lead …
Friday, February 1, 2013
Report came in Thursday, district officials say
A report on the quality of the drinking water in five Brick Township schools came in Thursday and will be examined to determine what type of action should be taken. The district was notified in December by an environmental testing contractor that the lead levels at five schools exceeded regulations. Preliminary findings did not suggest an immediate health hazard to the building occupants, however, the district said at the time. The schools affected are: Drum Point Elementary School; Brick Township High School; Emma Havens Young Elementary School; Lake Riviera Middle School; Osbornville Elementary School. Superintendent Dr. Walter Uszenski said a report on more in-depth testing performed at the schools over the Christmas break came in …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Elevated lead levels had been found in five schools' water supplies
Testing to find the source of elevated lead levels in the water supply at five Brick schools has been scheduled to take place over the upcoming Christmas break. The district was notified by an environmental testing contractor that the lead levels at the schools exceeded regulations, however preliminary findings did not suggest an immediate health hazard to the building occupants, the district said at the time. The schools affected are: Drum Point Elementary School; Brick Township High School; Emma Havens Young Elementary School; Lake Riviera Middle School; Osbornville Elementary School. The test is being done over the break since the buildings must be unoccupied for the testing, which will be extensive, to be completed, said Jim Edwards, …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Five Brick schools, including Brick Township High School, had lead levels in the drinking water that exceeded state guidelines, the schools said.
Five Brick Township schools had lead levels in drinking water that exceeded state guidelines, the district said in a statement issued late Friday afternoon. Those schools included: The district said it is shutting off all sources of drinking water at those five schools as a precaution. Preliminary findings do not suggest an immediate health hazard to the building occupants, the district said. "We are actively planning for the temporary provision of alternate water sources (i.e. bottled water) until such time as the drinking water is fully evaluated and repairs and/or treatment are completed," the district said in its statement. "We have distributed bottled water to each of the schools, nurses’ offices and other critical areas of the …
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Brick Township High School
346 Chambersbridge Rd, Brick, NJ
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Drum Point Road Elementary School
41 Drum Point Rd, Brick, NJ
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Lake Riviera Middle School
171 Beaverson Blvd, Brick, NJ
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Emma Havens Young Elementary School
43 Drum Point Rd, Brick, NJ
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Fed- up
12:05 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
The company that detected the higher lead levels in the test web site shows they (also) do water testing. Yep , also ! They specialize in MOLD . What was a MOLD specialized company hired by the Board of Education looking for ? Why was the Brick Twp Water not contacted before a outside company found lead in the water ? Teachers and staff were warned not to talk about not having drinking or hand … more ›