Approves applying for a $4,999,960.16 EPA grant for school water lead testing and repairs

The district applies to the Environmental Protection Agency for $4,999,960.16 to test for lead in water at school sites, add more FloWater stations and make repairs so lead levels are 5 parts per billion or less. This is an application, not an award. The grant period would run May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2030.

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Vendor / partner: Environmental Protection Agency · Washington, D.C.
Action: Grant or funding in
Category: School buildings & construction
Term: May 1, 2025 – Apr 30, 2030
This vote: $4,999,960.16
Presented by: Chief Systems and Services Officer
File: 24-3051 · agenda L.-9
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jan 8, 2025

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of submission of the District’s Grant Application to the Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., seeking $4,999,960.16 for testing of lead in water at school sites, distribution of additional FloWater stations, and appropriate repairs to ensure a parts per billion (ppb) level of 5 ppb or less, for the period of May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2030.

History

Jan 8, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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