Skip To Main Content

district-nav

right-container

right-top-container

mobile-main-nav

header-portals-nav

header-container

logo-container

logo-image

logo-image-district

logo-title

right-container

right-top-container

search-container

header-portals-nav

district-nav

fs-weglot-container-desktop

horizontal-nav

Breadcrumb

Testing for Lead in Drinking Water

A key component to the Wichita Public Schools’ Strategic Plan is to ensure schools are trusted as safe places. One of the ways we are making sure our schools are safe is to proactively test our drinking fountains and water from other faucets for lead. We receive our water from the City of Wichita, but we are testing our fixtures to identify any potential sources of lead.

As we are going through the testing process, the overwhelming majority of our fixtures show that our water is safe to drink and to use. The testing process is ongoing for the next few years.

If a test shows a fixture has a higher level of lead than what is acceptable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, we will do one or more of the following actions:

  • Shut off the water to that fixture until the issue is resolved
  • Replace or update the plumbing materials
  • Install a filter to remove the lead
  • Routine flushing  of water through faucets
  • Continue to test and make changes until the problem has been resolved.

According to the EPA, high levels of lead in drinking water can cause health problems, especially for young children and pregnant women.

The EPA recommends remediation for any water source that tests above 15 ppb (parts per billion).

For more information about water quality in our schools, please contact Margo Rufle at the Environmental Services Dept., 973-2217.

School # of Fountains Sampling Date # of Other Water Fixtures Sampling Date Results Remediation
Adams 18 12/19/2019 56 4/15/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Allen 14 10/10/2020 67 4/29/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Anderson 12 11/5/2019 73 1/7/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Beech 18 1/8/2020 72 1/21/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Benton 12 12/4/2019 67 12/3/2022 2 fixtures >15 ppb 8/18/2023
Black 11 11/19/2019 63 2/4/2023 2 fixtures >15 ppb 9/22/2023
Bostic 12 1/8/2019 39 1/21/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 5/3/2023
Bryant 13 11/20/2019 62 5/20/2023 2 fixtures >15 ppb 9/22/2023
Buckner 12 12/12/2019 40 3/25/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Caldwell 23 1/10/2020 65 4/29/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Cessna 11 12/3/2019 53 1/7/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 9/22/2023
Chisholm Trail 15 10/25/2019 55 10/29/2022 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Clark 14 1/9/2020 41 4/29/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Cleaveland 3 12/4/2019 45 1/14/2023 11 fixtures >15 ppb Building closed
Cloud 29 11/15/2019 83 3/4/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 4/19/2023
College Hill 10 12/18/2019 59 4/15/2023 4 fixtures >15 ppb In progress
Colvin 36 11/8/2019 120 4/29/2023 4 fixtures >15 ppb In progress
Dodge 18 11/21/2019 77 2/4/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Dunbar 4 12/17/2019 19 5/13/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Earhart 12 11/13/2019 67 2/11/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 4/19/2023
Enders 12 11/27/2019 83 1/14/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 3/21/2023
Enterprise 14 12/3/2019 67 1/7/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Franklin 14 11/22/2019 52 2/25/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Gammon 26 12/11/2019 69 3/25/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Gardiner 12 11/1/2019 66 4/1/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb In progress
Gordon Parks 6 12/6/2019 83 3/4/2023 2 fixtures >15 ppb 4/19/2023
Griffith 14 1/14/2020 71 4/21/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb

None required

Harry Street 13 10/31/2019 50 4/1/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Horace Mann 6 10/30/2019 85 11/5/2022 1 fixture >15 ppb 2/8/2023
Hyde 14 12/19/2019 24 4/29/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Irving 16 10/29/2019 70 11/19/2022 1 fixture >15 ppb 5/3/2023
Isely 30 12/12/2019 144 3/25/2023 6 fixtures >15 ppb 8/15/2023
Jackson 10 12/11/2019 79 3/25/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 5/3/2023
Jefferson 20 1/9/2020 61 4/22/2023 5 fixtures >15 ppb 9/22/2023
Kelly 16 11/27/2019 63 1/14/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Kensler 19 12/6/2019 78 12/3/2022 5 fixtures >15 ppb In progress
Lawrence 15 11/21/2019 56 2/25/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Levy 11 12/5/2019 71 3/31/2020 10 fixtures >15 ppb 7/30/2020
Linwood 20 11/14/2019 76 4/1/2023 3 fixtures >15 ppb 5/31/2023
Little 10 12/13/2023 28 5/13/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
L'Ouverture 9 10/29/2019 35 11/5/2022 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
McAuliffe 30 1/7/2020 143 1/28/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
McCollom 13 12/6/2019 58 12/3/2022 2 fixtures >15 ppb 9/21/2023
McLean 17 11/19/2019 41 2/4/2023 2 fixtures >15 ppb In progress
Minneha 22 12/20/2019 67 4/22/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb In progress
Mueller 18 12/13/2019 79 5/13/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
OK 9 11/15/2019 50 2/4/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Ortiz 16 11/14/2019 69 2/11/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Park 8 11/1/2019 48 11/19/2022 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Payne 10 11/22/2019 37 2/25/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Peterson 23 12/5/2019 57 12/3/2022 1 fixture >15 ppb 5/3/2023
Price-Harris 14 12/20/2019 53 4/22/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
PV Elementary 12 12/10/2019 39 2/11/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Riverside 8 10/31/2019 30 11/19/2022 1 fixture >15 ppb None required
Seltzer 16 1/7/2020 78 1/21/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Spaght 14 12/17/2019 60 4/15/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Stanley 26 11/26/2019 81 2/25/2023 8 fixtures >15 ppb In progress
Washington 6 12/18/2019 73 4/15/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 9/22/2023
White 17 11/6/2019 69 1/7/2023 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Woodland 8 10/30/2019 31 11/19/2022 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Woodman 9 11/26/2019 96 1/14/2023 8 fixtures >15 ppb In progress
Allison 23 12/9/2023 65 12/9/2023 4 fixtures >15 ppb 7/17/2024
Brooks 18 1/13/2024 76 1/13/2024 3 fixtures >15 ppb 3/27/2024
Coleman 26 1/22/2024 62 1/22/2024 2 fixtures >15 ppb 5/2/2024
Curtis 30 11/4/2023 100 11/4/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 11/30/2023
Dunbar 8 12/9/2023 26 12/9/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 1/3/2024
Hadley 23 1/27/2024 81 1/27/2024 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Hamilton 24 1/6/2024 102 1/6/2024 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Jardine 13 11/18/2023 75 11/18/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 1/19/2024
Marshall 17 1/24/2024 65 1/24/2024 1 fixture >15 ppb 2/25/2024
Mayberry 20 12/1/2023 87 12/1/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 1/3/2024
Mead 13 10/28/2023 66 10/28/2023 2 fixtures >15 ppb 11/29/2023
PV Middle 25 3/2/2024 81 3/2/2024 2 fixtures >15 ppb In progress
Robinson 14 11/4/2023 72 11/4/2023 4 fixtures >15 ppb 1/24/2024
Stucky 24 2/3/2024 112 2/3/2024 8 fixtures >15 ppb 5/2/2024
Truesdell 34 1/6/2024 100 1/6/2024 8 fixtures >15 ppb 7/17/2024
Wells 5 10/28/2023 58 10/28/2023 1 fixture >15 ppb 2/16/2024
Wilbur 14 2/3/2024 106 2/3/2024 3 fixtures >15 ppb In progress
East High 68   191      
Gateway 10 5/31/2024 23 5/31/2024 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Heights 42 8/31/2024 228 8/31/2024 3 fixtures >15 ppb In progress
Lewis Academy 8 5/24/2024 56 5/24/2024 3 fixtures >15 ppb 8/23/2024
North 37   240      
Northeast 25 4/13/2024 134 4/13/2024 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
Northwest 45   177      
South 46   199      
Southeast 35   248      
Sowers 6 5/24/2024 20 5/24/2024 All fixtures <15 ppb None required
West 32 8/17/2024 147 8/17/2024 1 fixture >15 ppb 9/12/2024