[미국] 샌디에이고 교육구, 새로운 물테스트 계획 발표

올해 초 몇몇 지역 시설의 상수도에서 납을 발견한 이후 샌디에이고(San Diego) 통합 교육구 시설의 모든 배수구를 검사하기 위한 새로운 3년 프로그램이 발표됐다.

 
지난 4월 207개의 지역 시설에서 검사한 결과, 19％가 물에 납을 함유하고 있었다. 이 지역은 7월까지 카운티 전역에서 납의 허용 수준을 낮추겠다는 계획을 승인했다.

 
NBC San Diego는 모든 샌디에고 학교가 다시 검사될 것이며 납 수준이 5ppb 이상으로 기록되면 공무원이 조치를 취할 것이라고 전했다.

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SAN DIEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCES NEW WATER TESTING PLAN

A new, three-year program to test all the water outlets in San Diego Unified School District facilities was announced this week, following the discovery of lead in water supplies at several of the district's facilities earlier this year.

 
In April, testing at 207 district facilities showed 19 percent had lead in their water. By July. The district approved a plan to lower the acceptable level of lead at its locations throughout the county.

 
NBC San Diego reports all San Diego schools will be re-tested, and officials will take action if lead levels are recorded above 5 parts per billion (ppb). The state mandate requires schools to fix problems if they discover lead in water at levels greater than 15 ppb, making the district one of the lowest lead action level of any school district in California.

According to a news release, SDUSD aims to present options to the school board that would allow for the district to further reduce the action level to 1 ppb by 2020.

[출처 = Water World(www.waterworld.com) / 2017년 9월 15일]