Water Testing

March 4, 2025

NYS Department of Health requires school districts to conduct Lead Testing in School Drinking Water. Initial tests were conducted during the week of Dec. 23 and Dec. 27 of 2024. A total of 387 fixtures were tested in every building and 53 were above “action level.” Please refer to the PDF below (WICSD Remedial Action Plan) for room location, date, lab results and remedial actions. Sampling rounds were conducted by the WICSD on Dec. 23 and Dec. 27, 2024.

To protect public health, the Public Health Law and New York State Health Department (NYSDOH) regulations require that at all public schools and Boards of Cooperation Educational Services (BOCES) test lead levels in every water outlet that is being used or could potentially be used for drinking or cooking. If lead is found at any water outlet about five parts per billion (ppb), the NYSDOH requires that the school take action to reduce the exposure to lead. In December 2022, the Public Health Law was revised, reducing the threshold from 15 ppb to 5 ppb.

Please refer to more resources below, including a PDF with a room-by-room breakdown.

Resources:

• Complete report for each building - March 21, 2025
• WICSD Remedial Action Plan (PDF)
• Letter sent to families – March 4, 2025
• NYS Department of Health
• NYS Department of Education

 

Water Sample Summary - December 23, 2024
Building	Number of Total Samples	Number of Fixtures above Action Level
Oakview (Sunshine Daycare)	11	1
Brookview Elementary	21	0
Rogers Middle	44	11
Southlawn Elementary	19	1
Evans & McGraw	4	1
Pinegrove	21	8
Helmer Nature Center	4	0
Seneca Elementary	24	3
Colebrook Elementary	20	0
Iroquois Middle	27	5
Environmental Services	9	1

 

Water Sample Summary - December 27, 2024
Building	Number of Total Samples	Number of Fixtures above Action Level
Briarwood Elementary	21	0
Sproule Field House	8	0
Irondequoit High	73	15
Dake Junior High	52	7
WICSD District Office	8	0
Listwood Elementary	21	0

 

 

November 16, 2021

NYS Department of Health requires school districts to conduct Lead Testing in School Drinking Water. Initial tests were conducted during the week of February 8, 2021, Stohl Environmental performed water sampling on 332 fixtures throughout the District. Twenty-one (21) fixtures were determined to be reportable and have lead levels in excess of 15 ppb (parts per billion) and therefore required additional attention. Remediation plan has been implemented to address fixtures in excess of 15 ppb as prescribed by New York State Department of Health, all were labeled as unsafe for drinking, maintenance is being performed including replacement or repairs of existing fixtures.

As of November 16, 2021, Helmer Nature Center has been added to the test bringing the total to 339 fixtures throughout the District tested. Three (3) fixtures have lead levels in excess of 15 ppb (parts per billion). One fixture will be removed from service and two fixtures will have point of use filters installed.

The sampling event is summarized below:
Briarwood School – Of the 17  samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Brookview School – Of the 17 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Colebrook School – Of the 17 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Dake School – Of the 51 samples collected, one (1) sample was identified above 15 ppb. 
District Office – Of the 8 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Environmental Services – Of the 6 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Evans & McGraw Learning Center- Of the 8 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Helmer Nature Center – Of the 7 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Irondequoit High School – Of the 49 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Iroquois School – Of the 31 samples collected, one (1) samples were identified above 15 ppb. 
Lakeview School – Of the 18 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Listwood School – Of the 17 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Oakview School – Of the 18 samples collected, one (1) samples were identified above 15 ppb. 
Rogers School – Of the 34 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Seneca School – Of the 19 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Southlawn School – Of the 16 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb. 
Sproule Field House - of the 6 samples collected, none were identified above 15 ppb.
 

November 16, 2021 - Additional reports 

April 23, 2021 - Letters sent to families

March 31, 2021 - Complete report for each building