Executive Summary

In March 2016, DC Public Schools (DCPS) notified parents and families that elevated lead levels were detected in school drinking water systems. After much advocating and coordination among DC Council and community stakeholders, the Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention Amendment Act of 2017, was passed with a unanimous vote in July 2017. The Act governs the filtering and testing of drinking water sources in DC public schools (including public charter schools) and DPR (Department of Parks and Recreation), including child care facilities to minimize concentrations of lead in drinking water. This report aims to assess the implementation of the DC Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention Act of 2017 for DC Public Schools (including public charter schools) and DC Child Care Facilities only. The Act requires the following actions be completed (short descriptions found in the Summary Chart below) in DC public schools and child care facilities. The responsible stakeholders include: DCPS- DC Public Schools, DCPCS- DC Public Charter Schools, DGS – Department of General Services, DOEE- Department of Energy and Environment, and OSSE- Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

Our findings are indicated in the Summary Chart below:

The remainder of the report provides detailed evidence assessing the progress of implementation of the DC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Amendment Act of 2017.