After being notified by the laboratory of an elevated level of lead in a drinking water outlet, schools shall:
- A. Within 24 hours, prevent all physical access to water from the drinking water outlet until the problem is mitigated;
- B. Within 5 school days, collect a flushed sample from each outlet for which the first-draw sample result exceeded 20 ppb of lead;
- C. Have the flush sample analyzed by a certified laboratory; and
- D. Continuously maintain an adequate supply of drinking water to school occupants that meets the current Safe Drinking Water Act standards.
Authority: Environment Article, §§6-1501—6-1502, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: April 9, 2018 (45:7 Md. R. 347)