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Lead found in water from drinking fountain at Fresno high school

By Aleksandra Appleton
In this 2016 file photo, a sample of drinking water is taken from a fountain at a Tacoma, Wash., public school. The city of Fresno had been conducting tests on Fresno Unified drinking fountains as part of a new state law mandating lead testing on all school campuses.
In this 2016 file photo, a sample of drinking water is taken from a fountain at a Tacoma, Wash., public school. The city of Fresno had been conducting tests on Fresno Unified drinking fountains as part of a new state law mandating lead testing on all school campuses. Ted S. Warren Associated Press

Fresno Unified has found lead in the water of a drinking fountain at Duncan Polytechnical High School.

The school district reported the result to parents late Wednesday afternoon.

Spokeswoman Amy Idsvoog said the district has already taken the fountain out of service and will replace the fountain or its pipes before the start of the new school year.

It’s the second finding of lead in a water fountain on one of the district’s campuses. Two weeks ago, the district reported lead in a water fountain at Addams Elementary. 

The district is required to test all of its sites this year under a new state law. The Bee has compiled a map of all the available results so far. 

Aleksandra Appleton, @aleksappleton, 559-341-3747

This story was originally published July 25, 2018 at 6:14 PM with the headline "Lead found in water from drinking fountain at Fresno high school."

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