New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 26 - EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 12 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES › Section 6A:26-12.4 - Safe drinking water

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The rules in this subchapter for the
				provision of safe drinking water shall apply to all New Jersey public school
				districts, charter schools, renaissance schools, jointure commissions,
				educational services commissions, approved private schools for students with
				disabilities acting under contract to provide educational services on behalf of
				New Jersey public school districts, State-funded early childcare facilities
				pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:13A, and receiving schools as defined by
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:14-7.1(a) . Throughout
				this subchapter, "district board of education" refers to the governing
				authority for all of the entities identified in this subsection, unless
				otherwise indicated.
(b) District
				boards of education shall assure the availability of potable drinking water
				through sanitary means in school facilities or upon school grounds in
				accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et seq., the
				rules promulgated pursuant thereto, N.J.A.C. 7:10 and 6A:26-6, Planning and
				Construction Standards for School Facilities.
(c) Testing of school drinking water quality
				shall be in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et
				seq., the rules promulgated pursuant thereto, N.J.A.C. 7:10 and 6A:26-6,
				Planning and Construction Standards for School Facilities.
(d) All district boards of education shall
				conduct lead sampling and analysis, as described in (d) 1 and 2 below, in all
				drinking water outlets to which a student or staff member has, or may have,
				access, in each school facility, other facility, or temporary facility, as
				those terms are defined in this chapter. Any district board of education
				granted an extension of time to conduct initial testing beyond the July 13,
				2017, deadline shall complete the initial testing no later than July 13, 2018.
				District boards of education that completed initial testing prior to July 13,
				2017, shall perform follow-up testing in accordance with the schedule in (g)
				below.
1. Sampling shall be conducted in
				accordance with a lead sampling plan, which shall include:
i. A plumbing survey for each facility that
				identifies how water enters and flows through each facility, the types of
				plumbing materials used in the facility, such as the service line, piping,
				solder, fixtures, drinking water outlets where students or staff have or may
				have access, and point of use treatment, such as drinking water
				filters;
ii. The names and
				responsibilities of all individuals involved in sampling; and
iii. The following sampling procedures:
(1) Samples shall be taken after water has
				sat, undisturbed in the school pipes for at least eight hours but no more than
				48 hours before the sample is taken. (A) 24-hour school facilities shall
				collect first-draw samples at drinking water outlets following a stagnation
				time that would likely result in the longest standing time;
(2) At least eight hours prior to sampling,
				signs shall be posted to indicate that water shall not be used and access to
				the buildings subject to the sampling shall be restricted to all but authorized
				staff members;
(3) Existing
				aerators, screens, and filters shall not be replaced or removed prior to or
				during sampling; and
(4) All
				samples shall be collected in pre-cleaned high-density polyethylene (HDPE) 250
				milliliter (mL) wide-mouth single-use rigid sample containers that are properly
				labeled.