In 2022, the Missouri legislature passed the Get the Lead out of School Drinking Water Act (RSMo 160.077), which sets standards for lead concentrations in school drinking water. The law requires schools to conduct inventory, sampling, remediation and monitoring at all potable drinking water outlets used or potentially being used for drinking, food preparation and cooking or cleaning utensils. The deadline under the law is August 19, 2024, but Fort Zumwalt School District completed an inventory and testing of all water sources from March 25 - 28, 2024.
The district received results for each of its schools June 5, 2024, and has emailed this information to families and staff by school. For more information, including results by school, information on the effects of lead on health and community resources, please visit our Safe Water at School webpage.