https://www.padepleadtestingprogram.org/home daily 1.0 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604434597864-T8K83N8016H5TC23PHQE/image-asset.jpeg Home - Program Goal To reduce lead exposure in drinking water at childcare facilities and schools by providing free training, testing, and expert-assisted action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604520989801-HI7W8VPCK5OGZ7N0GVEP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Free Testing & Expert Advice! Our team will help train enrolled personnel at qualifying facilities to test the drinking water in their buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604352983131-LBOERSY0K4CJ061KEDB8/girl-s-drinking-on-water-fountain.jpg Home - Background Why should you test? Studies show that no amount of lead exposure is safe for children. Even low levels of lead entering the bloodstream can affect children’s health and cause irreversible impacts to the brain. Where does lead in drinking water come from? Public water is regulated to be lead-free when it is delivered to you. However, water can absorb lead from solder, fixtures, and pipes found in the plumbing of some buildings or homes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606250548230-7U29SDY10CGLLVPOA5X2/image.jpg Home - Concerned About Finding Elevated Results? This program is more than just a free test kit; it provides training, guidance and expert support at every phase of the sampling process to help you support the health of the children in your building. Read more to find out how fixing any issues may be easier than you think and it’s reimbursable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607357267627-SN54NXK1S22ZGHZCYSPH/image.jpg Home - Who Qualifies For Testing? Facilities serving younger children (age 6 and under), including: State-licensed childcare providers Public elementary schools Underserved and low-income communities will be prioritized Older buildings more likely to have lead plumbing will also be prioritized https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604544051326-1Q4YZDAOHIVAKRJ5L9EL/terraphase_xlg.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604543846147-A6N1L6QUBI4IQBF2USEI/pace-logo-blue-Environment.jpg Home https://www.padepleadtestingprogram.org/howitworks daily 0.75 2025-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606317664422-IUMS2E7QHL0DOXC2HIMC/1_scaled.png Process Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1608219011851-XGHDYUUTROJSHPSEMMM9/2_Updated.png Process Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606317665154-CN74B6HLA1OVKA82NUV8/3_scaled.png Process Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606332781770-1ASGWVR1CTZ027YJ6OUO/4_scaled.png Process Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606332782431-5ZK86W3R8ZSCTPWNNYYP/5_scaled.png Process Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606332782329-9PWE5E5QQ45JK2G5I0AU/6_scaled.png Process Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1608219011387-0S5OOLVZ11CTNLPHO2V9/7_Updated.png Process Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606332782772-YV1S4WVU8YIWMU0XCCXU/8_scaled.png Process Overview https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606332782839-7QT4D8ZWRLJ9TCN66WAB/9_scaled.png Process Overview https://www.padepleadtestingprogram.org/background daily 0.75 2025-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1605666825054-BJSEUZ2VFFZIROZALMJ4/image.jpg Background - Water can absorb lead from pipes, fixtures, and solder found in the plumbing Under the Federal Lead and Copper Rule, public water is regulated to ensure that it is lead-free when it is delivered to you. However, water can absorb lead from corrosion of pipes, solder, and fixtures located in buildings. Therefore, it is possible that there is lead in your drinking water and that it is at higher levels than other buildings in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1605833731182-7K5WRRXIUSL0YVBXC70D/epa_lead_in_drinking_water_top2.png Background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/5d84db25-197f-4492-a3d4-fdfc84b5d247/300dpi_school_blue.png Background - Funding The Federal Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act created a grant program to support voluntary testing for lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities nationwide. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is offering grant funding to eligible schools and child care facilities located in Pennsylvania for drinking water lead reduction activities. Lead reduction actions may include installation of the following: Hydration station certified to remove lead Point-of-use (POU) devices certified to remove lead Faucet replacement with lead-free materials Certain limitations apply for reimbursement funding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/76bae307-af1f-4bcf-865a-55971c3a1633/Roadmap.png Background - Test First, Then Fix The primary goal of the Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing & Reduction Grant is to reduce children's exposure to lead in drinking water. Eligible applicants must have appropriate drinking water sample results showing an exceedance of the remediation trigger level (5 parts per billion) within 36 months of the date of their application to quality. Funding under this grant has been appropriated under 1464(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), amended by section 2107 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1605842459488-61GOHSJC3ZDDKEVBXMZQ/EPA+header.png Background 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Childcare Facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1605844348439-83BFQ0H1ZEU1ATJ9E4ZC/image.jpg Background - TRAINING Training school and childcare officials to raise awareness of the 3Ts program and summarize the potential causes and health effects of lead in drinking water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1605844324615-7UG4VJGZU2J99JX6Z26X/testing%2Bwater%2Bfountain.jpg Background - TESTING Testing drinking water in schools and childcare facilities to identify potential lead problems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1605841983858-IYVUAB3PKADQJ3H5NYMC/image-asset.jpeg Background - TAKING ACTION Taking action to reduce lead in drinking water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607096548115-HHAZ5W3G9W6K7WY7VF5R/image-asset.jpeg Background - Elevated lead levels? Our experts know how to help you navigate this process for the health of the children in your building. LEARN HOW https://www.padepleadtestingprogram.org/contactus daily 0.75 2023-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607098103582-WE9P6NND66YG72S6T0VK/Scott+R.JPG Contact Us Scott Renneisen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607271157192-ZS3AQPRS0UCG9QYQ9X30/joe1fall2019.jpg Contact Us Joe Luchette https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/b6e3733d-799a-4c63-a5bb-a792b8202ff8/petra+pennvest.png Contact Us Petra Eberspacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1612793571733-VBV1XWYJ7WCSB68MAIN7/Dave%252BBishop.jpg Contact Us Dave Bishop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1663346802152-J0XUNIV6P0CPUB5H99IG/Sam.jpg Contact Us Sam Starzynski https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607358800987-UTR7YWIQ2TTT981IUGR3/Rachel+Whitson.jpg Contact Us Rachel Whitson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607098064607-RLJAAHKAZ7FLYGHU88RN/Mia+Civitillo.jpg Contact Us Mia Civitillo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607451970885-2IBTYXWOF96KJ71R32T3/Emily+Bausher.jpg Contact Us Emily Bausher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607098108233-WMVF5BWYG0M9FRQVM6H2/Tomer.JPG Contact Us Tomer Schetrit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607271254496-W489TXHZG3J3NQ9803DK/Capture.PNG Contact Us Michael Messina https://www.padepleadtestingprogram.org/elevatedlevels daily 0.75 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604670358324-X42MP5ZBCHW6VNNH1IT0/image-asset.jpeg High Results - What it Means Exposure to lead can impact the health of children. If testing shows elevated levels of lead in drinking water at your facility, the problem fixture should be immediately shutoff and then our experts can help you figure out how to address the problem and communicate in a transparent manner. Step 1 is taking action and deciding to conduct testing. We can help you navigate the process. Step 2 is fixing any issues and we help you get the State funding required to do just that, but first, YOU MUST TEST! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607096602099-CXJZBOUKPUPS56WAAGJQ/Case+Study+1.png High Results https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607096619234-0AN7H1L06PPMVXV3VA14/Case+Study+2.png High Results https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606932749986-RQBKWG91POK1JIT9QKF6/image-asset.jpeg High Results - Our testing is FREE with expert support throughout the whole process. Children’s growing bodies absorb more lead than adults, placing them at higher risk for the linked health effects. Lead in school drinking water is a concern because it is a daily source of water for over 50 million children enrolled in public schools nationwide. https://www.padepleadtestingprogram.org/enroll daily 0.75 2025-01-13 https://www.padepleadtestingprogram.org/faqs daily 0.75 2025-09-25 https://www.padepleadtestingprogram.org/home-es daily 0.75 2021-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604434597864-T8K83N8016H5TC23PHQE/image-asset.jpeg Espanol - Home - Objetivo del Programa Reducir la exposición al plomo en el agua potable de las guarderías y escuelas proporcionado entrenamiento gratis, pruebas y asesoría asistida por ingenieros expertos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604520989801-HI7W8VPCK5OGZ7N0GVEP/image-asset.jpeg Espanol - Home - ¡Pruebas Gratis y Asesoramiento de Expertos! Nuestro equipo estará disponible para entrenar al personal inscrito en instalaciones calificadas con el fin de analizar el agua potable de sus instalaciones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604352983131-LBOERSY0K4CJ061KEDB8/girl-s-drinking-on-water-fountain.jpg Espanol - Home - Antecedentes ¿Por qué debería de analizar el agua? Los estudios muestran que ninguna cantidad de exposición al plomo es segura para los niños. Incluso los niveles bajos de plomo que entran en la sangre pueden afectar la salud de los niños y causar impactos irreversibles en el cerebro. ¿De dónde viene el plomo en agua potable? Agua pública es regulada para que no contenga plomo cuando se entrega al público. Sin embargo, agua puede absorber en algún punto el plomo de las soldaduras, accesorios y tuberías que se encuentran en algunos edificios o casas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1606250548230-7U29SDY10CGLLVPOA5X2/image.jpg Espanol - Home - ¿Preocupado Por Encontrar Resultados Con Niveles Elevados? Este programa es más que un kit de prueba gratis; proporciona entrenamiento, orientación y apoyo de expertos en cada fase del proceso de la muestra para ayudar a mantener la salud de los niños en su edificio. Lea más para descubrir cómo solucionar cualquier problema. Puede ser más fácil de lo que cree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1607357267627-SN54NXK1S22ZGHZCYSPH/image.jpg Espanol - Home - ¿Quién Califica Para Las Pruebas? Instalaciones que atienden a niños de seis años o menos, incluyendo: Proveedores de cuidado infantil registrados por el estado Escuelas primarias públicas Se priorizará a las comunidades desatendidas y de bajos ingresos económicos. También se dará prioridad a edificios más antiguos con mayor probabilidad de tener plomería de plomo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604544051326-1Q4YZDAOHIVAKRJ5L9EL/terraphase_xlg.png Espanol - Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa05930f054112dfbac92fd/1604543846147-A6N1L6QUBI4IQBF2USEI/pace-logo-blue-Environment.jpg Espanol - Home https://www.padepleadtestingprogram.org/sampling-results daily 0.75 2026-01-22