Seventeen million dollars and 1,200 new water fountains later, lab testing has confirmed that the drinking water in the Jersey City Public Schools (JCPS) now contains, with only a few exceptions, no detectable lead.
State-mandated testing performed in June found lead in very few samples taken from the more than 3,360 outlets used to dispense water for drinking or food preparation in JCPS facilities.
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