Bring safer drinking water to your school.
Lead Is a Nationwide Issue
“Lead is contaminating drinking water at schools and preschools across the country." 1
Click the map to view lead levels by state and to view the full article
Click the map to view lead levels by state and to view the full article
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Most significant data on lead in schools' water |
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Data from relatively few school districts so far |
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Testing program announced but little or no data available yet |
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Most significant data on lead in schools' water |
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Data from relatively few school districts so far |
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Testing program announced but little or no data available yet |
Click the map to view lead levels by state and to view the full article
Click the map to view lead levels by state and to view the full article
Don’t Let Lead Go Untreated
- Lead exposure in children has been linked to damage to the central nervous and peripheral nervous system, learning disabilities, and even anxiety.
- If kids avoid drinking their school’s water all together, they could become dehydrated, impacting their cognitive performance. 2
- Parents/Guardians
- Teachers/Administrators
- Facilities Managers
Parents and Guardians
- Send this letter to your PTA. Explain your school’s poor water conditions and how it could harm your child’s health and performance. We can help you advocate for better access to filtered drinking water.
- Share the facts. Use social media to spread the word to your friends and community. Bring awareness to lead in drinking water and how your people can inspire their decision makers.
- Equip yourself. Bring the right tools to your next school board meeting. We’ll help you feel confident in presenting a case to your decision makers.
- Check your state or county’s water quality and print those results.
- Share EPA standards for lead found in this white paper.
- Provide this recent success story we developed for the Equitas 3 school in Los Angeles.
- Show your school board the solution — our ezH2O® filtered bottle filling station.
- Check your state or county’s water quality and print those results.
- Let us help you! Complete our form to learn more about which solutions are right for your school.
Teachers and Administrators
- Know more, teach more.
- The more you know about lead, the better equipped you’ll be to teach your students about it. And the more you know about ezH2O® filtered bottle filling stations, the better you can advocate for your students.
- Learn how filtration can help fix lead in drinking water.
- Read this success story for inspiration and help for building a case for your school.
- Download this fun activity that educates students about filtration.
- Provide students with this letter they can complete to request cleaner drinking water from their principal.
- If you already have a bottle filling station, check to see if it has these lights to know it’s a filtered unit.
If the light is yellow, it’s time to replace the filter — don’t wait for it to turn red.
- Influence your principal. Together, you, other staff members and parents can bring a case to your principal and school board. Show them the solution and all its benefits. Share what you know and fight for your school’s health at your next school board meeting.
- Spread the word. Share what you’ve learned with your peers and community on social media. This could help you gain more support and spark fundraising ideas.
- Let us help you! Fill out this brief form and someone will get in touch with you.
Facilities Managers
- Know your state’s school drinking water requirements. Many states have bills in process while others now have laws in place to test school drinking water and remediate. Make sure you’re familiar with your state’s legislation.
- Stay steps ahead and make upgrades now. Elkay has a broad portfolio of award-winning bottle filling stations that meet state and NSF/ANSI standards.
- Choose from a variety of installations. There are on-wall, in-wall and even floor standing ezH2O® bottle filling stations, as well as retrofit kits that transform existing drinking fountains into filtered bottle filling stations.
- Change filters faster with our EZ Filter Maintenance Kit. Retrofit it to any single-level filtered cooler or bottle filling station, and replace filters more efficiently through the easy access panel.
- Plus, get quality construction and customer service with our bottle filling stations.
- Choose from a variety of installations. There are on-wall, in-wall and even floor standing ezH2O® bottle filling stations, as well as retrofit kits that transform existing drinking fountains into filtered bottle filling stations.
- Keep installation simple. Install single bottle filling station and cooler combos without worrying about drywalling. Instead, cover wall imperfections and retrofit wall work with our stainless steel back panel, which also provides some splash protection for gypsum sheetrock walls. Other accessories, like our remote chiller, can be added later to refrigerate an existing cooler.
- Add filtration to classrooms and more. Upgrade classroom sinks with the universal vandal-resistant filtration kit and install ezH2O Liv® Pro water dispensers in teacher’s lounges.
- Maintain safer water more easily.
- Ensure there’s always access to filtered water by replacing filters regularly, which will also keep the status light green.
- Find your correct replacement filter using our handy filter tool, and save time reordering by enrolling in our filter subscription plan. Elkay products work best with Elkay filters — beware of counterfeits.
- Skip the guesswork and watch our installation videos. Learn how to install bottle filling stations, coolers and filters.
- Let us help you! Complete our form to learn more or set up a free facility walkthrough.
- Or purchase in person. Explore where to buy Elkay drinking water products near you.
- Show off your success! Share on social media the impact of your new products, how you’re meeting goals, and helpful tips for maintaining these products. You can inspire others who might think cleaner drinking water is unattainable.
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1 — “Lead in Schools’ Water.” Environment America. environmentamerica.org/resources/lead-in-schools-water/
2 — Riebl, Shaun K., Davy, Brenda M. “The Hydration Equation: Update on Water Balance and Cognitive Performance.” ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4207053/
2 — Barnes, Elitia. “Kids Perform Better in School When They Drink Water!” LifeSource Water Systems. www.lifesourcewater.com/blog/kids-perform-better-in-school-when-they-drink-water!