By Jeff Lagerquist, CTV News Staff, September 3, 2016
Parents in Surrey are being warned about elevated levels of lead in hundreds of school water sources
Water flowing from hundreds of drinking fountains, cafeteria sinks, and other sources in several British Columbia schools has been found to contain unacceptably high levels of lead, just days before students return to the classroom.
Parents in the Surrey School district received a letter last week informing them of elevated lead levels at 63 schools built before 1990 – the year the B.C. Plumbing Code restricted the use of lead solder in pipes.
