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Riverhead school water tests reveal four taps exceed lead content standards

by May 20, 2016
Water tests recently conducted at Riverhead Central School District revealed that four of 250 water taps exceeded federal standards for lead content, according to school district officials.

Lead contamination at other schools a ‘wake-up call’: Lawmakers consider testing water at local schools

by Mar 24, 2016
Schools — including Riverhead's— built before 1986, when the federal government banned lead-based water pipes, are at risk for lead contamination of drinking water.