Lead Testing
“In compliance with Minnesota Statute 121A.335, PiM Arts High School conducts mandatory testing every five years, with the next assessment scheduled for December 17, 2025.. Should testing of a fixture reveal the presence of lead at or above 5 ppb, it will be immediately removed from service until remediation is successfully completed. Within 30 days of receiving the test results, the district will either remediate the lead concentration to below 5 ppb, verified through retesting, or provide direct notification of the findings to parents.
If a fixture exceeds 5 ppb and is not remediated within 30 days of receipt of results, parents/guardians and staff are notified, as required by Minnesota State Statute. The District reports lead-in-water test results and remediation activities annually to the Commissioner of Health.
MN State Statute 121A.335 created a reporting requirement for schools as follows:
- 1. Starting July 1, 2024, school districts and charter schools must report their test results and remediation activities to the commissioner of health in the form and manner determined by the commissioner in consultation with school districts and charter schools, by July 1 of each year. The commissioner of health must post and annually update the test results and remediation efforts on the department website by school site.
- A district or charter school must maintain a record of lead testing results and remediation activities for at least 15 years
PiM Arts High School is committed to providing a safe working and learning environment for employees and students. The district has developed a lead in water management plan and testing/remediation program that complies with Minnesota Statute 121A.335, as well as recommendations from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Lead Contamination Control Act (LCCA) of 1988 and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), and Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). For more information on PiM Arts High School’s lead reduction and testing program, please contact Matt McFarlane at 952-224-1340 or the school’s testing agent, IEA at 763-315-7900.
Testing last occurred on 1/24/2019 and results indicated lead levels well below the threshold, and lower than the lab could detect. Testing results can be accessed by contacting the PiM Main Office at 952-224-1340.
