Water Fountain At Birney Elementary School Has Levels Of Lead Above State Guidelines

Parents are being notified that a source of drinking water on the campus of a San Diego-area elementary school has tested positive for lead above the state guidelines.The drinking fountain near the lunch area of Birney Elementary School was one of the sources sampled in the San Diego Unified School District’s effort to test all schools for lead levels in drinking water. City of San Diego employees sampled water from the fountains on May 2 before students were on campus, as per district protocol.