Drinking Water Sampling Program

Under Ontario Regulation 243/07 Schools, Private Schools and Day Nurseries are required to sample drinking water on an annual basis for lead. York Region District School Board samples water to test for lead at all school sites, and provides the results of this annual lead analysis to the public. 

The acceptable limit for lead in drinking water has always been 10 ppb (parts per billion). Recent changes, effective July 1, 2017, now require testing of additional drinking water sources in schools.

Individual school drinking water results are available from your local school.

Here are some key points regarding York Region District School Board’s drinking water sampling program.

  • Water tests are conducted annually by a contracted vendor.
  • We receive a report from an accredited lab with the results for each school and from the lab reports, we take immediate corrective action as required.
  • In schools where results exceed regulatory limits, we take corrective action, which may include increased flushing, or measures identified by public health.
  • All schools must meet regulatory requirements set by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change for drinking water and our schools meet these requirements.
  • The Board works with public health to resolve any drinking water issues.
  • Our ongoing testing process continues to monitor our water quality.

 

Regulatory and Other Information

Please access the following links for more information on Ontario Regulation 243/07 and Lead in Drinking Water

School Standing Sample Flushed Sample Corrective Action
ACCESS - Simcoe Mews PASS PASS  
Adrienne Clarkson P.S. PASS PASS  
Aldergrove P.S. PASS PASS  
Alexander Mackenzie H.S. Pass Pass  
Alexander Muir P.S. PASS PASS  
ALT ED - Newmarket PASS PASS  
Anne Frank P.S. PASS PASS  
Armadale P.S. PASS PASS  
Armitage Village P.S. FAIL FAIL Daily Flushing, two consecutive resamples below 10 ppb, fixture reinstated
Ashton Meadows P.S. PASS PASS  
Aurora Grove P.S. PASS PASS  
Aurora H.S. FAIL PASS Daily Flushing
Aurora Heights P.S. PASS PASS  
Bakersfield P.S. PASS PASS  
Ballantrae P.S. PASS PASS  
Barbara Reid P.S. PASS PASS  
Baythorn P.S. PASS PASS  
Bayview Fairways P.S. PASS PASS  
Bayview Glen P.S. PASS PASS  
Bayview Hill E.S. PASS PASS  
Bayview S.S. PASS PASS  
Beckett Farm P.S. PASS PASS  
Beverley Acres P.S. PASS PASS  
Beynon Fields P.S. PASS PASS  
Bill Crothers S.S. PASS PASS  
Bill Hogarth S.S. PASS PASS  
Black River P.S. PASS PASS  
Black Walnut P.S. PASS PASS  
Blue Willow P.S. PASS PASS  
Bogart P.S. PASS PASS  
Bond Lake P.S. PASS PASS  
Boxwood P.S. PASS PASS  
Brownridge P.S. PASS PASS  
Bur Oak S.S. PASS PASS  
Burrlington OEC PASS PASS  
Buttonville P.S. PASS PASS  
Carrville Mills P.S. PASS PASS  
Castlemore P.S. PASS PASS  
CEC North FAIL FAIL Fixture taken out of service
Cedarwood P.S. PASS PASS  
Central Park P.S. PASS PASS  
Charles Howitt P.S. PASS PASS  
Charlton P.S. PASS PASS  
Clearmeadow P.S. PASS PASS  
Coledale P.S. PASS PASS  
Coppard Glen P.S. PASS PASS  
Cornell Village P.S. PASS PASS  
Crosby Heights P.S. PASS PASS  
Crossland P.S. PASS PASS  
David Suzuki P.S. PASS PASS  
Deer Park P.S. PASS PASS  
Denne P.S. PASS PASS  
Devins Drive P.S. PASS PASS  
Discovery P.S. PASS PASS  
Donald Cousens P.S. PASS PASS  
Doncrest P.S. PASS PASS  
Dr Bette Stephenson CFL PASS PASS  
Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. PASS PASS  
Dr. J.M. Denison S.S. PASS PASS  
Dr. Roberta Bondar P.S. PASS PASS  
E.J. Sand P.S. PASS PASS  
Edward T. Crowle P.S. FAIL FAIL Daily Flushing, two consecutive resamples below 10 ppb, fixture reinstated
Elder's Mills P.S. PASS PASS  
Ellen Fairclough P.S. PASS PASS  
Emily Carr S.S. PASS PASS  
EOP-GTTI building PASS PASS  
Fairwood P.S. PASS PASS  
Forest Run P.S. PASS PASS  
Fossil Hill P.S. PASS PASS  
Franklin Street P.S. PASS PASS  
Fred Varley P.S. PASS PASS  
School Standing Sample Flushed Sample Corrective Action
German Mills P.S. PASS PASS  
Glad Park P.S. exempt exempt  
Glen Cedar P.S. exempt exempt  
Glen Shields P.S. exempt exempt  
Glenn Gould P.S. PASS PASS  
Greensborough P.S. exempt exempt  
H.G. Bernard P.S. PASS PASS  
Harry Bowes P.S. PASS PASS  
Hartman P.S. PASS PASS  
Henderson Avenue P.S. PASS PASS  
Herbert H. Carnegie P.S. PASS PASS  
Heritage School House exempt exempt  
Highgate P.S. PASS PASS  
Highview P.S. PASS PASS  
Holland Landing P.S. PASS PASS  
Huron Heights S.S. PASS PASS  
J.L.R. Bell P.S. FAIL FAIL Daily Flushing, two consecutive resamples below 10 ppb, fixture reinstated
James Robinson P.S. PASS PASS  
Jersey P.S. PASS PASS  
John McCrae P.S. PASS PASS  
Johnny Lombardi P.S. PASS PASS  
Johnsview Village P.S. PASS PASS  
Joseph A. Gibson P.S. PASS PASS  
Julliard P.S. PASS PASS  
Keswick H.S. PASS PASS  
Keswick P.S. FAIL PASS Daily flushing
Kettle Lakes P.S. PASS PASS  
Kettleby P.S. PASS PASS  
King City P.S. PASS PASS  
King City S.S. PASS PASS  
Kleinburg P.S. PASS PASS  
Lake Simcoe P.S. PASS PASS  
Lake Wilcox P.S. PASS PASS  
Lakeside P.S. PASS PASS  
Langstaff S.S. PASS PASS  
Legacy P.S. PASS PASS  
Lester B. Pearson P.S. PASS PASS  
Lincoln Alexander P.S. PASS PASS  
Little Rouge P.S. PASS PASS  
Lorna Jackson P.S. PASS PASS  
Louis-Honore Frechette P.S. PASS PASS  
School Standing Sample Flushed Sample Corrective Action
Mackenzie Glen P.S. PASS PASS  
MacLeod’s Landing P.S. PASS PASS  
Maple Creek P.S. exempt exempt  
Maple H.S. PASS PASS  
Maple Leaf P.S. PASS PASS  
Markham D.H.S. PASS PASS  
Markham Gateway P.S. PASS PASS  
Markville S.S. PASS PASS  
Mazo de la Roche P.S. PASS PASS  
Meadowbrook P.S. PASS PASS  
Michael Cranny E.S. exempt exempt  
Michaëlle Jean P.S. PASS PASS  
Middlefield C.I. PASS PASS  
Milliken Mills H.S. PASS PASS  
Milliken Mills P.S. PASS PASS  
Moraine Hills P.S. PASS PASS  
Morning Glory P.S. PASS PASS  
Mount Albert P.S. PASS PASS  
Mount Joy P.S. PASS PASS  
Nellie McClung P.S. PASS PASS  
Newmarket H.S. PASS PASS  
Nobleton P.S. FAIL FAIL Fixture taken out of service
Northern Lights P.S. PASS PASS  
O.M. MacKillop P.S. PASS PASS  
Oak Ridges P.S. exempt exempt  
Oscar Peterson P.S. PASS PASS  
Park Avenue P.S. PASS PASS  
Parkland P.S. PASS PASS  
Parkview P.S. PASS PASS  
Phoebe Gilman P.S. PASS PASS  
Pierre Berton P.S. PASS PASS  
Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. PASS PASS  
Pine Grove P.S. exempt exempt  
Pleasantville P.S. PASS PASS  
Poplar Bank P.S. exempt exempt  
Prince Charles P.S. exempt exempt  
Queensville P.S. PASS PASS  
R.L. Graham P.S. FAIL FAIL Fixture removed
Ramer Wood P.S. exempt exempt  
Randall P.S. PASS PASS  
Red Maple P.S. PASS PASS  
Redstone P.S. PASS PASS  
Reesor Park P.S. PASS PASS  
Regency Acres P.S. PASS PASS  
Richmond Green S.S. PASS PASS  
Richmond Hill H.S. PASS PASS  
Richmond Rose P.S. PASS PASS  
Rick Hansen P.S. PASS PASS  
Robert Munsch P.S. PASS PASS  
Rogers P.S. PASS PASS  
Roméo Dallaire P.S. PASS PASS  
Rosedale Heights P.S. PASS PASS  
Roselawn P.S. PASS PASS  
Ross Doan P.S. PASS PASS  
Rouge Park P.S. FAIL PASS Daily flushing
Roy H. Crosby P.S. PASS PASS  
School Standing Sample Flushed Sample Corrective Action
Sam Chapman P.S. PASS PASS  
Schomberg P.S. exempt exempt  
Sharon P.S. PASS PASS  
Sibbald Point OEC exempt exempt  
Silver Pines P.S. PASS PASS  
Silver Stream P.S. exempt exempt  
Sir John A. Macdonald P.S. PASS PASS  
Sir Wilfrid Laurier P.S. exempt exempt  
Sir William Mulock S.S. PASS PASS  
Sixteenth Avenue P.S. PASS PASS  
Stephen Lewis S.S. PASS PASS  
Stonebridge P.S. PASS PASS  
Stonehaven E.S. PASS PASS  
Stornoway Crescent P.S. PASS PASS  
Stouffville D.S.S. PASS PASS  
Stuart Scott P.S. PASS PASS  
Summitview P.S. exempt exempt  
Sutton D.H.S. FAIL FAIL Two exeedances: 1) drinking fountain removed; 2) tap replaced, and verification sample below 10 ppb
Sutton P.S. PASS PASS  
Swan Lake OEC PASS PASS  
Terry Fox P.S. PASS PASS  
Teston Village P.S. PASS PASS  
Thornhill P.S. PASS PASS  
Thornhill S.S. PASS PASS  
Thornhill Woods P.S. PASS PASS  
Thornlea S.S. PASS PASS  
Tommy Douglas S.S. PASS PASS  
Trillium Woods P.S. PASS PASS  
Unionville H.S. PASS PASS  
Unionville Meadows P.S. PASS PASS  
Unionville P.S. PASS PASS  
Vaughan S.S. PASS PASS  
Vellore School House exempt exempt  
Vellore Woods P.S. exempt exempt  
Ventura Park P.S. PASS PASS  
Victoria Square P.S. PASS PASS  
Viola Desmond P.S. PASS PASS  
Vivian OEC exempt exempt  
W.J. Watson P.S. PASS PASS  
Walter Scott P.S. PASS PASS  
Wellington P.S. PASS PASS  
Wendat Village P.S. PASS PASS  
Westminster P.S. PASS PASS  
Westmount C.I. PASS PASS  
Whitchurch Highlands P.S. PASS PASS  
Wilclay P.S. exempt exempt  
William Armstrong P.S. PASS PASS  
William Berczy P.S. PASS PASS  
Willowbrook P.S. PASS PASS  
Wilshire E.S. PASS PASS  
Windham Ridge P.S. exempt exempt  
Wismer P.S. PASS PASS  
Woodbridge College exempt exempt  
Woodbridge P.S. PASS PASS  
Woodland P.S. PASS PASS  
Yorkhill E.S. PASS PASS