NHDES Gets the Lead Out
NHDES Get the Lead Out of Drinking Water (GTLO) is pleased to announce the launch of a grant program for remediation funding for lead in drinking water in schools. This round of funding provides up to 100% reimbursement for eligible school facilities with fixtures testing at or above the 5 parts per billion (ppb) limit for lead established by RSA 485:17-a. Eligible facilities received an email with details and a link to the online application form. The link is also available on the www.gettheleadoutnh.org website. Applications will be accepted first come and first served on an ongoing basis until the $1 million in funding from the Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund (DWGTF) has been expended.
NHDES GTLO is also pleased to announce a partnership with New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NHDHHS) to assist licensed child care facilities. NHDES recently transferred funding to support a position focused on supporting licensed child care facilities completing their required three rounds of GTLO testing for lead in drinking water. NHDHHS is developing a 100% reimbursement grant for licensed child care facilities to remediate elevated levels of lead in drinking water. The total amount of remediation grant funding available for child care facilities is $400,000. NHDHHS anticipates that the grant application process will be available later this spring and the most current information will be available on the www.gettheleadoutnh.org website.
To access the most current data on lead in drinking water at schools and child care facilities in New Hampshire, please visit the “View Results” button of www.gettheleadoutnh.org. Using the “Click Here to Check the Status of a Facility” button, a search can be conducted to locate any school or licensed child care facility in New Hampshire. Once the round of testing for a given facility is determined, the results table or map dashboard can be utilized to view detailed results and remediation efforts that have been submitted for each facility. Stakeholders are encouraged to view these results to monitor progress of facilities in their community.
General questions may be directed to the GTLO helpline via email at info@gettheleadoutnh.org and by phone at (603) 506-6469. Grant specific and general program questions can also be addressed to ian.s.atwell@des.nh.gov and by phone at (603) 271-6147.