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25 | On 01/20/2023, at 2:01 PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Cynthia Reyes conducted an unannounced case management inspection for an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) detected in a water fixture in the facility. LPA met with facility Claudia Casillas, Program Facilitator during the inspection. Also present in the facility were 45 preschool children and 8 staff. Facility was within ratio & capacity. A COVID 19 risk assessment was conducted prior to entering the facility.
LPA reviewed new Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018, which requires the testing of
water for lead in Child Care Centers (CCCs) with Program Facilitator during the inspection. Per AB 2370, all CCCs that are located in buildings constructed before January 1, 2010, must have their water tested and post the results by January 1, 2023, and every 5 years after the date of the first testing.
On 10/04/2022, the Department received notification from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Division of Drinking Water (DDW). The SWRCB report indicated the facility was inspected and samples were collected on 10/04/2022. Faucet reported with 5.5 ppb or greater lead exceedance levels were as follows:
A – Drinking Fountain outside preschool (8.000 UG/L) Faucet currently not in use.
Director stated that the drinking fountain has not been in use since before the Covid pandemic. Children normally carry their own drinking water bottles or they have jugs of water and disposable cups available. The faucet’s have been locked since the start of the pandemic. In addition, no food preparation is conducted using that outdoor drinking faucet. The use of that faucet has been and was terminated when the facility was informed by the analyst that it was exceeding acceptable levels. Facility still has the drinking faucet locked as of this date even though it has been fixed and passed the second testing.
See LIC 809C for continuation. |