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25 | On 12/4/2023, at approximately 1:05PM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Jonathan Tse conducted an unannounced case management visit regarding an Action Level Exceedance (ALE) with the lead in the Child Care Center's water. LPA was granted entry to the facility by Site Manager, Zeynep Basak. LPA explained the purpose of the visit. Present in the facility are 2 staff and 0 children.
LPA discussed the new Assembly Bill (AB) 2370, Chapter 676, Statutes of 2018 requires the Lead Testing of water in the Child Care Center with the Site Manager during the inspection. All Child Care Centers 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. The facility initially tested its water for lead on 11/15/2022, and therefore is in compliance with the testing requirement.
The facility received the initial ALE report from the Vendor on 11/23/2022. Test results for two fixtures in this facility exceeded a higher level of parts per billion (ppb) allowed, 5.5 ppb, fixtures L (6.2) and N (8.9). Fixture L is a faucet that was not in use at the time of testing. Fixture N is a fountain located in Room 4. The facility had flushed the fixtures and sampled the water again on 1/31/2023. The facility received the ALE report from the Vendor on 2/6/2023, and fixture N (relabeled as A) tested at 6.6ppb. Fixture L (relabeled as B) tested at 5.2ppb. The facility had retested fixture A again on 3/16/2023 and received results on 3/22/2023. Fixture A tested at 6.7ppb. Per Site Manager, the facility had retested the fixture on 7/6/2023 and received results on 7/14/2023. LPA acquired a copy of the lead testing results and verified that fixture A did not have any lead detected. LPA observed that lab results were not uploaded to the Lead Sampling Database. All other fixtures tested below the threshold and are in compliance with the Written Directives detailed in PIN 21-21.1-CCP.
Per Written Directives 101700.3(b)(2), licensees shall maintain a lead value at or below 5ppb in all outlets subject to testing requirements for the health and safety of children in care. The deficiency will be cleared once the lab uploads test results to the lead sampling database. LPA advised that lead testing results and LIC forms 9275, 9276 and 999 should be posted.
This report was reviewed and signed by Site Manager, Zeynep Basak.
A Notice of Site Visit was given and must be posted for thirty days. |