Water Testing

The provincial government requires school districts to complete lead content testing on all school facilities once every three years, so a minimum of one-third of the school facilities in a school district’s inventory must be tested each year. The Pacific Rim School District is committed to ensuring a safe supply of water to students and staff. As such, water testing results being conducted annually will be reported on this website, for members of the public to view. 

The certified results are reported in micro-grams per liter (mg/L). The current Canadian guideline for lead in drinking water is a maximum acceptable concentration of 0.005 mg/L (5 parts per billion) in drinking water. Where results measure above 0.005 mg/L, appropriate mitigation strategies will be implemented in collaboration with the regional health authority, Island Health.