Lead testing in school drinking water sampling and results information reported by each NYS public school and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) for Compliance Period 2023-2025. The data is mandated by Public Health Law Section 1110 and NYS Department of Health regulation 10 NYCRR 67-4. It was last updated on February 26, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze remediation status trends across counties using Remediation Status and County columns.
- Compare lead contamination levels by school district using Result ≤ 5 ppb and Result > 5 ppb columns.
- Assess sampling completeness and program coverage using Sampling Complete and Number of Outlets that Require Sampling columns.
- Map testing results and school locations using Location, County Location, and School City columns.
Strengths
- Data includes multiple years of sampling results (2023, 2024, 2025) with separate columns for each.
- Contains detailed school location and administrative information such as BEDS Code, School District, and Type of Organization.
- Results are categorized by specific lead concentration thresholds (≤ 5 ppb and > 5 ppb).
Limitations
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- License and author information are unknown.
- Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of data structure and values.
Provenance
- Source
- health.data.ny.gov
- Collection Method
- Mandatory reporting by NYS public school districts and BOCES under state regulation.
- Time Range
- Compliance Period 2023-2025.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-02-26 14:09:30.
- Geography
- New York State.