Drinking water at all public schools in Detroit to be shut off due to contamination
Authorities in Detroit on Wednesday announced that they have ordered all drinking water supplies in the city's public schools to be shut off after tests revealed the water in the region was contaminated. Elevated levels of lead and copper were found in water at more than a dozen buildings with antiquated plumbing systems, according to reports.
Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said that water supplies at 16 schools in the region were cut off over the weekend and the educational institutes were provided with bottled water until water coolers arrive.
Vitti said that even though there is no evidence of a high amount of copper and lead in other schools, he decided to terminate the water supply throughout the system "until a deeper and broader analysis can be conducted to determine the long-term solutions for all schools," according to Reuters.