Maryland Environmental Service (MES) has operated the Chesapeake Complex Water Treatment Plant serving Bodkin Elementary, Chesapeake Bay Middle and Chesapeake High schools using a sophisticated sand filtration system for iron since 2014. AACPS has adopted both the Federal (EPA) and State (MDE) secondary guidance for iron, which is set at 0.3 mg/L to minimize any noticeable effects of rusty color, sediment, metallic taste, and reddish or orange staining. Values outside of this range mean the water may potentially look aesthetically unpleasant, but do not mean the water is unsafe to drink. The water is flushed from the pipes at the complex each morning to rid it of as much iron and other mineral elements that have built up overnight or over the weekend as possible. The water is also independently tested three times per week by MES both at the point of entry as it relates to the treatment facility and at each school. We have over the last week embarked on a more aggressive, consistent, an

Maryland Environmental Service (MES) has operated the Chesapeake Complex Water Treatment Plant serving Bodkin Elementary, Chesapeake Bay Middle and Chesapeake High schools using a sophisticated sand filtration system for iron since 2014. AACPS has adopted both the Federal (EPA) and State (MDE) secondary guidance for iron, which is set at 0.3 mg/L to minimize any noticeable effects of rusty color, sediment, metallic taste, and reddish or orange staining. Values outside of this range mean the water may potentially look aesthetically unpleasant, but do not mean the water is unsafe to drink. The water is flushed from the pipes at the complex each morning to rid it of as much iron and other mineral elements that have built up overnight or over the weekend as possible. The water is also independently tested three times per week by MES both at the point of entry as it relates to the treatment facility and at each school. We have over the last week embarked on a more aggressive, consistent, an

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