Quality Monitoring & Management Plan

Good quality indoor air contributes to a favorable learning environment for students, productivity for teachers and staff, and a sense of comfort, health, and well-being for all school occupants. These combine to assist a school in its core mission – educating children. Fridley's management plan describes procedures and guidelines related to indoor air quality (IAQ) for Fridley Public Schools and references the Tools for Schools Action Kit from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Fridley Air Quality Management Plan

Area Learning Center  

Fridley Community Center  

Fridley Middle School  

Fridley High School 

Hayes Elementary School 

Stevenson Elementary School

Fridley Public Schools is committed to providing a safe working and learning environment for employees and students.  This Management Plan for Lead-in-Water was developed to reduce the potential for exposure to lead in water and to comply with Minnesota Statute 121A.335, as well as recommendations from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools: Revised Technical Guidance (2006) and the Lead Contamination Control Act (LCCA) of 1988, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). 

Minnesota Statute 121A.335 requires public school buildings serving pre-kindergarten and kindergarten through grade 12 to test for lead in water in potable water sources (water for consumption) every 5 years. 

How lead gets in water:

• According to the Minnesota Department of Health, lead enters drinking water through corrosion, or wearing away of materials used in the water distribution system and plumbing. These materials include solder, valves, piping and plumbing fixtures.  
• Lead can generate in the building’s plumbing components, or from city or county water service lines.  
• The longer water sits in a plumbing system, the greater the potential there is for lead to leech into supply.

 Where to find additional information:

• Results of the district’s lead in water testing is available on the district’s Department of Buildings and Grounds website.  
• According to the Minnesota Department of Education, water is not typically the most prominent source of lead exposure for an individual, with more common sources of lead including lead-based paint in older homes, lead-contaminated dust and soil, imported spices, cosmetics, and medications contaminated by lead, and pottery or ceramics with lead glaze.
• Parents can learn more about reducing risk of lead exposure at home through the Minnesota Department of Health website. Your local water supplier or state drinking water agency can also provide you with additional information on water quality and sampling for lead in your home area. 
• Minnesota Department of Health – School Environmental Health

In accordance to Minnesota Statute to test for lead in water every 5 years, Fridley Public Schools recently tested water samples in all its building for lead. The district took corrective action to address all water outlets that tested above the district's threshold of 15 ppb. These corrective actions included installing lead-reducing filters in outlets that tested above 15 ppb, and re-testing those outlets, and removing specific water outlets from service. Click the links below to read more on Fridley's latest Lead-in-Water Report and Lead-in-Water Management Plan.

2018 Fridley Lead-in-Water Testing Management Plan  

Fridley Lead-in-Water Report

Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that occurs naturally in soil, rocks, underground water supplies, and in the ambient air. Radon gas typically moves up through the ground into the air in buildings through subsurface wall and/or floor cracks, floor drains, and construction joints and pipes.

The EPA and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) advise schools to test for radon after any renovation to the building or HVAC system, or periodically, such as every 5 years and to reduce levels to below 4 picoCuries per Liter (pCi/L).

Fridley Public Schools conducts air sampling for the presence of radon using long term (>90 day) radon alpha track detectors during the school year on a five year cycle. Any areas with elevated radon results would be mitigated (see specific radon testing reports for more information). The district will continue to test its buildings every five years.

Fridley Radon Management Plan  

Radon Long-Term Sampling Summary