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The results of the retests shall be submitted to and reviewed by the Commissioner and the Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water.D\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection A or C, a child day program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and any program described in subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of § 22.1-289.030 may, in lieu of developing and implementing a plan to test potable water or of remediation, use for human consumption, as defined by § 32.1-167, bottled water, water coolers, or other similar water source that meets the U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards for bottled water. Any program that chooses this option shall notify the Commissioner and the Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water and the parent of each child in the program of such choice.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":234011,"text":"Each child day program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and any program described in subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of § 22.1-289.030 that serves preschool-age children shall develop and implement a plan to test potable water from sources identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as high priority, including bubbler-style and cooler-style drinking fountains, kitchen taps, classroom combination sinks and drinking fountains, home economics room sinks, teacher’s lounge sinks, nurse’s office sinks, classroom sinks in special education classrooms, and sinks known to be or visibly used for consumption.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":234012,"text":"The plan established pursuant to subsection A and the results of each test conducted pursuant to such plan shall be submitted to and reviewed by the Commissioner and the Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":234013,"text":"If the results of any test conducted in accordance with the plan established pursuant to subsection A indicate a level of lead in the potable water that is at or above 15 parts per billion, the program shall remediate the level of lead in the potable water to below 15 parts per billion and confirm such remediation by retesting the water. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 1084<\/a> and 1085<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54607,"section_number":"22.1-289.030","catch_line":"Exemptions from licensure","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.030\/"},{"id":62333,"section_number":"32.1-167","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-167\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182859,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64291,"identifier":"22.1-289.057","token":"22.1\/14.1\/8\/22.1-289.057","url":"\/22.1-289.057\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.057\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/8\/22.1-289.057","dublin_core":{"Title":"Child day programs and certain other programs; potable water; lead testing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.057","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each child day program<\/span> that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and any program described in subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of § 22.1-289.030<\/a> that serves preschool-age children shall develop and implement a plan to test potable water from sources identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as high priority, including bubbler-style and cooler-style drinking fountains, kitchen taps, classroom combination sinks and drinking fountains, home economics room sinks, teacher’s lounge sinks, nurse’s office sinks, classroom sinks in special education classrooms, and sinks known to be or visibly used for consumption. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The plan established pursuant to subsection A and the results of each test conducted pursuant to such plan shall be submitted to and reviewed by the Commissioner and the Department<\/span> of Health’s Office of Drinking Water. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the results of any test conducted in accordance with the plan established pursuant to subsection A indicate a level of lead in the potable water that is at or above 15 parts per billion, the program shall remediate the level of lead in the potable water to below 15 parts per billion and confirm such remediation by retesting the water. The results of the retests shall be submitted to and reviewed by the Commissioner and the Department<\/span> of Health’s Office of Drinking Water. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A or C, a child day program<\/span> that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and any program described in subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of § 22.1-289.030<\/a> may, in lieu of developing and implementing a plan to test potable water or of remediation, use for human consumption, as defined by § 32.1-167<\/a>, bottled water, water coolers, or other similar water source that meets the U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards for bottled water. Any program that chooses this option shall notify the Commissioner and the Department<\/span> of Health’s Office of Drinking Water and the parent<\/span> of each child in the program of such choice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHILD DAY PROGRAMS AND CERTAIN OTHER PROGRAMS; POTABLE WATER; LEAD TESTING (\u00a7\n22.1-289.057)\n\nA. Each child day program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and any\nprogram described in subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of § 22.1-289.030 that\nserves preschool-age children shall develop and implement a plan to test potable\nwater from sources identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as\nhigh priority, including bubbler-style and cooler-style drinking fountains,\nkitchen taps, classroom combination sinks and drinking fountains, home economics\nroom sinks, teacher’s lounge sinks, nurse’s office sinks, classroom\nsinks in special education classrooms, and sinks known to be or visibly used for\nconsumption.\n\nB. The plan established pursuant to subsection A and the results of each test\nconducted pursuant to such plan shall be submitted to and reviewed by the\nCommissioner and the Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water.\n\nC. If the results of any test conducted in accordance with the plan established\npursuant to subsection A indicate a level of lead in the potable water that is\nat or above 15 parts per billion, the program shall remediate the level of lead\nin the potable water to below 15 parts per billion and confirm such remediation\nby retesting the water. The results of the retests shall be submitted to and\nreviewed by the Commissioner and the Department of Health’s Office of\nDrinking Water.\n\nD. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A or C, a child day program that\nis licensed pursuant to this chapter and any program described in subdivision A\n4, B 1, or B 5 of § 22.1-289.030 may, in lieu of developing and\nimplementing a plan to test potable water or of remediation, use for human\nconsumption, as defined by § 32.1-167, bottled water, water coolers, or\nother similar water source that meets the U.S. Food and Drug Administration\nstandards for bottled water. Any program that chooses this option shall notify\nthe Commissioner and the Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water\nand the parent of each child in the program of such choice.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 1084, 1085, \u00a7 63.2-1705.1.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}