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State facilities and land

​​​Media accounts of lead-tainted drinking water in public buildings prompted DAS to perform comprehensive water testing in all DAS-owned buildings in 2016.

DAS contracted with PBS Engineering and Environmental to perform water quality tests on all faucets and fountains in DAS-owned buildings across the state. Sampling methodology was based on EPA guidelines​, and mirrored testing processes used in Portland city and school facilities.

Test results returned in January 2017 showed elevated lead levels in only four faucets; two in Mahonia Hall, one in the Department of Revenue Building and one in the Portland State Office Building. All four faucets were immediately taken offline, replaced and retested.

Comprehensive test results for all DAS-owned buildings are available below.

  
Adolphson_Drinking Water Report
AgricultureBldg_Drinking Water Report
Albina_Drinking Water Report
ArchivedBldg_Drinking Water Report
BlindCommission_Drinking Water Report
CentralPointCrimeLab_Drinking Water Report
Commerce_Drinking Water Report
CrimeLab_Drinking Water Report
DEQ_Drinking Water Report
Employment_Drinking Water Report
EugeneStateOffice_Drinking Water Report
ExecutiveBldg_Drinking Water Report
FordHouse_Drinking Water Report
GardenPride_Drinking Water Report
GeneralSvcsBldg_Drinking Water Report
GeneralSvcsBldgAnnex_Drinking Water Report
HumanSvcs_Drinking Water Report
HuntingtonHse_Drinking Water Report
IrwinHse_Drinking Water Report
JusticeBldg__Drinking Water Report
LaborIndustries_Drinking Water Report
MahoniaHall_Drinking Water Report
McGilchristHse_Drinking Water Report
NMallOfficeBldg_Drinking Water Report
OperationMaintShop_Drinking Water Report
PendletonStateOfficeNew_Drinking Water Report
PendletonStateOfficeOld_Drinking Water Report
Perry House_Drinking Water Report
PortlandStateOffice_Drinking Water Report
PrintPlantBldg_Drinking Water Report
PropertyDist_Drinking Water Report
PublicServicesBldg_Drinking Water Report
PublicUtilComm_Drinking Water Report
Real Estate_Drinking Water Report
Revenue_Drinking Water Report
SalemMotorPool_Drinking Water Report
StateDataCntr_Drinking Water Report
StateLibrary_Drinking Water Report
StiffJarmin_Drinking Water Report
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