Oak Harbor School District drinking water does not contain lead.

The Associated Press asked every school district in the state whether they test for lead in drinking water. A report AP provided with the story lists that the Oak Harbor School District tested its water and found lead in some sites.

The report did not include information that the district corrected that problem more than a decade ago, according to district spokeswoman Kellie Tormey.

The district last tested for lead in August 2005. Of 293 samples tested, 15 came back above the maximum acceptable level of 0.015mg/L level. The highest level found was at 0.038 mg/L.

The district replaced all the water fixtures in the areas that came back above the recommended levels set by the state Department of Health and EPA. Then the district tested again to make sure water met acceptable safe standards.

The district has not tested the water for lead since 2005.

The new fixtures are certified “Lead Compliant” and no old fixtures are being used. The primary source of water for the district is the Skagit River and not groundwater.

The AP decided to look into lead in drinking water after the Tacoma Public School District revealed last month that 13 of its elementary schools tested positive for lead in drinking water.

The City of Oak Harbor tests for lead and copper, which is required by the state Department of Health, said Rich Tyhuis, a city public works operations manager.

The city tests every three years, and the last testing was in 2015.

The maximum allowable limit for lead is 0.015mg/l and Oak Harbor’s range was from non-detected to 0.008mg/l with the 90th percentile at 0.002  with no violations, according to a city Water Quality Report sent to customers.