Lead Package - Testing for lead content in potable water sources in parks.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to testing for lead content in potable water sources in parks

This bill would require the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) to test sources of potable water in parks and other DPR facilities for lead content, post testing results on its website, or act to remediate high lead concentrations by either 1) installing a filtration device on a potable water source to reduce lead concentrations to an acceptable level or 2) otherwise provide safe potable water at the relevant park facility.