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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016 Portland parents decry oficials over lead in school water Elevated lead levels cause for concern By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND — In a city well known for its green activ- ism, an environmental threat has bubbled up in an unex- pected place: the drinking water at some public schools. The Willamette Week newspaper reported late Tues- day that over half of the 90 school sites tested between 2010 and 2012 had elevated levels of lead in the drinking water at some locations. The report, based on a pub- lic records request, landed during an emergency meet- ing already underway to dis- cuss why the Portland Public Schools failed to disclose ele- vated lead levels at two schools for nearly two months — and left the taps running for days while it completed repairs. That news, irst reported by The Oregonian last week, had already galvanized parents and led to an online petition for the resignation of Superintendent Carole Smith. Rachel Brunette’s 7-year- old daughter attends Duniway Elementary, a school listed has having elevated lead at a caf- eteria dishwashing station and at drinking fountains in the Willamette Week report. She is getting her kids tested for lead poisoning this week. “She’s been complaining of occasional stomach aches and headaches and it’s no big deal — but then you look on WebMD and it says these are possibly symptoms of expo- sure to lead,” Brunette said of her eldest. “Suddenly it doesn’t seem too benign anymore.” In March, the district arranged to test for lead at Creston K-8 School and Rose City Park School at the request of parents who were con- cerned about the unfolding public health crisis in Flint, Michigan. Those tests revealed ele- vated levels of lead in 14 of 92 water sources at the schools, including a handful of drink- ing fountains, but parents were not told for weeks. “This is not our proto- col, this is not acceptable, and we’re taking a number of immediate actions,” Smith told parents Tuesday. The district placed plas- tic bags over all water foun- tains districtwide Friday and will spend the summer testing lead levels at all schools. The last time such extensive testing was done was 2001. The district has purchased nearly 1 million bottles of water for students through the end of the school year. Two district employees could be placed on adminis- trative leave as a result of the investigation, Smith said. District spokeswoman Continued from Page 1A Associated Press Jeanne Stafford/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The greater sage grouse. broods. They also eat pretty much only sagebrush through the winter. Loss of sagebrush habitat has contributed to sage grouse population decline in Oregon. The appeals court deci- sion said the BLM completed no surveys on whether sage grouse were at the site during the winter. “The inaccurate informa- tion and unsupported assump- tions materially impeded informed decision-making and public participation,” the decision said. Brent Fenty is executive director of the Oregon Nat- ural Desert Association, a Bend-based environmen- tal group that brought the lawsuit. He called the wind project the “right idea in the wrong place” and noted the association’s 2009 report that analyzes wildlife habitats and landscapes in Oregon’s High Desert to identify areas where wind projects would have the least impact. Fenty said “hundreds of thousands of acres” should have been considered before the Steens Mountain location. Grasty questioned the abil- ity of courts to interpret land management-related deci- sions, saying land manag- ers should be given deference because they have the exper- tise that courts lack. “It’s incredibly frustrat- ing,” he said. T HURSDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 PM The report will not make indings or conclusions regarding Smith’s men- tal state during the alleged crimes. Smith, 42, of Vancouver, Washington, is accused of murdering her toddler and attempting to kill her teen- ager at a Cannon Beach resort in 2014. The trial is scheduled for June 2017. In previous court hear- ings, Judge Matyas said she has not observed any unusual behavior from Smith, but still appointed psychologist Brooke How- ard to do an independent evaluation. Howard found Smith suf- fers from post-traumatic stress disorder, but could not conclude whether she is unable or unwilling to aid and assist in her defense. In her report, Howard recommended Smith be sent to the state hospital for observation. Clatsop County Dis- trict Attorney Josh Mar- quis is challenging a por- tion of Howard’s report that cites a mental examina- tion conducted by Michele Crump-Hart, clinical direc- tor at Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare. Smith had a consulta- tion in February with Clat- sop Behavioral Health- Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian Jessica Smith, shown here before a court appearance in January, has returned from the state hospital. care, the county’s mental health provider, to deter- mine if the county has the expertise available to treat Smith if she is found unfit to proceed. Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare concluded it does not have the resources available. “There are no known community restoration pro- grams in either Tillamook or Clatsop County to assist this client with the abil- ity to aid and assist in her own defense,” the agency concluded. However, Crump-Hart noted a number of mental LISTINGS THE DAILY ASTORIAN oficials nationwide for failing to immediately tell the public — as was the case at the two Portland schools — when high lead levels are discovered. Americans will hear more about lead in public school water in the months to come as nervous districts test for it, said James Montgomery, an associate professor in environ- mental studies at DePaul Uni- versity and an expert on lead in the environment. Many schools have aging infrastructure, making them especially vulnerable, he said. “Once Flint hit, my predic- tion was, ‘This is going to rip- ple like a seismic wave out,’ and it has,” he said. AP Reporter Kristena Han- sen contributed to this report. Smith: Judge will use hospital report to help determine Smith’s mental state Sage grouse concerns nix Oregon energy project BEND — A federal appeals court has nixed a large wind energy project in southeast Oregon. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that an environmental review by the federal Bureau of Land Management failed to ade- quately assess the winter pop- ulation of greater sage grouse at the proposed facility near Steens Mountain in Harney County. Columbia Energy Part- ners proposed the project for roughly 10,500 acres of pri- vate land. The project called for 40 to 69 wind turbines and a 230-kilovolt transmission line to bring the energy to the electrical grid. The BLM had approved the project, and Harney County granted a key permit. “One more lost oppor- tunity for our community,” Judge Steve Grasty, a top ofi- cial in the county, told The Bulletin newspaper. Environmental groups challenged the BLM’s envi- ronmental review of the proj- ect. It needed the environ- mental review partly because the transmission line’s right of way would cross public lands. Greater sage grouse need sagebrush year-round for mat- ing, nesting and rearing their Christine Miles did not respond Wednesday to requests for fur- ther details. In April, Gov. Kate Brown called for a statewide review of what tools schools and dis- tricts have to test water. She directed the Oregon Health Authority, which car- ries out Environmental Pro- tection Agency water regula- tions at the state level, and the state Department of Education to also make recommendations for improvement. Earlier this year, a Flint-in- spired nationwide review by the USA Today Network found that more than 2,000 water systems fell short of EPA rules for lead, It also found that the EPA has handed out 180 citations to health issues with Smith and determined she suffers from a mental illness, according to Smith’s defense lawyers Lynne Morgan and David Falls. The defense lawyers say Hart’s observations are rele- vant and should be included as evidence. Marquis wants Hart’s input thrown out. Judge Matyas will decide at the upcoming court hearing this month. Ultimately, Smith’s men- tal itness to proceed is up to Judge Matyas. The judge will use the state hospi- tal report to help determine Smith’s mental state. 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