GUILDERLAND — State-required lead testing continues in the Guilderland School District, and results for Farnsworth Middle School show that, of the 293 water outlets tested, 95 contain actionable levels of lead. An actionable level, set by the state, is a result showing 15 or more parts per billion.

Of those 95, most are sinks in science labs, and just seven are outlets used for drinking or cooking. These seven consist of one drinking fountain, four sinks in home economics classrooms, and two steaming kettles used in the kitchen for cooking.

District officials noted at the board of education meeting Tuesday night that the steaming kettles have not yet been used this school year.

Asked if the home economics sinks were used for cooking, Assistant Superintendent for Business Neil Sanders said that he did not know but would assume that they could have been; in addition to cooking there, students also made ice cubes, he said.

All middle-school outlets with actionable lead levels have already been taken out of service or are in the process of being labeled “for hand-washing only,” said Neil Sanders, assistant superintendent for business, speaking at Tuesday’s meeting.

Lead testing at the middle school was completed in September.

In addition to the 293 outlets, there were another 18, or possibly 19, outlets in the school. Eighteen of those were either broken or dripping; if they were dripping, samples could not be taken, since water must be maintained in the pipes motionless, for between 8 and 18 hours, prior to testing. School officials are currently checking into whether one additional outlet, not shown on their testing maps, was tested or not, said Neil Sanders.

The district has six weeks from the time that it receives the results to come up with a plan for remediating each actionable outlet.

Keeping a sign on an outlet indicating that it is to be used for hand-washing only is an acceptable remediation for a sink, Sanders said. In the case of a fountain, Sanders said previously, there are several options, including replacement; filtering; and simply keeping it covered so that it cannot be used, provided that there are an adequate number of other fountains nearby.

The district will confer with its consultants on the best course of action for each outlet, Sanders said.

He noted that costs of testing are covered by the state, but that the district’s experts must review plans for remediation of each outlet, as a condition for reimbursement. The district may work, Sanders said, with its architectural and engineering firm, CS Arch, “who understand plumbing systems.” They may consult with engineers C. T. Male, who Sanders said “understands the environmental side of things.”

On Oct. 17, the school district announced the results of lead testing done in September in the five elementary schools.

The newest school, Pine Bush Elementary, was found to have the highest number of outlets with actionable levels, although these were all in sinks.

The highest single outlet, among the elementary schools, was a water fountain in a classroom in Lynnwood, which showed 176 parts per billion.

Guilderland Elementary had a total of 26 sites, including 9 fountains.

Westmere and Altamont elementary schools had the fewest, with three outlets at Westmere and two at Altamont.

All outlets with actionable levels in the elementary schools were immediately taken off-line.

The district is still awaiting results for the high school.