VOORHEESVILLE —The contractor CT Male has found 11 sinks or water fountains with lead above the state limit at Voorheesville Elementary School, according to a release from the school district.

Ahead of the state requirement for testing, Voorheesville in early September had found three sinks at the elementary school with higher than allowed lead levels.

The subsequent tests were conducted on Sept. 17, and the results for the elementary school were received on Sept. 22. The results from the middle school and high school have not yet been received. According to Superintendent Brian Hunt, it is unknown when the results will come back for the middle school and high school, saying that the large number of schools conducting lead tests as per state requirements could hold up the process.

All outlets tested for lead levels at or above the recommended level of 15 parts per billion were shut down, said Hunt, and bottled water is currently being provided to students instead of using water fountains.

According to Hunt, the school will consult an industrial hygienist from CT Male on the appropriate method to follow in removing lead contaminants from the sinks and water fountains. Hunt said he expects the process will involve revamping the school’s plumbing, similar to the process of removing lead contaminants from the elementary school’s kitchen sink — a stretch of plumbing from where the hot and cold lines branched off the main water line to the entirety of the sink and its plumbing was replaced when extraordinarily high lead levels were found in the sink’s water.

This round of tests included only “first draw” results, in which water samples are collected after first turning on the tap. Hunt said “second draw” tests, which sample water after running the tap for 30 seconds, were not necessary unless the water outlets were being retested. It is likely the outlets that tested above the state limit will be retested with first and second-draw tests.

Blood tests of school staff were conducted last Monday; Hunt said results have not yet come back, but are expected soon. He added that parents who have had their children’s blood tested for lead have not reported any higher than normal lead levels, although some have said their children were tested and had acceptable levels. Parents who reported their children’s lead test results did so at their own discretion, said Hunt. Any parent who has his or her child tested will be reimbursed by the school.