Safety Inspections & Testing

2023-2024 Annual Fire Safety Inspection Conducted April 17, 2023

Notice is hereby given that the annual inspection for 2023-24 of all Honeoye Central School District buildings for fire hazards which might endanger the lives of students, teachers, employees therein, has been completed and the report thereof is available at the District Office of the Honeoye Central School District for inspection by all interested persons.

AHERA Notification October 2023

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) requires that each year, Honeoye School District workers and building occupants receive notification of asbestos removal or abatement activities such as a response action or inspection (EPA 40 CFR § 763 Subpart E).

This communication serves to inform all parents, legal guardians, teachers, administrators and all other employees that the six-month periodic surveillance of asbestos at all buildings as required by AHERA was performed in October 2023. The three-year re-inspection, also required by law, was performed in November, 2022 by a fully accredited Asbestos Inspector from the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership Health, Safety and Risk Management Office. All asbestos-containing materials that remain are in good condition and are located in primarily in inaccessible areas. The next three-year re-inspection will be due in November 2025. Updated asbestos management plans for each school building are available for review in the Buildings & Grounds Office and the main office of each building.

Each building will continue to have a six-month periodic surveillance and a three-year re-inspect as required by AHERA. All abatement projects have been and will continue to be performed by New York State and EPA approved asbestos abatement contractors. No asbestos abatement projects (or the following abatement projects) are currently scheduled for the 2023-2024 school year.

Any questions regarding asbestos removal projects or any asbestos related issues should be addressed to Michael Kestler, Director of Facilities at (585) 229-4176.

2021 Lead Testing

September 1, 2021

Dear HCS Community,

As per NYS Public Health Law, all public schools in New York State are required to test potable water for lead contamination in public schools and to develop and implement a remediation plan, as applicable. This letter is to provide you pertinent information specific to lead testing conducted at the Honeoye Central School District.

HCS commissioned Pace Analytical to conduct the lead testing process. We received a report this summer regarding our sample collection which included all water sources in the District. The report indicated that there were water sources which exceeded acceptable levels of lead (15 parts per billion). Outlets that tested with lead levels above the action level (15 ppb) were decommissioned this summer or, as applicable, signed for handwashing utility only. Outlets that tested below the actionable level remain in service with no restrictions. These actions were taken in accordance with NYSDOH guidance.

As such, any outlets that tested above the threshold level (15ppb) will be out of service at the start of school on September 7, 2021, and will be labeled accordingly. Please note that the district has plenty of safe drinking water outlets open and available for usage as we welcome back students, faculty and staff.

As per the regulations and protocols, NYS Department of Health has been contacted with the information contained in this letter. HCS will continue the work of repairing, replacing and refurbishing water outlets that tested above the threshold and we will contract with a local testing vendor to retest our water outlets. In accordance with NYSDOH regulation, we will report results back to the community and to the State Department of Health.

As always, please feel free to reach out to me or our Business Official, Mike Bastian, should you have any questions or concerns regarding the information contained in this letter.

Warmest regards,
E. Bridget Ashton

Contact

Mike Bastian

585-229-4123

Elementary Lead Testing Results Grid

Secondary Lead Testing Results Grid