Radon Testing and Mitigation Plan
On July 1, 2022, Iowa House File 2412 was enacted. This law requires radon testing and mitigation in public schools and radon resistant construction techniques used in any new construction projects. This act adds a new section, 280.32 Radon testing and mitigation, to Iowa Code 280, Uniform School Requirements. This code is administered by the Iowa Department of Education. This new law requires the school board to establish a radon plan and schedule for testing. It further requires that each attendance center in a school district must be tested for radon at least once prior to July 1, 2027, and at least once every 5 years thereafter. The new law also requires the posting of the plan, and test results on the school website.
In order to comply with this new law, the Lewis Central School Board will adopt and implement the following plan.
- The School Board will appoint the current and/or any future Director of Buildings and Grounds to be in charge of and implement all testing and mitigation necessary to comply with Iowa Code.
- Lewis Central Schools will then contract and schedule an outside firm who employs an Iowa Certified Radon Measurement Specialist to complete the required testing.
- Lewis Central will schedule testing to be performed on the following schedule.
- Kreft Elementary, fall of 2025
- Titan Hill Intermediate, fall of 2026
- Lewis Central High School, fall of 2026
- Middle School, fall 2025
- Schools will be put on a 5 year testing schedule following the initial testing.
- Lewis Central Schools will post the plan and all test results to the school website as required.
- Lewis Central Schools will follow up on any testing that indicates radon levels above 4 pCi/L by contacting an Iowa credentialed Radon Mitigation Specialist to develop a radon mitigation plan that may include further diagnostic testing, corrective measures, and active mitigation.
- If mitigation is required, it will be completed within two years of the first test showing elevated radon levels.
- Lewis Central Schools will incorporate radon resistant construction techniques into future building projects.
