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LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION
ORDER
ON THE WATER
January 16,2007
John & Barbara Hawley
673 Mt Vernon St
Oshkosh WI 54901
Re address tested for lead: 673 Mt. Vernon St.
Dear John & Barbara Hawley:
The Oshkosh Health Services Division on January 16,2007 performed an Elevated Blood Lead
(EBL) Investigation on your property, located at the above referenced address. The purpose of the
EBL Investigation was' to determine and report the existence, nature, and location of lead
hazards in or on the premises, as it relates to a confirmed elevated blood lead level in a child
who resides at this address. Chapter 15 of the Municipal Code allows the Health Services Division
to conduct an EBL Investigation at the premises where a child, six years of age or younger, who has
been lead poisoned resides.
The presence of lead bearing paint/varnish on surfaces of a premise may constitute a health hazard
especially for children under age seven. Ingestion of lead bearing paint/varnish dust and/or chips
are the most common causes of childhood lead poisoning. When lead bearing painted and/or
varnished surfaces are peeling, flaking, chipping, subject to friction, or cracking, they present
potential health hazards. The continuous intake of lead into the body may cause developmental
delays, hyperactivity, behavior disorders, hearing loss, anemia, growth failure, neurological
problems, mental retardation, and in rare cases even death.
A visual assessment plus nondestructive lead testing was conducted on painted and/or varnished
surt:~.es at the above premises using a portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer and/or lead check
s~~ps. In some cases, paint chips, dust, and/or soil samples may have been submitted for analysis.
A" copy of the complete EBL Investigation results are enclosed. The investigation indicated the
presence of lead hazards at this premise. The following areas have been determined to be a lead
hazard, that is, they contain lead bearing paint and/or varnish and are in disrepair due to cracking,
chipping, peeling and/or are subject to friction and are in need of lead hazard reduction activities,
per Section 15-25 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code.
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Side entrance hall
Kitchen
Laundry
Back upper porch
Bathroom
Front porch
Door jamb
Hallway wall
Window trou h
Window well
Leaded window frame
Leaded window sill
Leaded window sash
Door
Door threshold
Door casing
Door jamb
Window into bedroom # 1 sill
Window into bedroom # 1 casing
Window trou h outside wall
Door
Door' amb .
Window casing
Window sill
Oshkosh Health Services Division assumes that areas of a property that appear to have the same paint
history will test the same, therefore areas that have the same colored paint and are in similar
condition will require abatement. Therefore the both of the windows on the front porch need
abatement. As an owner occupied home Oshkosh Health Services Division will allow you to do
wet scraping and painting in your home providing you follow lead safe work practices.
Section 15-25 of the Oshkosh Municipal Code requires an independent certified lead risk assessor
and/or certified lead contractor to be hired to develop and submit a written lead hazard reduction
plan, based on the results of the investigation. The plan for lead hazard reduction must be submitted
to the Health Services Division within 30 days of receipt of this letter and needs to be approved prior
to the start of any lead hazard reduction activities. Failure to comply may result in citations being
issued to you. Please refer to Oshkosh Municipal Code, Section 15-29 for plan and certification
requirements. For you convenience, a list of currently certified lead risk assessors and certified
contractors are enclosed.
It is important for you to understand that the testing performed on your property was not
comprehensive. Our responsibility is to identify lead hazards that exist on the premises related to
an EBL Investigation, not to do a complete analysis of every painted surface in the home. Our
inspection focused on those areas most commonly found to contain lead bearing paint/varnish and
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areas in disrepair. Any area not specifically mentioned in this report would be your responsibility to
have tested, if necessary, in the. future to determine if it contains lead bearing paint/varnish.
Sincerely,
Sandra Knutson
Sanitarian
236-5027
cc: Oshkosh Inspection Services Division
enc: Lead Poisoning, Prevention, and Control Ordinance
Lead Risk Assessment Results Form
Lead Contractor Contact List
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OSHKOSH HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION
ELEV A TED BLOOD LEAD ASSESSMENT RESULTS
ON THE WATER
Date of Risk Assessment: January 16, 2007
Property Address: 673 Mt Vernon St. Property Owner: John & Barbara Hawley
Lead Risk Assessor performing Assessment: S. Knutson DHFS Cert: 104141
Lead License Number: DHFS-20850
TABLE I: SURFACE INSPECTED USING NITON XL-309 LEAD ANALYZER
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3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
1.06
o
30
0.05
1.35
0.04
o
0.06
1.35
2.0
15.5
34
18.5
o
0.11
6.65
15
25
21.5
25.5
16
0.3
0.08
0.09
0.05
8.2
9.05
4.8
0.10
o
0.02
16
17
1.05
TABLE II: SURFACE INSPECTED USING LEAD CHECK SWABS
T ABLE III: OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES
Code:PC=Paint Chip; S=SoiI; DW=Dust Wipe
* Action Levels are based on current federal guidelines.
· Under u.s. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines the maximum allowable level for lead dust samples are less
then or equal to (<) 40 micrograms per one square foot (ug/ft2) on floors, <250ug/ft2 on window sills, and <800ug/ft2
on exterior window wells.
· Under current state statute (Chapter 254) the definition oflead based paint (LBP) in any paint or other surface coating
material containing more thanO.06 percent (%) lead by weight, calculated as lead metal. .
. Under U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency guidelines the maximum allowable level for lead in soil is 400 parts per
million (ppm) depending on the use of the area.
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