School service centres (SSC), school boards (SB) and private educational institutions were required to carry out the requisite tests and identify the corrective measures that needed to be taken.
Québec’s public school system and private educational institutions were provided with a procedure document describing the steps to be taken (available in French only). Water supply points that do not meet government requirements have to be secured immediately. The appropriate corrective measures (such as the installation of duly certified filters) are then taken.
For expert support in this undertaking, and to ensure that it would be successful, the Ministère de l’Éducation drew upon the expertise of Professor Michèle Prévost, an engineer and world-renowned expert in the field of drinking water treatment and distribution. The Ministère also set up a technical orientation committee to coordinate and standardize corrective action on water supply points that did not meet the government criteria and to promote discussion on remedial solutions. Professor Prévost, along with representatives of the Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, the Association québécoise des cadres scolaires, the school service centres and the school boards all contributed to this process.