Drinking water will be turned off in all schools at Detroit Public Schools Community District after initial results for 16 schools showed higher than acceptable levels for copper and/or lead at one or more water sources.
Water at the 16 affected schools was shut off Tuesday.
An additional 18 DPSCD schools already had water shut off due to water quality concerns, Vitti said, bringing the total shut off to 34 schools.
Mayor Mike Duggan’s Office and the Detroit Health Department issued a joint statement Wednesday, saying: "We are fully supportive of the approach Dr. Vitti has taken to test all water sources within DPS schools and to provide bottled water until the district can implement a plan to ensure that all water is safe for use."
We also will be reaching out to our charter operators in the coming days to work with them on a possible similar testing strategy to the voluntary one Dr. Vitti has implemented."
The testing evaluated all water sources from sinks to drinking fountains, he said.
"This past week initial results were returned for 24 schools and higher than acceptable levels were identified for copper and/or lead in 16 schools at one or more water sources," he said.
A total of 34 schools already are on a bottled water plan with others to follow, according to district officials.
The district collected its own samples, and the results were reviewed by the Detroit Health Department.
In July 2017, district officials said testing in March showed the water was safe to drink across the district.

Celeste Digiovanni may have found a solution for schools that have banned the sale of bottled water on campus.
(University of Ottawa) After banning the sale of bottled water on campus in 2010 to cut down on waste produced by plastic bottles, the University of Ottawa has launched a new initiative — selling aluminum bottles in campus vending machines.
She said the plastic water bottle ban left a gap for students who wanted easy access to transportable water.
She said many students — herself included — were buying bottled beverages, such as pop, from vending machines and reusing the bottles for water.
Wanted portable access to water Digiovanni met with the campus sustainability manager and landed herself an internship with the sustainability office to come up with a plan to come up with a solution.
Ultimately they decided to sell aluminum bottles in vending machines.
The bottles cost $3 each, and are sold empty — that way students are still encouraged to use public water and at the same time making it portable.
The bottles can be used over and over again.
Digiovanni now hopes that other schools might look at the new program for inspiration.
"I’m really hoping they might take it on."

OUR VIEW: Ottawa e-waste drop-off a welcome service.
The city of Ottawa is providing a much-needed area service by sponsoring an e-waste recycle drop-off from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 24.
The collection location will be the former Walmart parking lot at 2901 Columbus St.
Residents from other towns are welcome.
Significantly, the drop-off will accept televisions — some of the very hardest items to get rid of in a responsible manner.
Donating or recycling consumer electronics conserves our natural resources and avoids air and water pollution, as well as greenhouse gas emissions that are caused by manufacturing virgin materials.
Also, for every million cell phones we recycle, 35,000 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold and 33 pounds of palladium can be recovered.
Also, remove any batteries from your electronics — they need to be recycled separately.
Items that will be accepted: cables and cable boxes, cash registers, mobile electronic devices, computers, laptops, computer peripherals, copiers, cords, monitors, external hard drives, fax machines, scanners, VCRs, DVD players, camera, carpet sweepers, vacuums, curling irons, electric knives, electric tooth brushes, holiday lights and servers as well as — without their glass parts — blenders and coffee makers.
Non-accepted items will not be collected or removed from vehicles during the event.

Global Automotive Sheet Metal Components Market: Rising Demand for Lightweight Vehicles to Drive Market, says TMR.
ALBANY, New York, Jun 09, 2017 (PR Newswire Europe via COMTEX) — ALBANY, New York, June 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The global market for automotive sheet metal components [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/automotive-sheet-metal-components-market.html ] has a largely fragmented competitive landscape featuring a large number of small and large players and the leading four players collectively accounting for a nearly 40% of the overall market in 2016, observes Transparency Market Research (TMR) in a recent report.
Product innovation and development are key strategies adopted by most leading market players.
Companies are focusing more on research and development activities to create innovative products to capture and maintain larger market share globally.
China, one of the largest manufacturer of sheet metal components globally and one of the leading consumers of passenger vehicles, is expected to continue to drive the Asia Pacific market over the next few years, helping the regional market retain its top spot in the global market over the forecast period.
Get PDF Sample for this Research Report @http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/sample/sample.php?flag=S&rep_id=21887 Rising Production of Vehicles Globally to Drive Market In the past few years, there has been a vast rise in the production of vehicles across the globe owing to the rising demand and usage of passenger vehicles.
With the rise in the number of hybrid and electric vehicles in the automobile market, the application and market for sheet metal components in such vehicles is also expected to flourish in the near future.
Fluctuating Prices of Steel and Aluminum to Hinder Growth Prospects As steel and aluminum are the two most used materials used for the manufacturing of automotive sheet metal components so their availability and fluctuation in prices make a huge impact on the overall market of automotive sheet metal components.
China is the presently the leading producer of aluminum and steel globally.
This review of the global automotive sheet metal components market is based on a recent market research report published by Transparency Market Research, titled "Automotive Sheet Metal Components Market (Material – Steel and Aluminum; Application – Interior, Drivetrain, Engine, Exterior, and Chassis) – Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2017-2025."