Four faucets at Center School and two drinking fountains at Old Rochester Regional were found to have elevated levels of copper or lead.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection released the numbers on Friday after testing a multitude of schools in the Commonwealth through a state grant.

At Center School, there were three classroom faucets and one kitchen faucet that were above the “action level” for either copper or lead.

The action level, meaning the point when the level is considered dangerous,  is .015 milligrams per liter and 1.3 milligrams per liter for copper.

Two of the classroom faucets tested positive for lead with levels at .016 and .018 milligrams per liter. The third classroom faucet tested positive for copper at 3.66 milligrams per liter.

The kitchen faucet had elevated lead levels at .042 milligrams per liter.

The three classroom sinks were infrequently used and the kitchen sink is “way in the corner” and was also rarely used, according to Facilities Director Gene Jones.

The elevated levels were from solder on the pipes, and Jones believes had the faucets been running for a few seconds before testing the water it would have been fine.

“It’s like if you go away for the weekend you should always let the faucet run for a second because pipes leach,” he said.

The faucets were all taken offline immediately. Jones said should he be required to put them back in service he will flush out the pipes first and replace the fixtures.

At ORR both drinking fountains had elevated levels of copper, and one also had an elevated level of lead.

One of the fountains had a copper level of 10.4 milligrams per liter and .492 milligrams of lead per liter. The copper level in the second water fountain was 1.46 milligrams per liter.

One of the water fountains was in the high school and one was in the junior high. Both had been out of service for three years but were put back in service just for the test.

“We turned it on right away and tested it right away,” Jones said. Both fountains were then put out back of service again.

The grant paid for the testing after Jones applied for funds last year through the Assistance Program for Lead in School Drinking Water, funded by the $2 million from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust.

“I signed up for the governor’s initiative and I tried to be proactive,” he said. “We were accepted which was quite a nice thing. It cost nothing.”

Overexposure to lead can cause a variety of health problems, according to the Massachusetts DEP. In children, it can cause physical and mental development delays as well as deficits in attention span and learning abilities. In adults, lead exposure can cause kidney problems and high blood pressure.

The school water is tested yearly, and parents were notified of the results in December.