lead service lines
All 50 states received funding. New Jersey got one of the largest awards
New Jersey is one of four states included in EPA ‘accelerator’ program
YouTube.com/ New Jersey American WaterThe utility is two years into a 10-year replacement program
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NJ gets more money, but shortfall remains to replace lead service lines, remove contaminants
Advocates say more funding needed to replace all the lead lines in NJ
The Passaic Valley Water Commission will be replacing the lines at no cost to homeowners
NJ congressman says EPA must conduct new ‘needs survey’
New report says NJ will receive average of $138 per pipe in first round of funding
The Lead Safe Certificate Law will go into effect Friday
Advocates estimate that New Jersey has about 350,000 lead service lines
City warned its water violated federal pollution standards. With a loan from Essex County, it has replaced 15,000 lead service lines
After pleas from the town's mayor, grants from the Greater Newark United Way and Clara Maass Medical Center provided a combined $70,000 to provide filters ...
The city of Newark reports lead levels in unfiltered tap water have fallen 74% since last February and 90% of the samples taken show lead ...
‘Newark’s response to our lead situation is unprecedented and we wish people would stick to the facts’ — statement from city
Mayor Ras Baraka and other officials came prepared with a vigorous defense against criticism that they had failed the test of timeliness and transparency.
Newark began replacing lead lines in March, but the plan was expected to take nearly a decade and cost more than $75 million. The new ...
Suez says the $15 million project will remove 50,000 feet of lead pipes from the system.