The City of Newark has completed its innovative lead service line replacement program, replacing more than 23,000 lead lines. The program, as revised in 2019, serves as a model for lead service line replacement programs in communities across the state. Jersey Water Works (JWW) congratulates the City of Newark on this historic success. Starting… Continue reading Completed Newark Lead Service Line Replacement Program Is A Model for Statewide Action
Topic: Lead
Lead Service Line Replacement at a Blistering Pace Newark, New Jersey
In most cities, the task of replacing lead service lines (LSLs) has stretched over 20 to 25 years. The City of Newark, New Jersey, however, set an unprecedented pace, removing all of its LSLs in just over two years. This accomplishment, which transformed a crisis into a positive story, reflects recommendations made by a Lead… Continue reading Lead Service Line Replacement at a Blistering Pace Newark, New Jersey
Lead Service Line Replacement… And Now For the Hard Part
In July, 2021, Governor Murphy signed a new law (P.L.2021, c.183; https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/AL21/183_.HTM) requiring the state’s water utilities to replace lead service lines (LSLs) within ten years. Implementation will be challenging. The few cities in other states that have successfully tackled this problem typically required 20 to 25 years to complete the job. To accelerate the… Continue reading Lead Service Line Replacement… And Now For the Hard Part
Jersey WaterCheck Data Show New Jersey Water Systems Actively Identifying and Eliminating Lead Service Lines
Identifying and removing lead service lines from our water systems is one of the most urgent issues in drinking water today—in New Jersey and around the country. President Biden has repeatedly stated his goal of removing all lead service lines from water systems across the country, which will likely feature as a requirement when the… Continue reading Jersey WaterCheck Data Show New Jersey Water Systems Actively Identifying and Eliminating Lead Service Lines
I’ll Have My Child Care Without the Lead, Please: New Report Identifies Ways to Eliminate the Risk of Lead in Drinking Water
Across New Jersey, an estimated 400,000 children spend part of their day in child care facilities. Although science confirms that exposure to even minor amounts of lead can permanently harm infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, the extent of lead contamination in these facilities is unknown. How well does New Jersey’s current regulatory system protect these children… Continue reading I’ll Have My Child Care Without the Lead, Please: New Report Identifies Ways to Eliminate the Risk of Lead in Drinking Water
Lead in Drinking Water in Child Care Facilities: Ensuring the Future for New Jersey’s Children
This Jersey Water Works report identifies 10 priority recommendations to protect young children from lead in drinking water in the state’s regulated child care facilities. It is designed to achieve the overarching goal that within 10 years, no children in regulated child care facilities in New Jersey, including licensed facilities and registered FCC homes, are… Continue reading Lead in Drinking Water in Child Care Facilities: Ensuring the Future for New Jersey’s Children
Lead-free water for all: Making the case for rapid lead pipe removal across the U.S.
This report from The Rockefeller Foundation includes six steps to scaling up equitable lead pipe replacement. It includes a case study of Newark’s lead service line replacement program and Trenton’s use of predictive modeling technology. The report mentions Jersey Water Works as a resource on page 39.
Lead Exposure: Learning From East Trenton Residents
On August 26, 2021 a virtual Listen and Learn session on the dangers of exposure to lead in paint, water, and soil was attended by nearly 30 East Trenton residents, as well as Mayor Reed Gusciora. The question and answer exchange highlighted new areas of concern and reinforced that there is work to be done… Continue reading Lead Exposure: Learning From East Trenton Residents
Op-ed: We have the cash. It’s time to fix New Jersey’s water systems.
The American Rescue Plan has provided New Jersey state and local budgets with a surplus that can be used immediately to upgrade our failing water infrastructure, complete long-awaited health and safety improvements, and spur economic growth by ensuring that local contracting results in local jobs. The American Rescue Plan delivered a total of $10 billion… Continue reading Op-ed: We have the cash. It’s time to fix New Jersey’s water systems.
Use billions from infrastructure deal, COVID-19 aid to fix water problems in poor communities, advocates urge
Photo Credit: Credit: (ChrisGoldNY via Creative Commons under CC BY-NC 2.0) Wastewater management plant in Newtown Creek, with the skyline of New York City in the background. Incoming Jersey Water Works co-chairs Andy Kricun, from Moonshot Missions & US Water Alliance, and Nicole Miller, from Newark DIG share their thoughts on this ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to… Continue reading Use billions from infrastructure deal, COVID-19 aid to fix water problems in poor communities, advocates urge