Newark Water Emergency: New Plan Revealed To Fast-Track Process Of Replacing Lead Pipes [View all]

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Source: CBS New York

Newark Water Emergency: New Plan Revealed To Fast-Track Process Of Replacing Lead Pipes

August 26, 2019 at 12:24 pm

NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced a new plan Monday to fast-track the process of replacing all lead service pipes amid the city’s ongoing water emergency.

The plan would significantly reduce the time it would take to replace those pipes.

Murphy and Baraka were joined by other elected officials to announce the latest solution to address elevated lead levels found in the city’s drinking water.

Under the plan, Essex County will issue a $120 million bond to replace the problematic lead service pipes. It drastically speeds up the ongoing project, which was initially scheduled to take eight to 10 years. With the new investment, the work should get underway in a couple of weeks and could be completed in just two years.

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