NEWARK. NJ Newark and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection today resolved a three-year legal battle with groups who filed suit against the city in 2018 over the handling of its.
arrow A man carries a package of bottled water he picked up at a city-run bottled water distribution site in Newark. JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
The environmental group that sued Newark over elevated lead levels in its tap water more than two years ago has reached a settlement with local and state officials, capping a years-long fight that catapulted the water crisis in New Jersey’s largest city into the national spotlight.
The settlement means a federal judge will oversee Newark’s promises to fix its water problems for the next six months. That includes the city’s ambitious plan to replace the 18,000 underground water pipes responsible for leaching lead into residents’ drinking water.
Newark officials reach settlement over lead contamination in drinking water
Newark is replacing all lead service lines free of charge to its residents, a process already begun that s nearing completion.
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The city of Newark and state officials have settled their lawsuit after the drinking water in the city was contaminated with high levels of lead in its pipes.
The Natural Resources Defense Council and Newark Education Workers’ Caucus sued the city and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in 2018, alleging that the state violated federal Safe Drinking Water Act regulations.
An August 2019 press conference at the Newark Health Department shows Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaking about Newark’s ongoing water crisis. At left is Kareem Addem, acting director of Water and Sewer Utilities in Newark, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. (Photo by Rick Loomis/Getty Images)
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