NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced March 30 that the city of Newark and its engineering partner CDM Smith have won the Water Data Prize for the city’s Lead Line Replacement Program. The Environmental Policy Innovation Center awarded the prize based on Newark’s performance in “demonstrating how lead pipes across America can be […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — As part of the $1.5 trillion spending package signed March 15 by President Joe Biden, Bloomfield will receive critical funding to replace 30 lead service lines along Main Terrace in Bloomfield. U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill worked with Mayor Michael Venezia and the Bloomfield Township Council to ensure this funding was included in […]
CAMDEN, NJ — New Jersey American Water has created a robust, interactive webpage and map that will allow customers to view the service line material of their property or any property in its service areas in the state, according to a Feb. 17 press release from NJAW. The map can be found at www.newjerseyamwater.com/LeadFacts or […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Gov. Phil Murphy welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan to Newark to highlight the success of the city’s Lead Line Replacement Program on Feb. 11. “Less than three years ago, we put the first shovels in the ground with the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy reaffirmed his commitment to address lead exposure in New Jersey and its harmful effects on public health and child development by signing a package of bills aimed at protecting New Jersey’s families from lead poisoning. Murphy signed the package on July 22 in Bloomfield. The legislation, which will require […]
NEWARK, NJ — Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced July 1 that the average lead levels in Newark water have fallen well below the federal benchmark for acceptable levels for the third straight reporting period, as the city continues to abate and eliminate all miniscule traces of lead from its drinking water. The new preliminary averages […]
TRENTON, NJ — To address the ongoing threat of childhood lead poisoning, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs announced March 12 that it is awarding more than $6.8 million to 12 nonprofits through the Lead-Safe Home Remediation and Single-Family Home Remediation Grant programs. The programs will provide eligible residents with professional assistance to remediate […]
NEWARK, NJ — One year after putting to work a $120 million bond from Essex County and joined by Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and a group of city, state and county officials, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that the Newark Lead Service Line Replacement Program had reached its final stage, with nearly […]
NEWARK, NJ — The average lead levels in Newark water have fallen below 15 parts per billion, which is underneath the federal benchmark of acceptable levels, Mayor Ras Baraka and Water and Sewer Utilities Director Kareem Adeem announced July 2. Newark’s latest testing results listed on Drinking WaterWatch show lead levels at 14.1 ppb, which […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — When one thinks of app creation, Silicon Valley comes to mind. And when one thinks of scientific exploration to solve societal problems, older professors and researchers come to mind. But robotics students at Belleville High School bucked those stereotypes when they created an app that can detect lead in drinking water. This […]