Newark, NJ – September 30, 2019 – Newark city officials will announce that the City of Newark is receiving $155 million in a new lease agreement from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to aid in the replacement of every lead service line in Newark, at a press conference on Tuesday at 1 p.m., in the City Hall Press Room.
Officials say Newark has begun the replacement of more than 18,000 lead service lines in Newark.
When this task is completed in an estimated 24 to 30 months, officials said every single such line in the city will be replaced at no expense to the taxpayer or property owner.
This is the first time any city in the northeast United States has done so to address lead issues in its water.