In less than three years, Newark's decision to leave property owners out of the process has resulted in the replacement of 23,000 lead services lines, impressing national advocates for clean water
administration has been widely praised for its evolving response, and Newark has been viewed as a model for how municipalities can expedite large projects, which is especially critical now that federal infrastructure funding is on the way.
Lead, which can cause learning disabilities and behavioral problems, is unsafe for children, health officials said. Meanwhile, the number of service lines needing replacement increased as the city updated its lead inventory, going from an estimated 15,000 lines, to 18,000, and most recently about 23,000. As of Friday, 22,964 lines had been replaced, according to aDespite increases in the numbers of lines targeted for replacement, the time it’s taken to complete the work has been cut by about two thirds thanks to enabling statewith Newark in mind.
Since then, Adeem said the pace of removals had accelerated to as many as 120 lead lines a day by up to 20 crews at a time. Olson said Newark’s example is especially timely as federal funding becomes available for drinking water projects under the“There’s a $15 billion nest egg in the infrastructure bill which is going to have to be spent out,” Olson said. “And we’re hoping that other cities are going to be able to go forward as aggressively as Newark has to replace their lead lines.
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