The Lead Service Line Replacement Program in Newark touted as a blueprint for other U.S. cities was tainted Thursday after federal prosecutors alleged that one…
"I don't want us to have this assumption that people were at risk of being exposed to lead because that never ever was the case," Mayor Ras Baraka said.The Lead Service Line Replacement Program in Newark, touted as a major success and a blueprint for other U.S. cities, was tainted Thursday after federal prosecutors alleged that one of the contractors hired to replace lead pipes didn't fully finish the job.
Sanders is accused of sending text messages falsely intended to make inspectors believe that the work the company was contracted to perform was not necessary because there were no lead pipes. Where copper pipes already existed, crews were allegedly told to clean and polish them to make them appear newly installed.
To prevent a public health crisis similar to Flint, Michigan, the city added a different chemical to the water that acted as a coating on the inside of the lead pipes, but eventually had to distribute water filters, and, to residents after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found high lead levels in some locations in 2019 despite the filters.
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