Vice President Kamala Harris made her second trip to New Jersey in four months.
Harris took part in a round table discussion at a youth recreation center that also included Gov. Phil Murphy, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, U.S. Environmental Protection Administrator Michael Regan and others.mandating that all 350,000 of the lead service lines estimated in New Jersey be replaced by 2031.
“Mayor, I think you,” Harris said. “This has been a long-standing issue and you came in and cut through red tape, made this a high priority and have now made it such a role model that the administrator and I, who have taken a road show to talk about the importance of removing lead from pipes and paint, we came here at the beginning of this tour to highlight what you have accomplished here in Newark as an example and a role model for what cities around our country are capable of doing.
Newark’s water crisis began to boil when elevated levels of lead in drinking water were discovered in 30 schools. By August 2019, residents from around the city wereNewark’s estimated inventory of lead service lines gradually increased from an initial 15,000 to 23,000 at last count, and officials said there were a total of 64 lines left to replace as of Friday.
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