Newark Water Crisis: Public Meetings On Lead Service Lines

NEWARK, NJ — Newark municipal officials will kick off a series of community meetings in all five of the city’s wards on Thursday to discuss how Newark is addressing the water lead service line replacement issue.

All meetings will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (see the list below).

According to a municipal news release, officials from the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities will brief residents on the progress the city is making in removing lead service lines and replacing them with copper ones.

Since beginning the program in 2019, Newark has replaced more than 5,000 out of an estimated 18,000 lead lines. The city expects to accomplish the task at no cost to residents.

• See related article: Newark Water Showing 'Steady Decrease' In Lead, Officials Say

Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions at these meetings and give input.

• South Ward: Thursday, January 23, NAN Newark Tech World, 400 Hawthorne Avenue
• Central Ward: Monday, January 27: Humanity Baptist Church, 235 Bergen Street
• East Ward: Tuesday, January 28: Casa Do Mino Social Club, 111 St. Charles Street
• West Ward: Wednesday, January 29: Family Manor Restaurant, 795 Sanford Avenue
• North Ward: Tuesday, February 4: Third Presbyterian Church, 395 Ridge Street

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