New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy defended Newark's efforts to combat lead contamination in tap water, saying there's 'no evidence' people can't get bottled water. The EPA ordered the city to distribute bottled water to residents over lead concerns. (WBUR)
A line forms in front of the Bolan Street Recreation center as Newark residents picked up cases of bottled water, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Newark, N.J., after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed that recent tests showed elevated lead levels in drinking water in a few locations despite filters that had been distributed earlier. The EPA warned that"out of an abundance of caution" residents should use bottled water for drinking and cooking.
"There's no evidence of that. So that's No. 1, and we now have state troopers posted at each of these distribution centers," Murphy said."There's, Monday through Friday, free lead testing, which we're encouraging for every every child." The EPA’s order came"after two of three households in the Pequannock service area that had received filters from the city still showed lead levels above 15 parts per billion, the allowable threshold,"The Natural Resources Defense Council, which sued the city last year over high lead levels, is seeking an injunction to force the city to also provide bottled water to some of about 30,000 households served by a plant in Wanaque, northwest of the city.
"We didn't just decide to focus on lead over the past couple of weeks. This is something I talked about when I was running for governor two years ago and that we've been working on with the city from Day 1," Murphy said."We're on top of this. It's too early to tell exactly how long it will take till we know, and where we ultimately end up, but there's no question we we're doing everything we can.
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