Turns out Newark's job replacing lead waterlines throughout the city isn't entirely over.

An audit has so far found 12 partial lead service lines weren't properly replaced from the curb to the water main by a subcontractor.

That's up from three in February, when city officials first announced the audit after being made aware of the problem.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and State Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette updated residential on the investigation last night via Facebook Live, saying the problems are not widespread.

Those one dozen pipes were discovered out of 90 excavations from over 1300 points evaluated and said there's no reason to be concerned about drinking water quality.

Corrosion control has been effective at keeping any remaining lead from leaching into the supply.

But free water testing is still available for city residents who want it.

Newark began replacing the service lines after elevated levels of lead in the city's drinking water garnered national attention.

The city says the investigation is ongoing and criminal charges against the contractor are still possible.