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Feds send NJ $123M to replace lead service lines
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All 50 states received funding. New Jersey got one of the largest awards
New Jersey's efforts to remove lead from drinking water is getting a $123 million boost, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.
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Feds send NJ $123M to replace lead service lines
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New Jersey's efforts to remove lead from drinking water is getting a $123 million boost, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipIn our Spotlight on Business report, a large chunk of federal money heading to new Jersey will help make drinking water safer.
The state is getting more than $123 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to locate and replace lead service lines and prevent exposure to lead in water, which happens as a result of aging, corroded pipes.
Lead can cause a number of serious health problems, including severe damage to brain development in children.
New Jersey has an estimated 350,000 lead water lines, which is among the most in the nation, and the Murphy administration has pledged to replace all of them by 2031.
New Jersey is also among five other states to get the highest amount of this funding, which comes from President Biden's bipartisan infrastructure law.
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