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U.S. NEWS Monday 12 august 2019

EPA: Newark should provide

bottled water due to lead

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The of public health should the the filter."
governor of New jersey and state and city not act. On Saturday, Baraka said
the mayor of Newark have The city is expanding tests it isn't clear why the filters
vowed to provide bottled of filtered drinking water to — which are nationally
water to city residents with more Newark homes and "is certified and used across
lead service lines after tests actively working with the fil- the country — weren't re-
indicate filters may not be ter manufacturer to deter- moving lead at expected
protecting them against el- mine the scope of the situ- levels. He urged residents
evated lead levels. ation and identify required to flush the water for five
Gov. Phil Murphy and May- corrective action as soon minutes before using the fil-
or Ras Baraka said, howev- as possible," the mayor and ters, but didn't mention the In this July 16, 2019, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy
er, in a statement Sunday governor said. They said a EPA's request for bottled talks with reporters after a bill signing ceremony in Berkeley
evening that the city and reduction in lead levels was water distribution.q Heights, N.J
state "will need support and expected by year's end Associated Press
assistance from the federal due to the corrosion con-
government" to provide trol system, with initial tests
and distribute water to af- leaving officials optimis-
fected residents. And the tic that the system would
Democratic leaders said eventually provide the pro-
long-term water distribu- tective coating necessary
tion could affect the city's to prevent leaching from
corrosion control treatment lead pipes.
launched in May, since for "But to continue these
the system to work properly trends, residents must con-
residents must keep city tinue to keep city water
water flowing through their flowing through their pipes
pipes. because this is necessary to
The joint statement came move the orthophosphate
after the U.S. Environmen- through the system and
tal Protection Agency said form a protective coating
recent tests had shown around the inner lining of
that drinking water in a the pipes," they said.
few locations was still test- NJ.com reported that
ing high for lead despite Baraka told NJ Advance
filters, and "out of an abun- Media earlier Sunday the
dance of caution" residents city would provide bottled
should use bottled water water as "a preliminary
for drinking and cooking. caution, I just think people
An EPA letter to city and want to be cautious about
state leaders said bottled it."
water should be provided "It's not going to hurt any-
"as soon as possible" and body to give out the wa-
warned that the agency ter," he said.
was prepared to take ac- "We are going to do it until
tion to ensure protection we figure out if the issue is
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