$48 million in Water Bank financing is replacing 5,000 lead and galvanized residential service lines in Irvington, NJ
Sparta-Parsippany, NJ – July 25, 2024
At a press conference in Irvington this week, US EPA, NJDEP, NJ Infrastructure Bank, NJ American Water, New Jersey Future and the Township of Irvington joined together to celebrate the achievement of distributing $1 billion in State Revolving Funds for water infrastructure projects. This achievement highlights the commitment to addressing the severe health risks posed by lead in water, especially in vulnerable communities, and emphasizes the importance of collaboration between communities and the state to ensure public health and safety. New Jersey American Water’s lead service line replacement program prioritizes underserved communities first. Through I-Bank financing, there has been an increase in the speed and amount of lead service line replacements in Irvington, as well as eight additional overburdened communities served in NJ, without increasing the cost to customers.
CP continues to work with New Jersey American Water to provide construction services for the service line replacement project. The project includes the identification and replacement of lead and galvanized service lines complete from the main to the meter inside customer locations. The successful completion of this project is requiring a team effort and an effective public outreach.
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