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Council approves funding for additional filters at Pequannock treatment plant after resident complaints about lead and service-line replacements
Summary
The council voted to authorize procurement and additional filter capacity at the Pequannock (Pequinac) water treatment facility. Public commenters criticized the department’s past contracting and asked for testing transparency; water department officials said the system meets state and federal standards and described ongoing upgrades.
The Newark Municipal Council on Dec. 18 adopted an ordinance to add filtration capacity at the Pequannock water treatment plant and authorized related expenses after extended public comment about water quality, lead service-line work and contractor oversight.
Residents and advocates raised multiple concerns: continuing reports of discolored or “dirty” tap water in some homes after lead-line work, allegations of faulty or fraudulent service-line replacements in prior contracts, and requests for more…
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