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Township hears SMCMUA warn of $40 million PFAS treatment need and wide lead-service-line gap
Summary
Southeast Morris County MUA briefed the Morris Township Committee on water-main replacements, lead/galvanized service-line counts, and an estimated $40 million in PFAS-treatment capital over six years. Committee members pressed the authority on affordability, grants and whether rate increases or bonding should cover replacements.
Drew Saskowitz, executive director of the Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, told the Morris Township Committee on Nov. 12 that the authority must invest heavily in water system upgrades — including treatment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — and continued identification and replacement of customer-side lead and galvanized service lines. "We are estimating $40,000,000 in the next 6 years in treatment facilities" to meet new PFAS limits, Saskowitz said.
The presentation outlined the authority's service area and system: about 380 miles of water main, roughly 18,000 metered service connections across the system and 15 storage tanks. Saskowitz said the authority is complying with existing New Jersey DEP and federal rules but that the U.S. EPA's reduced maximum contaminant level for certain PFAS — "4 parts…
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