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Morris Township urges utility to cover replacement of lead and galvanized service lines to match neighboring towns
Summary
Committee members reported multi-town efforts asking the local water utility (referred to as SMUCA/Smukka in the record) to return with a plan to replace lead and galvanized service lines to homeowners at no cost or with financing options; officials said state law requires replacement by 2031 but places certain responsibilities on private utilities that have left some homeowners facing $10,000–$12,000 bills.
Committee members told residents on Dec. 17 that Morris Township, Hanover Township, Morris Plains and another adjacent town are pressing a local water utility (referred to in the meeting as SMUCA/Smukka) to adopt a plan to replace lead and galvanized service lines that burden homeowners.
A committee member described the towns’ position: according to the utility’s founding documents it is responsible…
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