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Guest blog post by Tom Neltner, chemicals policy director at Environmental Defense Fund.

Governor Murphy mentioned his holistic plan to mitigate the dangers of lead, including lead in water, in his 2020 State of the State Address.

Guest blog from Environmental Defense Fund discussing lead service lines in New Jersey, the Jersey Water Works Lead in Drinking Water Task Force, and Governor Murphy's holistic statewide plan to address lead exposure.

The task force report outlines a roadmap to virtually eliminate lead in drinking water in 10 years; Governor Murphy announces a comprehensive statewide strategy to address lead contamination.

Guest blog post from New Jersey Future, showing mapped data that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection collected from community water systems to show the intensity of lead service lines across the state.

The key to any city’s future success is a trusted public education campaign, neighbor to neighbor engagement effort, access to state and local dollars, affordability to homeowners, especially low income residents and seniors, easy and multiple ways to sign up for LSL replacement as well as an extended repayment options.

Group will produce report of best practices and recommendations for eliminating lead from drinking water statewide.

Report shows positive results from more than 300 schools in districts in all areas of the state, but data incomplete

Reports show that lead has been found in at least one drinking water outlet in 137 public schools in New Jersey. Our interactive map shows where, and how many.

Special statement from Jersey Water Works Steering Committee highlights new online resource on lead for New Jersey's residents and demonstrates commitment to help educate on lead to keep our children safe.