The Hoboken, N.J., city council voted unanimously on Sept. 5 to replace Suez Water Environmental Services, the Paramus, N.J.-based water system operator, as its water service provider after a series of water main breaks around the city.
That action follows a late August lawsuit filed in Hudson County Superior Court that claims that Suez has been “woefully inadequate” in efforts to repair or prevent future main breaks. The suit cites the firm’s capital improvement projects that began in June for the accelerated number of breaks this summer.