Jersey City, N.J. will spend more than $1.1 billion in lead water service line replacements and sewer upgrades over the next decade as part of a modified consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced Jan. 27.
EPA officials said the settlement between the Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority and the U.S. government will reduce pollution discharged into the Hackensack and Hudson rivers, as well as Newark Bay, and will improve water quality in communities that traditionally have been disproportionately affected by water pollution.