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N.J. water utility being sued over issues wants to spend $70M to replace aging reservoir
Trenton Water Works, serving Trenton, Hamilton, Ewing, Lawrence, and Hopewell, faces ongoing water quality issues. The DEP's database lists 85 violations since 2019, including 53 in 2024, which involve E. coli monitoring failures, lead action-level exceedances, and unreported disinfection byproducts. The utility is planning a $70 million project to replace an aging reservoir, amidst an active state lawsuit concerning past contamination and failures to address lead service lines.
- Location
- Trenton, New Jersey
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Start
- Unknown
- End
- Ongoing
- Event type
- Chemical contamination, Microbiological, Limit exceeded
- Status
- Active
- Region
- New Jersey
- Last updated
Timeline
- · Alert first recorded
- · Record last updated
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