Drinking water meets federal lead standards

Lead levels are at historic lows in our Northern New Jersey system after a three-year $100 million project to attack lead on many fronts.

The nearly one million residents in communities served by Veolia in Bergen and Hudson counties are receiving water that surpasses all health and safety standards

Testing shows lead levels at 6.1 parts per billion, well below the state and federal action level of 15 ppb and the 18.4 ppb the system recorded in late 2018. In fact, the current results are the lowest recorded in at least the 30 years since the federal Environmental Protection Agency established rules for testing for lead in water.

In the field and in the lab, we’re working to protect residents and families across New Jersey. Crews working six days a week have swept through 59 municipalities — removing more than 8,500 lead service lines. Water quality experts have installed cutting-edge testing equipment and enhanced water treatment. Thousands of customers have taken advantage of our offer to test the water inside their homes for free.

We’re not done. Veolia is committed to getting all the lead from the system. In fact, we’re spending $20 million in 2022 to remove thousands more lead service lines. We are now replacing customer-owned lead service lines at no cost to the homeowner. We’ll be contacting you when our crews come to your neighborhood.

We’re also continuing our rigorous testing and improvements to corrosion control treatment, which coats pipes to prevent lead from entering the system.

The most important thing we do is provide our customers and our communities with safe, reliable drinking water. We continue to strive to protect our water supply and improve our service for residents and businesses in New Jersey. Clean, safe water has never been more essential.