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Newark Lead Service-Line Replacement

A city replaced 23,000+ lead pipes in under three years.

Public HealthMayorWater / Utility DistrictLiberty checkEvidence favors the policy

A · 22/24

1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)

Replace every lead line fast, financed up front.

2 · The realist counter-case

Critics doubted the speed and cost.

3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats

23,000+ lines replaced in <3 years (vs an 8-year estimate), ~$170M, lead to ~0 ppb; the EPIC 'Echoing Newark' playbook.

4 · Liberty check

A resident's right to safe water vs. upfront cost.

5 · The real tradeoff

Evidence favors the policy - a model worth copying.

Allies & Playbook

If you want to copy this, start here.

No individual sponsor record is catalogued for this policy yet. Start with the primary sources below and the Allies directory.

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