Assemblyman Dave Rible visiting fourth grade students at Spring Lake Hts Elementary School
Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, the Democrat leaders of the New Jersey Legislature, called for a tax on water for fund the repair and replacement of the state’s aging and lead contaminated water infrastructure.
Assemblyman Dave Rible, the Republican Conference Leader in the lower house, said raising taxes is not the answer. Rible is introducing a bill that would allow municipalities to contribute the monies now earmarked for affordable housing construction to instead by dedicated to a fund to be used to remediate lead contaminated properties.
“While we need to address the serious issue of lead contamination in our communities, raising taxes is not the answer,” said Rible. “This bill would provide vital funding for rehabilitating lead-contaminated properties without forcing taxpayers to dig deeper to pay for these projects.”
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Posted: March 24th, 2016 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Dave Rible, Monmouth County News, NJ State Legislature | Tags: Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, Assemblyman Dave Rible, Lead in water, Monmouth County News, Senate President Steve Sweeney, Water | 3 Comments »
Photo credit: Holmdel-Hazlet Patch
A “major infrastructure failure” at the Swimming River Water Treatment Plant in the Lincroft section of Middletown has shut the water off for 3,000 Holmdel residences and closed Brookdale Community College until further notice.
Holmdel-Hazlet Patch was the first to report the story, scooping the Asbury Park Press pay site by an hour.
A statement from New Jersey American Water Company that was emailed by the Borough of Tinton Falls to its residents and forwarded to MMM by a reader states that the failure includes the loss of two transmission mains leaving the plant and well as the raw water main coming into the plant. New Jersey American Water customers in Monmouth County may be experiencing low water pressure or no pressure at this time.
Photo credit: lostcreekquarnberg blog
Residents of Middletown, Holmdel, Aberdeen, Highlands, Seabright, Rumson, Fair Haven, Little Silver, Oceanport, Shrewsbury Township and Borough, Tinton Falls and Long Branch are requested to limit all non-essential water use while NJAW works to restore service.
Save water, shower with friends.
UPDATE 4:32
Middletown Township sent out an automated phone call at 4:30 to residents and businesses announcing that all outdoor water usage is restricted.
Posted: June 29th, 2012 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Brookdale Community College, Middletown, Monmouth County | Tags: Aberdeen, Brookdale Community College, Fair Haven, Highlands, Holmdel, Holmdel-Hazlet Patch, Lincroft, Little Silver, Middletown, New Jersey American Water, NJAW, Oceanport, Rumson, Shrewsbury, Swimming River Water Treatment Plant, Tinton Falls, Water, Water main | 3 Comments »
