The city temporarily halted its distribution of bottled water to residents because the bottles had past their 'best-by' dates.
Newark, New Jersey temporarily halted its distribution of bottled water to city residents after elevated lead levels were found in at least two homes, because the bottles had past their"best-by" dates.
Al Moussab, a Newark resident and local history teacher who is suing the city over the water issue, told ABC News he is “infuriated” at the"pathetic" response from both local and federal leaders, who he said are not taking this problem as seriously as they should. "Out of an abundance of caution" the EPA requested that Newark provide bottled water for drinking and cooking to residents who have lead service lines and are relying on city-provided filters, until the results of the filter-testing are fully understood, additional sampling is performed, and a reliable solution can be implemented, an EPA spokesperson told ABC News.
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