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SUEZ: High Lead Levels In Drinking Water Puts Hundreds Of Bergen County Households At Risk SUEZ: High Lead Levels In Drinking Water Puts Hundreds Of Bergen County Households At Risk
Suez: High Lead Levels In Drinking Water Puts Hundreds Of Bergen County Households At Risk Hundreds of Bergen County households are at risk for elevated levels of lead in the drinking water that serves 800,000 people across North Jersey, SUEZ announced Wednesday. Of the 108 samples tested, 16 across Bergen and Hudson counties showed higher levels than the federal standard. The discovery impacts 53 Bergen County and six Hudson County county municipalities -- all served by SUEZ' Haworth water treatment plant, a company spokesman told NJ.com.  The elevated lead levels likely came either from older lead pipes that extend from water mains under the street into homes or…

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by Cecilia Levine