[CPEO-BIF] "NJ sues companies over drinking water contamination in Morris, Sussex counties"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

NJ sues companies over drinking water contamination in Morris, Sussex counties

By Scott Fallon
NorthJersey.com
December 18, 2020

Gov. Phil Murphy's administration filed lawsuits Friday against a number of companies that allegedly contaminated drinking water supplies in six towns throughout the state including ones in Morris and Sussex Counties.

The lawsuits are the latest in a series of actions taken by Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and the state Department of Environmental Protection against polluters to recoup taxpayer money already spent on cleanups.

One lawsuit targets a former sweater factory - Gotthelf Knitting Millsor - for allegedly discharging suspected cancer-causing compounds tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE) and contaminating dozens of wells in Boonton and Montville. 


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For the entire article, see
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2020/12/18/nj-sues-over-contaminated-drinking-water-sussex-morris-counties/3959486001/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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