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Last month, Passaic County, New Jersey had at least three water main breaks. One early in the month affected about 200,000 people and left customers without water for six days. A long boil water advisory followed.

Just this week in the Hudson County city, Hoboken, customers suffered through their third water main break in two weeks, also triggering a boil advisory for part of the city and leaving local officials spearheading water distribution efforts.

Former Rutgers University Professor Daniel Van Abs — an expert on water resource management — joined WNYC's Michael Hill to talk about what causes these water main breaks and what solutions lie ahead for officials looking to fix the problem.

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Last month, Passaic County, New Jersey had at least three water main breaks. One early in the month affected about 200,000 people and left customers without water for six days. A long boil water advisory followed.

Just this week in the Hudson County city, Hoboken, customers suffered through their third water main break in two weeks, also triggering a boil advisory for part of the city and leaving local officials spearheading water distribution efforts.

Former Rutgers University Professor Daniel Van Abs — an expert on water resource management — joined WNYC's Michael Hill to talk about what causes these water main breaks and what solutions lie ahead for officials looking to fix the problem.

… continue reading

1290 episodes

#Local #City #Brooklyn #Queens #Staten #Island #Bronx #Manhattan #Public #WNYC Radio #Daily News #Politics #Breaking News #News #WNYC #NYC #NPR

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