NJ Future Redevelopment Forum 2020 - Brune
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This document discusses lead contamination as an obstacle to redevelopment in New Jersey. It notes that 4,500 children in NJ have elevated blood lead levels and there are 350,000 lead service lines in the state. Lead paint in homes built before 1978 and lead in drinking water from service lines are major sources of lead exposure. Current disclosure regulations in NJ receive low grades and optional "no knowledge" options allow owners to avoid disclosure. The document questions if future disclosure rules should be strengthened to require inspections and disclosure of all lead sources to improve transparency and support urban redevelopment efforts.
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NJ Future Redevelopment Forum 2020 - Brune
- 1. Just Don’t Leave It There: Addressing Lead in Redevelopment
- 2. Central Question To what extent is lead contamination an obstacle to redevelopment in NJ and what does the future hold?
- 3. Lead Exposure in New Jersey ● 4,500 Children - Elevated Blood Lead Levels ● 350,000 Lead Service Lines (5th Largest in Country) ● Statewide Problem - Older Buildings ○ Homes, Businesses, Child Care and School Facilities ○ Heavy Urban Concentrations ➢ Tenants = 75% of Urban Residents
- 4. Paint, dust 60% Other e.g. soil, food 20% Children At Risk Water 20% Infants 40 - 60% 4,500 children in NJ with elevated blood lead levels
- 5. Lead Service Lines in NJ
- 6. Lead Paint in New Jersey ● 1978 - Lead paint outlawed by Congress ● NJ housing stock among oldest in nation: Age of Housing Percent 1939 and earlier 19% 1940 - 1979 48% Total 67%
- 8. Lead Paint Regulation - Federal Pre-1978 Housing ● Disclose known information to homebuyers/tenants ● Remediation - subject to negotiation ○ Inspections - recommended, not required ● Sellers/Landlords - may choose “have no knowledge” option
- 9. Lead Paint Regulation - New Jersey Building Certificates (From Seller to Homebuyer/Tenant) ● Lead (paint)-safe building ● Lead (paint)-safe interior surfaces (individual units) ● Lead (paint)-hazard safe Excludes lead in drinking water and soil
- 11. Disclosure in Other States/Cities 2019 National Survey on Disclosure: NJ = Grade of “D” ● Mandatory disclosure of building defects ● Voluntary disclosure of environmental hazards (e.g.,lead) NY, PA, DE, CT = Grade A- ● Require property condition disclosure (including lead) Washington, D.C. ● Lead service lines/plumbing, water test results, past fines, and online map
- 12. NJ’s Future Disclosure Requirements? ● Address the “I don’t know” excuse? ○ Water utility notifies property owner of known lead line? ○ If “unknown”, mandatory inspection prior to sale/rental? ● Holistic disclosure (lead in paint, water and soil)? ● Greater transparency?
- 14. Redevelopment Impact? ● Residential Property? ○ Urban Revitalization ● Business Retention or Recruitment? ● Future Growth - Local Economic Development?
- 15. Follow Up - Additional Information Redevelopment in NJ njfuture.org/issues/development/ Lead in Drinking Water Task Force Report (Oct. 2019) https://www.jerseywaterworks.org/our-work/lead-in-drinking-water-task-force/ Gary Brune, Policy Manager, New Jersey Future gbrune@njfuture.org 609-393-0008 (x119)
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- Lead in water, paint, and soil Problem for many yrs, but lots of press coverage most recently (Flint. MI, Newark) Not pre-supposing the answer ...(is lead a problem for redevelopment?)
- Health std in NJ = 5 micrograms per deciliter (CDC) 2018 DOH’s Annual Rept - Childhood Lead Exposure in NJ = 4,472 children below age 17 (2.3% of total tested). [Of that, 3,990 (89%) were age 0 - 6.] Year EBLL Screened 2018 4,472 191,077 2.3% 23,644 (11%) fewer children screened than 2016 2017 5,297 203,832 2.6% 2016 5,512 214,741 2.6% Figures vary b/c % of children testing varies so much from year to year. REAL number would be much higher if every child were tested per the law. Also, damage to brain starts at lower levels. Educational testing has shown issues at 2.5ug/dl. 58% of EBLLs are in four counties: Essex (1,223) 27% Hudson ( 522) 12% Passaic ( 475) 11% Middlesex (377) 8% 58% Five largest towns with the highest percent of children with EBLL (above 5 micrograms/deciliter): Irvington and Trenton (6.4%) East Orange (5%) Atlantic City (4.8%) Newark (4.4%)
- Paint, Soil, Water Water – typically 20% of lead exposure. Up to 60% for infants fed with formula made from tap water
- Problem is statewide...with high concentrations, esp in older urban areas White space = served by well water or open space/farmland 2019 data from DEP survey of water utilities - incomplete (“known” and “unknown” service lines)
- Main pt = Two-thirds of NJ housing built before lead paint was outlawed Examples of Pre-1940 housing: Trenton 55%; Phillipsburg 48%; Jersey City, Camden 35% Source: US Census Bureau - American Community Survey 2017
- Residential Lead-based Paint Hazard Act of 1992 Property owners/landlords - no incentive to reveal what is really known or to find out
- Lead safe = no defective paint surfaces and dust is under EPA levels. Five yr maintenance check required.
- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): NJ = D NY, PA, CT, and DE = A- Why does NJ get a “D”?
- NY, PA, DE, CT - Is lead present, and if so, what is its location (LSL, plumbing?) Other comprehensive city programs: Cincinnati, Philly