New Jersey § 58:12a-43

§ 58:12a-43.

a. No later than 30 days after submitting an initial service line inventory to the

department pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of this act, 1 and periodically thereafter as the department may require, a public community water

system shall send, to each customer and non-paying consumer served by a lead service

line in the service area, and to any off-site owner of property served by a lead service

line in the service area, written notice of the composition of the service line. b. A notice provided pursuant to this section shall: (1) be sent, by certified mail, to each residential, commercial, or institutional

address affected by the known lead service line and addressed to the primary resident

or commercial or institutional occupant thereof, as appropriate. Notice shall be sent to all affected addresses, as provided in this paragraph, regardless

of whether the resident or occupant is a system customer or is a non-paying consumer; (2) be sent, by certified mail, to each off-site owner of property affected by the

known lead service line and addressed to the property owner's last known address,

as determined through the review of local property tax and other available records; (3) be included in a mailing that is separate and distinct from the water bill that

is issued for the property. The notice shall contain large, easily readable text and be presented on distinctly

colored paper or other paper that is easily distinguishable from the water billing

statement; and (4) include, at a minimum: (a) a list of the lead service lines that are being used

to serve the customer or non-paying consumer; (b) information describing the sources

of lead in drinking water, including lead service lines and household plumbing; (c)

a description of the health effects of lead exposure; and (d) the steps that system

customers and non-paying consumers in the service area can take to reduce their exposure

to lead in drinking water. c. If the recipient of notice provided pursuant to this section is the owner or operator

of an apartment building, group home, or other multi-family or multi-unit dwelling,

such owner or operator shall provide a hard copy of the notice to each existing resident

of the multi-family or multi-unit dwelling and shall additionally post a copy of the

notice in a conspicuous location in a common area of the dwelling. The owner or operator shall also inform each new resident of the multi-family or

multi-unit dwelling, prior to their residence, about the existence of the lead service

line, and shall provide each new resident with a hard copy of the notice received

pursuant to this section, upon the commencement of their residence. A notice posted in a common area of a multi-family or multi-unit dwelling, pursuant

to this subsection, may be removed only after all of the lead service lines identified

in the notice have been replaced and determined to be non-lead service lines. d. If a public community water system serves a municipality in which the primary language

of 10 percent or more of the residents is a language other than English, the public

community water system shall provide the notice required pursuant to subsection a.

of this section in both English and the other language spoken by residents. 1

L.2021, c. 183 (N.J.S.A. § 58:12A-42).