Title
Dept/ Agency: Administration/Office of Management and Budget
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Temporary Emergency Appropriation
Purpose: The primary goal of this grant is for the Water Monitoring Program to purchase water loss monitoring equipment. The project will procure and deploy advanced acoustic leak detection equipment to address significant Non-Revenue Water (NRW) loss within its aging water distribution system.
Funding Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Appropriation Amount: $492,000.00
Budget Year: 2026
Contract Period: Upon Completion
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Funds to be accepted by Apply and Accept Resolution 26-0710 under separate cover, Legistar 26-0710
Operating Agency: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities
Two-Thirds vote of full membership required.
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TE #W1
WHEREAS, an emergency has arisen in Special Item of Appropriation for $492,000.00, for the Water Monitoring Program to purchase water loss monitoring equipment. and no adequate provision has been made in the 2026 Temporary Budget for the aforesaid purpose; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides for the creation of an emergency appropriation for the purpose above-mentioned; and
WHEREAS, by the award notice issued September 1, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the City of Newark for the Water Monitoring Program to purchase water loss monitoring equipment. funding in the amount of $492,000.00 to procure and deploy advanced acoustic leak detection equipment to address significant Non-Revenue Water (NRW) loss within its aging water distribution system. Newark currently experiences an NRW rate of approximately 36%, well above the industry benchmark of 15-17%, resulting in substantial financial losses, inefficient operations, and increased risk of infrastructure failure; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20 provides that the Governing Body by a two-thirds vote may make temporary emergency appropriations for any purpose for which appropriations may lawfully be made for the period between the beginning of the current fiscal year and the date of the adoption of the Budget for said year; and
WHEREAS, emergency appropriations adopted in 2026, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-20, including this Resolution total $492,000.00.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. A temporary emergency appropriation be and the same is
hereby made for the following classification:
Program Amount
The Water Monitoring Program $492,000.00
2. Said emergency appropriation shall be provided for in the 2026 Budget.
3. A copy of this Resolution shall be immediately filed with the Director of Local Government Services by the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution establishes a revenue and appropriation to provide for the Water Monitoring Program to purchase water loss monitoring equipment in the amount of $492,000.00. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing the grant funds. The project period is upon completion.