The Newark water crisis is among the most disturbing and prominent cases of corruption and negligence in the recent history of New Jersey. Newark is a city in New Jersey, where the drinking water is supplied from local reservoirs, which are under the jurisdiction of Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation (NWCDC). NWCDC is under the direct control and supervision of the Mayor of Newark, who is also responsible for the given issue. The main problem was rooted in the fact that lead levels in the drinking water were highly elevated, which is dangerous and detrimental to the population’s health. The water pollution was revealed due to multiple water studies conducted by non-profit organizations as well as certain federal agencies. The data was acquired from several Newark public schools, where all of them showed elevated levels of lead in the water. The given case is a demonstration of water pollution, which primarily affected public school students alongside Newark citizens. Such a case led to public outrage due to poor management and corruption within these organizations. The main responsible entity is Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation, which was violating the Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA) by not being able to treat water properly to prevent lead leakage from the pipes (NRDC, 2020). In other words, the key officials and managers in NWCDC were intentionally dismissing the key legal requirements to gain profit at the cost of the public’s health. The main danger of lead is its toxicity, and clinical lead poisoning has always been one of the most serious occupational diseases. Medical and technical recommendations for the prevention of poisoning were reflected in a significant decrease in the registered cases of the disease, as well as in less serious clinical manifestations. However, it is now clear that harmful effects occur at dose levels that are still considered acceptable in production. Industrial consumption of lead is increasing, and new industries, such as plastics, are being added to industries that have traditionally used the metal. Consequently, representatives of many professions are exposed to harmful effects. Rolled lead is used primarily for the production of equipment for the storage and handling of sulfuric acid. The use of lead pipes for water and urban gas pipelines is currently limited. Spray plating with molten lead is hazardous as it generates dust and leads vapor at high temperatures. The dismantling of steel structures such as bridges and ships that have been painted with lead-based paints often causes lead poisoning. When metallic lead is heated to 550 ° C, lead vapors are released, after which they are oxidized. This can be the case when cleaning metals, smelting bronze and brass, spraying metallic lead, calcining lead, laying pipes in chemical plants, destroying ships, and burning, cutting, and welding steel structures coated with paint containing lead tetroxide. The most impacted people are people residing in Newark city as well as northern regions. Although lead poisoning is harmful to any person, the most vulnerable populations are pregnant women and children. It is stated that leading to the lowest levels can still dea