New Jersey American Water to Resume Treating Water with Chloramines in Six Counties
April 13 2016 - 8:51AM
Business Wire
Water Treatment Changes for Hunterdon,
Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset & Union Counties
On Monday, April 18, New Jersey American Water will resume the
use of chloramines (a mixture of chlorine and ammonia) to treat
water at its Canal Road and Raritan Millstone Water Treatment
Plants. Chloramines have been used in the system for more than 25
years and are an effective method of water disinfection meeting all
USEPA and NJDEP drinking water standards.
In mid-February, as part of its system maintenance program, New
Jersey American Water temporarily changed its residual disinfectant
for the distribution system from chloramines to free chlorine. The
two-month changeover to free chlorine enabled the company to
perform maintenance on its chemical feed systems and removed any
residual ammonia that may have been present in the water
distribution system.
During the transition to chlorine some customers may have
noticed a slight chlorine taste and odor in their water. With the
resumption of the chloramination process, the taste and smell of
chlorine will abate.
The following municipalities receive service from the
Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road Water Treatment Plants:
Bedminster, Belle Meade, Bound Brook, Branchburg, Bridgewater,
Chester, Clark, Cranbury, Cranford, Dunellen, Elizabeth, Edison,
Fanwood, Flemington, Franklin, Garwood, Green Brook, Hillside,
Hillsborough, Hopewell Township, Jamesburg, Kenilworth, Kingston,
Lawrence, Linden, Manville, Martinsville, Middlesex, Millstone,
Monroe Township, Montgomery, Mountainside, North Plainfield,
Peapak/Gladstone, Piscataway, Plainfield, Plainsboro, Pottersville,
Princeton, Raritan, Roselle, Roselle Park, Readington, Scotch
Plains, Somerville, South Bound Brook, South Brunswick, South
Plainfield, Tewksbury, Union, Warren, Watchung, Westfield, West
Windsor, and Winfield Park
New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:
AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state,
providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater
services to approximately 2.7 million people. American Water is the
largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water
and wastewater utility company. Marking its 130th anniversary this
year, the company employs 6,700 dedicated professionals who provide
regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other
related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and
Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting
www.amwater.com.
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New Jersey American WaterRichard G. Barnes,
856-782-2371richard.barnes@amwater.com
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