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Water Gushes As Crews Work To Repair Main Break (PHOTO) Water Gushes As Crews Work To Repair Main Break (PHOTO)
Water Gushes As Crews Work To Repair Main Break (Photo) A water main broke in Bridgewater on Friday, March 29, police said. The water main break happened at Route 28 and Garrettson Road, Bridgewater police said. New Jersey American Water is on scene and beginning repairs. Bridgewater police are asking people to avoid the area and seek an alternative route.

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by Sam Barron
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Treatment Plan Could Change Taste Of Drinking Water In Some NJ Towns Treatment Plan Could Change Taste Of Drinking Water In Some NJ Towns
Treatment Plan Could Change Taste Of Drinking Water In Some NJ Towns You may notice a slight taste or smell of chlorine in your drinking water during the next few months. That's due to a maintenance program undertaken annually by New Jersey American Water. The water treatment will affect customers in parts of the following counties: Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union. The temporary change in the treatment process will take place at the company's Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road Water Treatment plants.  “This periodic, scheduled change in disinfectant is a standard water treatment practice that allows us to continu…

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore City Gets $3.8M In Upgrades To Water Infrastructure Jersey Shore City Gets $3.8M In Upgrades To Water Infrastructure
Jersey Shore City Gets $3.8M In Upgrades To Water Infrastructure A city in Cape May County will receive nearly $4 million in new water pipes to replace aging infrastructure that's more than a century old. Ocean City will get $3.8 million in upgrades for more than a mile of water main, New Jersey American Water announced on Friday, Jan. 26. The utility company will remove four- and six-inch water lines installed as far back as the 1900s, and new eight-inch ductile iron mains will be added. Fire hydrants and utility-owned service lines will also be replaced on the pipeline route, which includes these roads: 31st Street (from Central Avenue to A…

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ American Water Customers Asked To Limit Water Use After Chemical Spill In Delaware River NJ American Water Customers Asked To Limit Water Use After Chemical Spill In Delaware River
NJ American Water Customers Asked To Limit Water Use After Chemical Spill In Delaware River A chemical spill into the Delaware River last week did not impact New Jersey's treated water, however, New Jersey American Water is taking some precautions. A voluntary water conservation notice was issued by NJAW for customers in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, who were being asked to limit their non-essential water use following the Friday, March 24 latex spill in Bristol Township, PA. Out of an abundance of caution, Pennsylvania residents along the Delaware River were urged to drink from bottled water, as officials were not 100 percent certain that the drinking water was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Boil Water Advisory In Effect For 9 Central Jersey Towns Boil Water Advisory In Effect For 9 Central Jersey Towns
Boil Water Advisory In Effect For 9 Central Jersey Towns Pipe repairs to a water main leak put a boil water advisory in effect for nine towns across three New Jersey counties. New Jersey American Water said it will be distributing free bottled water for residents in Clark, Dunellen, Edison (northern sections), Green Brook, Linden, Middlesex, Piscataway, Roselle and South Plainfield. Bottles can be collected at: 495 Sidney Road, Piscataway from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. 4000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. "New Jersey American Water is working to resolve the issue as quickly and safely as possible," the company said. "Thi…

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by Cecilia Levine