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Strange Tasting Water Has Been Plaguing Some NJ Residents — Now They Know Why
Residents served by one New Jersey American Water system have been raising their eyebrows—and their glasses—after an unusual taste and smell in their water surfaced earlier this month. New Jersey American Water has since confirmed the culprit: a potent mix of fragrance and flavor compounds stemming from a Dec. 16 leak. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) revealed that the leak came from a local repackaging facility handling essential oils, fragrances, and flavorings, impacting those served by the Raritan System in Branchburg. The compounds, though harmless,…
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High Bacteria Levels Shuts Swimming At NJ Beach For Rest Of Season
Swimming along one New Jersey beach has been closed for the rest of the season due to high bacteria levels, officials said. The NJ Department of Environmental Protection said only that a water sample from Beachwood Beach West exceeded the water quality standard. In a statement shared to the Beachwood website, the mayor and council said, "you may still sit and take in the lovely view of the scenery but no one will be permitted to swim."
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NJ Beach Reopens After Closed To High Levels Of Fecal Bacteria
A New Jersey beach has apparently been reopened after being closed to to high levels of fecal bacteria. There were no swimming advisories or closures as of Thursday evening for New Jersey beaches on the NJDEP website. A water sample at the Stockton Avenue beach in Long Beach Township showed elevated levels two days in a row, prompting the closure Wednesday. The NJDEP on Tuesday issued swimming advisories to five New Jersey beaches after tests showed high levels of enterococci. Swimming advisories at the four other beaches were lifted. The sample taken at the Stockton Avenue beach o…
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5 NJ Beaches Under Swimming Advisories After Fecal Bacteria Tests
Swimming advisories were issued by the NJDEP for five New Jersey beaches after water samples showed high levels of fecal bacteria. The advisories were issued Tuesday afternoon to the following beaches: Brooklyn Avenue beach in Lavallette (Bay) Hancock Avenue beach in Seaside Heights (Bay) L Street beach in Belmar (River) South Bath Avenue beach in Long Branch (Ocean) Stockton Avenue beach in Long Beach Township (Bay) Beaches are placed under swimming advisories when samples exceed 104 colony forming units (cfu) of enterococci. The samples were taken on Monday.
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Filters Handed Out By Newark Effective At Removing Lead, Officials Say
Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that an extensive round of preliminary testing revealed that water filters distributed by the city of Newark are at least 97 percent effective at bringing lead levels to below 10 parts per billion, well under the safe threshold of 15 parts per billion. (Click here for more information on the city's water line replacement program.) The filters approach 99 percent effectiveness when residents run their water for about five to 10 or minutes, especially first thing in the morning or other periods when the tap has not been used for several hours or m…
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Newark Plans To Replace Thousands Of Water Lines In Response To Lead Crisis
The Essex County Improvement Authority is expected to issue $120 million in bonds to replace lead water lines serving most of the homes in Newark, sending an existing replacement program into overdrive in response to the city's ongoing water-quality crisis, officials said Monday in Newark. "We are going to do this as swiftly as possible," Mayor Ras Baraka said at a press conference alongside Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo and Gov. Phil Murphy. The deal is subject to approval by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, the ECIA and Newark's city council, all of whi…
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: Jersey Shore Beaches Reopen After Fecal Bacteria Detected In Water
Water advisories at three Cape May County beaches were lifted after bacteria commonly found in human or animal waste was detected. Bennett Avenue in Wildwood City, Lavender Road in Wildwood Crest and East 10th Avenue in North Wildwood reopened Wednesday, a day after high levels of enterococci showed up in water samples, state environmental officials said. Results earlier this week showed 120, 120 and 110, respectively, colony forming units (cfu) of the bacteria per 100 milliliters of water, the Department of Environmental Protection said. Enterococci can cause clinical infe…