Foul-Smelling Tap Water Plaguing These NJ Communities: Here's Why

There's an end on the way to water smelling and tasting like chlorine for residents across the state.

New Jersey American Water is conducting a scheduled routine treatment change and will go back to using chloramines towards the end of the month.

The Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater and Canal Road Water Treatment Plant in Somerset will revert back on April 20 and serve the following areas:

Essex County

Irvington

Hunterdon County

Flemington Borough, Raritan Township, Readington Township, Tewksbury Township

Mercer County

Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Lawrence Township, Princeton Borough, Princeton Junction, Princeton Township, Trenton, West Windsor Township

Middlesex County

Cranbury Township, Dunellen Borough, Edison Township, Jamesburg Borough, Middlesex Borough, Monroe Township, North Brunswick, Piscataway Township, Plainsboro Township, South Brunswick Township, South Plainfield Borough

Morris County

Chatham Township, Long Hill Township, Mendham Township, Mendham Borough

Somerset County

Bedminster Township, Bernards Township, Bernardsville Borough, Bound Brook Borough, Branchburg Township, Bridgewater Township, Far Hills Borough, Franklin Township, Green Brook Township, Hillsborough Township, Manville Borough, Millstone Borough, Montgomery Township, North Plainfield Borough, Peapack & Gladstone Borough, Raritan Borough, Rocky Hill, Somerville Borough, South Bound Brook Borough, Warren Township, Watchung Borough

Union County

Berkley Heights Township, City of Rahway, Clark Township, Cranford Township, City of Elizabeth (Liberty), Fanwood Borough, Garwood Borough, Hillside Township, Kenilworth Borough, Linden City, Mountainside Borough, New Providence Borough, Plainfield City, Roselle Borough, Roselle Park Borough, Scotch Plains Township, Summit, Union Township, Westfield Township, Winfield Park Township

New Jersey American Water began its annual program in mid-February for maintenance on the water distribution system and temporarily implemented chlorine rather than chloramine for 10 weeks.

Chloramines are disinfectants that have been used for more than 40 years by New Jersey American Water and meet all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) drinking water standards.

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