New Jersey American Water To Resume Using Chloramines In Somerset County Water

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — Beginning on April 18, New Jersey American Water will resume using chloramines in water treatment at its Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road Water Treatment plants which serves customers in Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union counties.

NJ American Water temporarily changed the water treatment process from a chloramine residual (a combined residual) to a free chlorine residual in mid-February, as part of an annual routine maintenance program for its water distribution system.

"Chloramines have long been an effective method of water disinfection that meets all EPA and NJDEP drinking water standards and have been used by New Jersey American Water since the 1980s," said NJ American Water.

The treatment change applies to New Jersey American Water customers in the following communities: (Communities with an asterisk purchase water from New Jersey American Water.)

Essex County: Irvington, Maplewood, Millburn

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, Florham Park Borough, 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, Springfield Township, Summit, Union Township, Westfield Township,
Winfield Park Township*

During the transition to free chlorine residual, some customers may have noticed a slight chlorine taste and odor in their water. With the resumption of the chloramine process, the taste and smell of chlorine will subside, said NJ American Water.

For more information about the use of chloramine in water treatment, visit newjerseyamwater.com.