NJ American Water To Resume Using Chloramines In Water In Somerset Co.

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — New Jersey American Water announced it will complete its scheduled routine maintenance on the week of April 21 and resume using chloramines in water treatment at its Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater and its Canal Road Water Treatment Plant in Somerset.

These plants serve New Jersey American Water customers in Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, and Union counties.

In mid-February, as part of an annual routine maintenance program for its water distribution system, New Jersey American Water temporarily shifted the water treatment process from using chloramine to chlorine for about 10 weeks, said the water company.

Chloramines have long been an effective method of water disinfection that meets all US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) drinking water standards and have been used by New Jersey American Water since the 1970s, said NJ American Water.

The treatment change applies to New Jersey American Water customers in
Somerset County in:

• 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

During the routine maintenance, some customers may have noticed a slight chlorine taste and smell in their water. With the resumption of the chloramine process, the taste and smell of chlorine will subside.

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