Bridgewater Customers Asked To Reduce Water Usage Due To System Issue

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — New Jersey American Water is urging Bridgewater customers to avoid any non-essential water use due to a system issue on Monday night.

The advisory sent out around 7 p.m. is being issued as a result of reduced water levels caused by a system issue at its Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater.

The conservation advisory is in effect for New Jersey American Water customers in the following towns in Mercer, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, and parts of Union County:

• Bound Brook
• Branchburg
• Bridgewater
• Clark
• Cranbury
• Cranford
• Dunellen
• Edison
• Fanwood
• Franklin
• Garwood
• Greenbrook
• Hillsborough
• Hillside
• Hopewell
• Jamesburg
• Kenilworth
• Kingston
• Lawrence
• Linden
• Manville
• Middlesex
• Millstone
• Montgomery
• Mountainside
• North Plainfield
• Piscataway
• Plainfield
• Plainsboro
• Princeton
• Raritan Boro
• Raritan Twp
• Readington
• Roselle
• Roselle Park
• Scotch Plains
• Somerville
• South Bound Brook
• South Brunswick
• South Plainfield
• Union
• Warren
• Watchung
• West Windsor
• Westfield

If current conditions continue, a mandatory conservation notice may follow, said American Water.

When conditions improve, customers will be notified when the conservation notice is lifted.

For more information call 1-800-272-1325 and click here to learn how to conserve water indoors.

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