New Jersey American Water To Resume Using Chloramines In Edison

EDISON, NJ — Beginning on April 18, New Jersey American Water will resume using chloramines in water treatment at its water treatment plants which serve customers in Edison.

NJ American Water temporarily changed the water treatment process from a chloramine residual to a free chlorine residual in mid-February. This was done 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," NJ American Water said.

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

The treatment change applies to New Jersey American Water customers in Middlesex, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Morris, Somerset and Union.

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