South Brunswick Water Will No Longer Have Slight Chlorine Odor

If you live in South Brunswick and your water has smelled slightly of chlorine, it was because of maintenance work at the water treatment plants.

But starting next week, that slight odor and taste will be gone, the water company said.

On April 15, New Jersey American Water will resume the use of chloramines (a mixture of chlorine and ammonia) to treat the water at its Canal Road and Raritan Millstone Water Treatment plants, the company said in an alert posted on its website.

In January, the water company temporarily changed its treatment process from chloramines to chlorine, as part of its maintenance program.

But because of that temporary change, some customers may have had a water with a slight chlorine taste and odor, the water company said.

The water company said chloramines have been used for more than 25 years and meet all federal and state drinking water standards.