NJ American Water To Resume Using Chloramines In Water In Union County

UNION 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 Union County in:

• 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
• Summit
• Union Township
• Westfield Township
• Winfield Park Township

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.