Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Hoboken

Hoboken residents no longer have to boil their water. 

United Water officials announced today at 3 p.m. the boil water advisory for customers has been lifted by authorization of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, according to a press release. 

The boil water advisory was issued on Thursday after a 30-inch water transmission main ruptured and caused a reduction in water pressure throughout the city.  

The laboratory results showed that the water was free of bacteriological contamination and DEP concurred that it is no longer necessary to boil the water.

However, the DEP advises residents take the following precautions: 

• Flush service connection and interior plumbing for 3 to 5 minutes with water from the restored main. 
• Empty and clean automatic ice makes and water chillers. 
• Homes with water softener/cartridge filters should be run through a regeneration cycle or other procedure recommended by the manufacturer. 
• Drain and refill hot water heater if temperature is set below 113 F. 

Customers were advised to boil water as a precautionary measure while United Water emergency crews took water samples from throughout the distribution system.

“We appreciate the support and patience of the residents of Hoboken,” said President of Environmental Services for United Water Nadine Leslie in a press release.

“I’d also like to thank Mayor Zimmer’s office and the offices of emergency management in Hoboken, Hudson County and Jersey City for their assistance during this inconvenience. We realize that a boil water advisory can be a disruption to people’s daily activities and we are grateful to have everyone’s cooperation.”

Leslie said in a press release that a United Water crew has completed repair of an 8-inch main on Jefferson Street between 8^th and 9^th streets that was reported broken at 7:30 a.m. this morning. 

There will be no boil water advisory associated with this event, as pressures were controlled during the shutdown of the main.