ICYMI: NJ American Water: No More Chlorine in Water

If you have noticed a chlorine taste or odor in Warren’s water, fear not, because that will soon be gone.

New Jersey American Water announced it will return to treating water with chloramines (a mixture of chlorine and ammonia) to disinfect water at its Canal Road and Raritan Millstone Water Treatment plants beginning April 15.

The water company used chlorine for several months as part of its system maintenance. The three-month change, which began in mid-January, allowed New Jersey American Water to perform maintenance on its chemical feed systems and remove any residual ammonia from the water distribution system.

During that three-month time period, customers may have noticed a slight chlorine taste or odor from in the water, but with the change back to chloramines, both should dissipate, the water company said.

Chloramines have been used by NJ American Water for more than 25 years to disinfect water supplies. Chloramines meet all USEPA and NJDEP drinking water standards.

The following municipalities receive service from the Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road Water Treatment Plants:

Bedminster, Belle Meade, Bound Brook, Branchburg, Bridgewater, Chester, Clark, Cranbury, Cranford, Dunellen, Elizabeth, Edison, Fanwood, Flemington, Franklin, Garwood, Green Brook, Hillside, Hillsborough, Hope well Township, Jamesburg, Kenilworth, Kingston, Lawrence, Linden, Manville, Martinsville, Middlesex, Millstone, Monroe Township, Montgomery, Mountainside, North Plainfield, Peapak/Gladstone, Piscataway, Plainfield, Plainsboro, Pottersville, Princeton, Raritanboro, Raritan Township, Roselle, Roselle Park, Readington, Scotch Plains, Skillman, Somerset, Somerville, South Bound Brook, South Brunswick, South Plainfield, Tewksbury, Union, Vauxhall, Warren, Watchung, Westfield, West Windsor, and Whitehouse Station.