WATER RESTRICTIONS STILL ON

New Jersey American Water issued this notice today:



Boil Water Advisory Still in Effect for Customers in Parts of Union and Essex Counties

New Jersey American Water: 800-652-6987 


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The boil water advisory remains in effect until further notice for customers in West Orange, Short Hills, Millburn, Maplewood, Irvington, Springfield and Summit as a precautionary measure after flooding from Hurricane Irene inundated the company’s Canoe Brook Water Treatment Plant in Millburn, Essex County.
For updated information, customers can visit Jersey American Water’s website at www.newjerseyamwater.com, under the Alerts Notifications section.
The Department of Environmental Protection has determined that a potential or actual threat to the quality of water being provided to you currently exists. Therefore until further notice, bring tap water to a rolling boil for one minute and allow to cool before using for consumption; drinking, ice cubes, washing vegetables and fruit, and for brushing teeth. Please continue to boil your water until you are notified that the water quality is acceptable.
New Jersey American Water also recommends the following steps:
 Throw away uncooked food or beverages or ice cubes if made with tap water during the day of the advisory;
 Keep boiled water in the refrigerator for drinking;
 Rinse hand-washed dishes for a minute in dilute bleach (one tablespoon of household bleach per gallon of tap water) or clean your dishes in a dishwasher using the hot wash cycle and the dry cycle. The DEP pamphlet on actions in a boil water advisory can be seenhttp://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/hhazweb/boil_water.pdf.
 Do not swallow water while you are showering or bathing;
 Provide pets with boiled water after cooling;
 Do not use home filtering devices in place of boiling or using bottled water; most home water filters will not provide adequate protection from microorganisms;
 Use only boiled water to treat minor injuries
Please be advised that the company is doing all it can to make sure water is of the highest quality. New Jersey American Water Company will notify customers as soon as the advisory is lifted.
New Jersey American Water will provide information customers as to when the advisory is lifted through its customer phone notification system, the news media, on the company’s web site (www.newjerseyamwater.com), under the Alerts Notifications section, and on its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/newjerseyamericanwater). If customers have any questions they may call 1-800-652-6987.