Thursday, July 12, 2012
New Jersey American Water customers can now use sprinklers for outdoor watering but remain on an odd-even schedule.
Relief is in sight for parched lawns and wilting annuals across Monmouth County with the further easing of outdoor watering restrictions that have been in place since a water main break in June. New Jersey American Water announced Thursday that sprinklers can now be used for watering but the odd-even schedule that was imposed July 8 remains in effect "for the foreseeable future," according to a release. “Temporary repairs at our Swimming River Water Treatment Plant were completed last weekend and over the last few days, our ability to provide water to our customers in Monmouth County has been restored,” said Stephen P. Schmitt, vice president of operations for New Jersey American Water. The odd/even watering schedule entails: • Outdoor …
Monday, July 2, 2012
Outdoor watering ban still in effect for entire county.
New Jersey American Water (NJAW) lifted the boil-water advisory for Aberdeen, Highlands, Holmdel and Middletown Monday evening. The four towns were the last required to take precautionary steps after a water main failure at the NJAW treatment facility at Swimming River Reservoir on Friday. The entire county was placed on a boil water advisory Friday evening, which was revised to 22 towns on Saturday and Aberdeen, Highlands, Holmdel and Middletown on Sunday. Water distribution at Middletown High School North ended Monday with the advisory lifted, according to a release issued by Monmouth County. Over 210,000 gallons of water were distributed at both Middletown high schools and Wolf Hill Park in Oceanport, according to NJAW External …
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Mandatory water restrictions are still in place until further notice
It is now safe for most Monmouth County residents to drink tap water from their homes. New Jersey American Water has announced shortly after July 1, that it has lifted the boil water restriction for 18 of 22 Monmouth County towns. The following towns are no longer under the boil water restriction: • Allenhurst Borough • Deal Borough • Eatontown Borough • Fair Haven Borough • Lake Como Borough • Little Silver Borough • Loch Arbor Village • Long Branch City • Monmouth Beach Borough • Neptune Township • Ocean Township • Oceanport Borough • Rumson Borough • Sea Bright Borough • Shrewsbury Borough • Shrewsbury Township • Tinton Falls Borough • West Long Branch Borough The four towns still under the boil water restriction are: • Aberdeen …
At a press conference at Wolf Hill Recreation Area in Oceanport, Gov. Chris Christie said full water service should be restored by July 4th.
Full water service to Monmouth County residents isn't expected until July 4th, with temporary service being restored in the next two days, Gov. Chris Christie said at a press conference at Wolf Hill Recreation Area in Oceanport. Christie, on hand to discuss the broken water main that resulted in a water shortage and boil-water advisory for 22 Monmouth County towns with New Jersey American Water and county officials, asked all county residents to conserve water and warned that authorities will be on the lookout for those using water for non-essential purposes. "This is about the lousiest time of the year this could possibly happen," Christie told the assembled crowd of reporters and county officials. "Often times these problems happen when…
Saturday, June 30, 2012
The governor will give an update on the water main failure on Saturday at Wolf Hill Recreation Center at 1:45 p.m.
Gov. Chris Christie will visit Oceanport on Saturday afternoon to address the water main break that has placed residents of about 22 Monmouth County towns under a boil-water advisory and severely restricted water usage. The governor will give an update at 1:45 p.m. at the Wolf Hill Recreation Area, 3 Crescent Pl., on the water main failure on Friday at the Swimming River Reservoir that prompted county officials to declare a state of emergency. Late Friday night, the county issued a press release that said all Monmouth County towns were under the boil water advisory. On Saturday morning, officials issued the list of just 22 towns that are directly affected. Towns directly affected by this crisis that are still under the boil-water advisory …
NJarhead
7:42 am on Monday, July 16, 2012
Gary, that's not accurate. A brown lawn WILL come back once watering is reintroduced, provided foot traffic was kept to a minimum during the dry period. Ask any grounds keeper. I'm not sure about your EPA study. Do you have a link? more ›