New Jersey American Water announced it will resume using chloramines for water treatment at its Swimming River and Jumping Brook water treatment plants during the week of April 21, following the completion of routine maintenance.
The facilities, located in Colts Neck and Neptune, respectively, serve customers in parts of Monmouth and Ocean counties. The company had temporarily switched to chlorine in mid-February as part of an annual system flush.
Chloramines, a blend of chlorine and ammonia, have been used by the utility since the 1970s and meet all EPA and NJDEP drinking water standards. Customers may have noticed a slight chlorine taste and odor during the maintenance period, which is expected to subside once chloramines are reintroduced.Â
The change affects residents in more than 40 communities, including Middletown, Red Bank, Long Branch, and Tinton Falls, as well as towns that purchase water from New Jersey American Water, such as Keyport and Point Pleasant Borough.Â
New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the state’s largest regulated water utility, serving approximately 2.9 million people.
