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Outdoor water use restrictions modified

Alternate day watering with handheld garden hoses OK between 5am-9am and 5pm-9pm

New Jersey American Water Company has modified the restrictions on outdoor water usage for its Monmouth County customers.

From the company’s announcement:

Customers may now use handheld garden hoses for outdoor purposes, every other day, between the hours of 5 a.m. to 9 a.m., and again from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. With very limited exceptions, lawn sprinkler irrigation system use is still banned. Even with the easing of the ban’s restrictions, New Jersey American Water is strongly advising its Monmouth County customers to continue conserving water both inside and out. If strict conservation measures are not followed then it may be necessary to reinstitute a stringent outdoor water ban.

The odd/even schedule is effective beginning today and entails:

  • Handheld garden hose outdoor water use between the hours of 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.  on odd-numbered days of the month if your street address is an odd number (i.e., 23 Oak St., 7 Maple Ave.)
  • Handheld garden hose outdoor water use between the hours of 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.  on even-numbered days of the month if your street address is an even number (i.e., 6 Oak St., 354 Maple Ave.)

Exceptions are:

  • Watering of new sod or seed if daily watering is required (note: it is recommended that any planting of new sod or seed that has not already taken place be delayed until the fall)
  • Use of private wells for irrigation
  • Commercial uses of outdoor water, such as for nurseries, farm stands, power washing, plumbing, athletic fields, and car washes

As the system continues to stabilize, customers may experience discolored water. New Jersey American Water recommends running the water until clear. However, the discolored water could be used for the watering of shrubs and garden plants.

 

Posted: July 8th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County, New Jersey American Water, NJAWC | Tags: , , | 4 Comments »

NJAWC evaluating stability of fix before lifting outwater use restrictions

Connecticut engineering firm will determine the cause of the failure

Photo credit: New Jersey American Water Company

New Jersey America Water Company announced today that the “temporary fix” of water mains at the Swimming River Water Treatment Plant have been completed, they “hope.”  The company is evaluating the stability of the system before lifting the ban on outdoor water usage for the company’s Monmouth County customers.  They hope to be able to lift the outdoor water use ban in the near future.

The company’s statement said that the 24 inch water main pictured to the left is sending 12,000 gallons per day of treated water to Middletown.

Peter Escbach, NJAWC’s spokesperson, told the Asbury Park Press that confidential company reports indicated that the two evalutions of the site following Tropical Storm Irene, one by the company and another by an independent contractor, showed that the bridge and water mains that failed last week continued to meet manufacturers standards despite the slight movenment of the pipes and damage to the bridge caused by the August 2011 storm.

Ocean and Coastal Consultants Inc. of Trumbull, Connecticut has been hired by NJAWC to determine the cause of the major infrastructure failure.

 

Posted: July 7th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County, New Jersey American Water, NJAWC | Tags: , , , | 5 Comments »