Temporary Water Treatment Change to End in Central and Northern Parts of the State Served by New Jersey American Water

April 11, 2018

VOORHEES, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On April 17, New Jersey American Water will resume using chloramines
in water treatment at its Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road Water
Treatment plants. These plants serve New Jersey American Water customers
in the following counties: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and
Union.

In mid-February, as part of an annual maintenance program for its water
distribution system, New Jersey American Water temporarily changed the
water treatment process from a chloramine (combined) residual to free
chlorine residual. Chloramines have long been an effective method of
water disinfection that meet all EPA and NJDEP drinking water standards,
and have been used by New Jersey American Water since the 1980s.

The treatment change applies to New
Jersey American Water customers in the following communities: (Communities
with an asterisk purchase water from New Jersey American Water.)

Hunterdon County: Flemington Borough*, Frenchtown Borough,
Raritan Township, Readington Township, and Tewksbury Township

Mercer County: Hopewell Township, Lawrence Township, Princeton
Borough, Princeton Junction, Princeton Township and West Windsor Township

Middlesex County: Cranbury Township, Dunellen Borough, Edison
Township, Jamesburg Borough, Middlesex Borough, Monroe Township, North
Brunswick*, Piscataway Township, Plainsboro Township, South Brunswick
Township and South Plainfield Borough

Somerset County: Bedminster Township, Bernards Township,
Bernardsville Borough, Bound Brook Borough, Branchburg Township,
Bridgewater Township, Far Hills Borough, Franklin Township, Green Brook
Township, Hillsborough Township, Manville Borough, Millstone Borough,
Montgomery Township, North Plainfield Borough, Peapack & Gladstone
Borough, Raritan Borough, Somerville Borough, South Bound Brook Borough,
Warren Township and Watchung Borough

Union County: Berkley Heights Township, City of Rahway*, Clark
Township, Cranford Township, Fanwood Borough, Garwood Borough, Hillside
Township, Kenilworth Borough, Linden City, Mountainside Borough, New
Providence Borough, Plainfield City, Roselle Borough, Roselle Park
Borough, Scotch Plains Township, Springfield Township, Summit City,
Union Township, Westfield Township and Winfield Park Township*

The two-month changeover to free chlorine residual enabled the company
to perform routine maintenance. During the transition to free chlorine
residual, some customers may have noticed a slight chlorine taste and
odor in their water. With the resumption of the chloramine
process, the taste and smell of chlorine will subside.

For more information about water
quality, visit newjerseyamwater.com.

New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK),
is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing
high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to
approximately 2.7 million people. For more information, visit www.newjerseyamwater.com
and follow New Jersey American Water on Twitter
and Facebook.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and
most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater
utility company. The company employs more than 6,900 dedicated
professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people
in 46 states and Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean,
affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we
keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com.