Tag: Middlesex County Utilities Authority
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Middlesex County Utilities Authority completes permanent restoration of Sayreville Pump Station
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Pump Station, a regional wastewater facility located along Canal Road in Sayreville, was officially re-opened on June 22 with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by officials from the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) and Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners. The facility, which was damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2021, is…
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Construction of new pump station – servicing both Metuchen and Edison – may begin by fall
If all goes well, a new pump station, which will service both Metuchen and Edison, will be up and running in a year-and-a-half. The Metuchen Borough Council moved to amend a bond ordinance for the construction of the new pump station at a meeting on March 8 to reflect an increase of the final design…
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OBMUA continues to do more with less, providing water and sewer services
OLD BRIDGE – With 40 square miles and some 20,000 residential and commercial water and sewer service accounts, the Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority (OBMUA) has its hands full all the while keeping rate costs low for customers. The OBMUA is fresh off replacing 10,000 feet of water main in the Knollcroft section of Cliffwood…
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County director says gas emissions from landfill causing odors
EAST BRUNSWICK– The odors noticed by residents who live near the Middlesex County Landfill are being caused by gas emissions. Responding to residents’ complaints of smelling foul odors, the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) held a presentation about ongoing improvements at the Middlesex County Landfill. More than 85 residents listened to MCUA Executive Director Joseph Cryan…
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Improvements to gas system at county landfill cause unfavorable odor
Residents may experience some unpleasant odors through the end of December as a result of improvements to the gas collection system at the Middlesex County Landfill, located on Edgeboro Road in East Brunswick. Certain unfavorable weather conditions may exacerbate the odors at times, according to information provided by the South River Police Department. The Middlesex…
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Sayreville receives funding for sewage plant six years after Sandy
SAYREVILLE – The Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) has received a $1 million federal grant to assist with repairs to a sewage treatment plant in Sayreville that was damaged during superstorm Sandy. The $1 million in funding, provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through an aid package, was announced by Congressman Frank Pallone…
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Sayreville receives federal funding to repair treatment plant damaged in 2012
The Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) will receive more than $1 million in federal funding to provide bypass pumping for the Sayreville sewage treatment plant damaged as a result of superstorm Sandy in 2012. The funding is being provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) via the Sandy aid package Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.…
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Low-interest loan allows repairs of Sayreville pump station to begin
SAYREVILLE — Work has begun on a 1,700-foot flood wall and other measures to protect the Middlesex County Utilities Authority’s (MCUA) Sayreville pump station from storm surge and flooding as a result of an $88 million low-interest bridge loan provided by the state. The New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT), working in partnership with the…
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Substance found in Spotswood sewers deemed nontoxic
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — The Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA) notified Spotswood officials about an unusual purplish-red substance that was found in borough sewers during November. Spotswood Business Administrator Dawn McDonald revealed during the Borough Council meeting on Dec. 12 that the believed source of the bizarre substance was most likely from a commercial…