Tag: Middlesex Water Company
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Middlesex Water Company claims company ‘did not pollute its own water supply’; calls to direct class action lawsuit against 3M Corporation for PFOA exceedance
A Middlesex County Superior Court judge has certified a class action lawsuit filed against Middlesex Water Company in regard to its notice to customers that their wells tested above state limits for the new perfluorooctanoic acid standard in October 2021. “This case is now certified as a class action, meaning that the named plaintiffs are…
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Federal funds allocated to address PFAS contamination; Middlesex Water announces interim plan
Help – on the federal level – is on the way for those affected by Middlesex Water Company’s notice regarding perfluorooctanoic acid. On Dec. 17, Congressman Frank Pallone (D-6), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, announced the passage of key provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for drinking water infrastructure, including $15 billion for…
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Avenel resident affected by PFOA notice files class action lawsuit against Middlesex Water Company
An Avenel resident, who suffers from specific health concerns and a severely compromised immune system, filed a class action lawsuit in Middlesex County Superior Court against Middlesex Water Company seeking reimbursement for expenses incurred following the company’s drinking water notice regarding perfluorooctanoic acid. Attorneys Stephen P. DeNittis, Joseph A. Osefchen, and Shane T. Prince of…
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Municipalities affected by PFOA notice may file class action lawsuit
A class action lawsuit(s) may be filed against companies responsible for polluted groundwater in the municipalities affected by Middlesex Water Company’s drinking water notice regarding perfluorooctanoic acid. The notice includes all residential and retail customers served by the water company’s Park Avenue treatment plant in South Plainfield. Residential and retail customers are in South Plainfield,…
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Middlesex Water Company expands PFOA drinking water notice; reports water still safe to use
Middlesex Water Company has expanded its initial drinking water notification regarding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) to include all residential and retail customers served by its Park Avenue treatment plant in South Plainfield, according to an updated notice on Nov. 1. The initial notification only included a portion of the water company’s (MWC) customers the week of…
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Middlesex Water Company addresses drinking water notice; reports ‘no immediate threat’
WOODBRIDGE – It is safe for customers to use water received from the Middlesex Water Company’s Park Avenue treatment plant in South Plainfield. That is what Dennis Doll, the president and chief executive officer of the company, said he can’t stress enough at the first of several meetings held to address a drinking water notice…
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Middlesex Water Company officials to host meeting regarding PFOA drinking water notice in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE – Middlesex Water Company officials will host a meeting Monday to detail important information about the drinking water notice mailed to residents last week regarding perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The meeting is set for 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 at Colonia High School, 180 East St., Colonia section of Woodbridge. Customers who receive water from…
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Gas, water company investing in infrastructure upgrages, replacements in Metuchen
METUCHEN – Already in the midst of a pipeline replacement by Elizabethtown Gas, the neighborhoods in the area of Plainfield and Durham avenues and Central and Maple avenues will have water mains renewed as part of Middlesex Water Company’s Renew program. “We saw an opportunity for the area to get new assets and new infrastructure…
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Woodbridge officials report a low of six new positive COVID-19 cases, portion of JFK Memorial High 50/50 will go towards food banks
WOODBRIDGE – After days of positive COVID-19 numbers in the 40s and 50s, Woodbridge officials reported its lowest number – six cases – bringing the total of cases in the township to 1,231, according to Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on April 27. “Let’s hope this starts a very positive trend in town,…
