Tag: Water
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Bordentown City officials update residents on elevated lead levels in water
Bordentown City officials served as the hosts to a public meeting to provide an update on the municipality’s efforts to address reported lead exceedances in homeowners’ drinking water. The meeting was held on Feb. 4 at the Carslake Community Center in Bordentown as the City Board of Commissioners fielded questions from residents about the municipality’s…
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Bordentown City officials provide update on efforts to address reported lead exceedances in homes
Bordentown City officials provided a recent update on their efforts to address the ongoing reports of lead exceedances in residents’ homes. After the Bordentown City Board of Commissioners announced at a November meeting last year that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) called on the municipality to enact additional testing for lead in the water…
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Edison will hold meet-and-greet with new water-sewer utility director on Dec. 19
Edison Township will hold a meet-and-greet- with its new Water-Sewer Utility Director Robert J. Smith at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 in council chambers at the Municipal Complex, 100 Municipal Blvd., Edison. Smith will moderate a question–answer session open to the public. The Edison Township Council approved a four-year contract for Smith, a resident of…
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Edison’s new director of Water-Sewer Utility Department comes with 27 years of experience
EDISON – With 27 years of public and private sector experience in water distribution and wastewater collection and treatment, township officials believe that Robert J. Smith is the right person to take the helm of the newly created department to manage and maintain water mains in Edison. “He possesses the professional administrative, managerial and budgetary…
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Edison voters will head to polls to decide on town’s water and sewer operation on Sept. 10
EDISON – Voters will come to the polls on Sept. 10 to decide whether or not the township should operate its municipal water and sewer system during a special referendum election. There are 59,000 registered voters in Edison. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ahead of the referendum, township officials took…
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Edison continuing due diligence phase in proposed public-private partnership with Suez
EDISON – With many questions and concerns remaining about the proposed $811.3 million, 40-year, proposed public-private partnership with Suez North America, township officials are continuing their due diligence to digest some 758 pages plus a DVD of the proposal. A meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on May 2 at Town Hall to continue…
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Bordentown City officials to hold public meeting on combating lead in water
In order to address the ongoing local concern for potential lead exceedances in Bordentown’s water system, city officials will be the host to a public meeting on Jan. 29. The meeting will take place at the Carslake Community Center at 6 p.m. and is open to the public. The Bordentown City government plans to update…
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Old Bridge MUA will have enough fuel in an event of another Superstorm Sandy
OLD BRIDGE — Due to the efforts of the Old Bridge Municipal Utilities Authority (OBMUA), the township will have enough fuel and water in the event another superstorm Sandy strikes. Council Vice President Anita Greenberg-Belli, a commissioner on the OBMUA, informed the council and the public at a meeting on Oct. 8 of an emergency…
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Officials say New Jersey’s water is safe
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TRENTON – Despite concerns from environmental groups, state and local officials have said drinking water in New Jersey is safe. Lawrence Hajna, press officer for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), said a recent report by advocacy group Environmental Working Group (EWG) identified carcinogenic metal chromium-6 in 138…
