Hamilton Township has lifted the book water advisory.
It is no longer necessary for township Municipal Utilities Authority customers to boil their water before using.
A portion of the township MUA’s water system experienced a low pressure Friday that was quickly resolved, but resulted in the warning to boil water before using.
While the boil water advisory is lifted, he following measures are strongly encouraged at this time:
• Run water faucets for 3-5 minutes to flush your service connection and interior plumbing with water from the service main.
• Empty and clean automatic ice makers and water chillers.
• Drain and refill hot water heater if the temperature is set below 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Service connections with a water softener/cartridge filters should be run through a regeneration cycle or other procedures recommended by the manufacturer.
• Water reservoirs in tall buildings should be drained and refilled (as applicable).
The township along with the Pepsi Group gave out 2,500 cases of bottled water to assist residents in need.
Contact the MUA at [email protected] with any questions.
The HTMUA system is broken into two zones as shown in the map above.
While the low-pressure event occurred on the Eastern, or High-Pressure Zone, the DEP required documentation that would have taken several days to resolve to isolate the DEP's requirement to the Eastern portion of the HTMUA territory.
The DEP requires these alerts be posted within 24 hours, as a result, the Boil Water Alert is in effect for the entire service territory as indicated on the map.
