Due to an emergency repair at the company’s Jumping Brook Water Treatment Plant and increased summer demands, New Jersey American Water is issuing a mandatory water conservation restriction for customers in Monmouth and Ocean Counties for the next 48 hours.
Customers asked to limit their water use to essential purposes only while New Jersey American Water works to repair a 36 inch valve located within the company’s Jumping Brook Water Treatment Plant in Neptune. New Jersey American Water is working to resolve the issue as quickly and safely as possible.
This mandatory outdoor water restriction applies to New Jersey American Water customers in the following communities: Aberdeen, Allenhurst, Asbury Park City, Atlantic Highlands, Avon, Bay Head, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Colts Neck Township, Deal, Eatontown, Elberon, Fair Haven, Highlands, Holmdel Township, Interlaken, Keansburg, Lake Como, Little Silver, Loch Arbor Village, Long Branch City, Matawan, Middletown Township, Monmouth Beach, Neptune City, Neptune Township (incl. Ocean Grove), Ocean Township, Oceanport, Red Bank, Rumson, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Township, Tinton Falls, Union Beach, Wanamassa, and West Long Branch.
Impacted customers have been notified via the company’s emergency notification system, asking them to eliminate outdoor water use such as irrigation or sprinkler watering of lawns, washing cars and filling of pools, and use water wisely indoors until further notice.
Lakewood and its 5 boroughs and not listed.