New Jersey American Water Issues Water Restrictions

Yesterday, the New Jersey American water company issued outdoor water use restrictions for it's customers in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. The water company asked customers to conserve water because of increased summer demands and an "emergency at their Jumping Brook water treatment plant" in Neptune, New Jersey. Affected customers of the water company, which claims 14 million water customers nationwide, received a phone message about the water restrictions Sunday afternoon at about 5pm. The Best Sausage Peppers On The Seaside Boardwalk The emergency at the Neptune treatment plant involves repairs to a 36-inch valve, one of the larger valve systems in use by the company. The water restrictions called by New Jersey American water are in effect for 48 hours, beginning Sunday afternoon. They expect things to get back to "normal" water usage when the repairs are done. What Are The Water Restrictions? According to NJ American Water, outdoor water conservation efforts are to include not watering lawns using sprinklers or irrigation systems, not using water to wash cars, or fill pools. The water company is also asking customers to use water indoors wisely. New Jersey American water says that this conservation by customers will ensure that there will be water supply for everyone while repairs are being made to the faulty valve. How Will Customers Respond? It's hard to know exactly how water customers will respond to this request for water conservation via water restrictions. In previous years, compliance to water restrictions is hard for the general public to measure. Most customers who use hand-placed sprinklers to water their lawns and landscaping tend to comply with water conservation requests. However, those people and businesses with automatic sprinkler systems find it easier to ignore these types of requests. So, if that's you, New Jersey American Water would like you to reschedule or reprogram your water irrigation system to save water during this time. If the repairs go faster than expected we can look for an update on their website.