The boil water advisory for Jersey City and Hoboken has finally been lifted by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Suez. The advisory was lifted Sunday evening.
Suez first issued the advisory on Thursday, September 2, after Tropical Storm Ida caused damage to an aqueduct wall at the Cedar Grove location that feeds water to Jersey City. The damage caused an increase in turbidity levels and a decrease in chlorine residual in the city’s water.
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Suez is now recommending that residents and businesses perform the following before using their tap water:
- Run your water faucets for 3-5 minutes to flush your service connection and interior plumbing with water from the service main.
- Empty and clean your automatic ice makers and water chillers.
- Drain and refill your 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).
Hoboken mayor Ravinder S. Bhalla tweeted that he and Mayor Steven Fulop “will be demanding answers from SUEZ about their transparency with the public and the unacceptable length of time residents have been without potable water.”
