Trenton Water Works asks customers to conserve water due to freezing temps

Due to recent freezing temperatures having an impact on the Trenton Water Works’ infrastructure, the utility company is now asking residents in five New Jersey municipalities to conserve water.

In a statement released Thursday, officials with the TWW, which provides water to more than 200,000 New Jersey residents, requested customers in Trenton, Hamilton Township, Ewing Township, Lawrence Township, and Hopewell Township to “prioritize essential water use for drinking and cooking, sanitation and
personal hygiene, and fire suppression and emergency needs.”

“Cold weather impacts the performance of our water infrastructure, and we are ready to address any operational issues,” said Sean Semple, Director of the Treton’s Department of Water and Sewer, which operates Trenton Water Works, in a statement. “Although there is no disruption to treatment or distribution, freezing temperatures and prolonged cold weather conditions affect TWW’s water filtration plant’s ability to pump water from the supercooled Delaware River and water mains and service lines in our 683-mile distribution system.”

As noted by Semple, there has been no disruption of water treatment or distribution to homes, but because of the cold — what the company called “seasonal operational challenges — the utility company made the request for water conservation in order to ensure that there is water available for essential uses.

The company said non-essential water use includes washing vehicles, watering lawns and landscaping, filling pools or operating decorative fountains, and running dishwashers or washing machines with partial loads.

“TWW’s water filtration plant on Route 29 South in Trenton continues to operate normally and is capable of meeting drinking water demand,” added Semple, in a statement.

He said that by issuing this advisory, the TWW hopes to “ensure system reliability and performance during extreme cold temperatures.”

For more information or other announcements from the Trenton Water Works visit trentonnj.org/154/Water-Sewer.