Some residents in several New Jersey towns may be concerned to see water with a \u201cpinkish hue\u201d running from their faucets \u2014 but it\u2019s safe to drink, officials said.<\/p>\n
Higher levels of sodium permanganate have led to reports of discolored water in the Raritan System, according to a statement from New Jersey American Water<\/a>, posted on Facebook<\/a> Wednesday by the Manville Borough Office of Emergency Management. <\/p>\n Sodium permanganate is used to treat water at the Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant, officials said. <\/p>\n Several municipalities, including Bound Brook, Bridgewater, Manville, Hillsborough, Somerville, Raritan Borough, Dunellen, Piscataway, and Plainfield may experience water discoloration, according to officials. In rare cases, the discoloration may appear pink. <\/p>\n \u201cThough there is no impact to drinking water quality and the water meets drinking water standards, you may wish to refrain from doing laundry during this time,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n Crews have started flushing hydrants to help clear the system, which may cause low water pressure or discoloration for some customers, officials said.<\/p>\n The discoloration is expected to improve as the flushing continues, said Chelsea Kulp, director of communications and external affairs for New Jersey American Water.<\/p>\n Kulp said most customers in the impacted towns will not experience the discoloration, which was first reported in Bridgewater. <\/p>\n Those with discolored water are advised to run the cold water taps at the lowest levels of their home for about three to five minutes until the water runs clear. <\/p>\n The Raritan System serves more than 50 New Jersey municipalities, according to a 2024 report<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cWe thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this issue,\u201d officials said in the statement.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some residents in several New Jersey towns may be concerned to see water with a \u201cpinkish hue\u201d running…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228156,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":{"0":"post-228155","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228155\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}