It is now safe for residents of Mercer County to drink water from Trenton Water Works.
The water utility lifted the boil-water advisory for the Trenton area as of 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Residents of Trenton, Hamilton, Ewing, Lawrence, and Hopewell, can now use their water normally.
The advisory was put in place due to an equipment malfunction in the water distribution system that resulted in chlorination levels too low for water disinfection.
“The system worked as it is supposed to. There was an equipment malfunction and TWW detected lower than usual levels of chlorine in the water during the early morning," a spokesperson for the Trenton mayor’s office, Connor Ilchert, said via email Friday.
“DEP wanted us to be precautious and send out the advisory until testing is finished, and we get the green light. We will be keeping everyone informed as we remediate the situation to maintain our full transparency,” he said, referring to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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