Hamilton Township residents will be able to get a case of water as the water boiling advisory remains in effect due to Friday’s issue with the Hamilton Township Municipal Utilities Authority.

A portion of the township MUA’s water system experienced a low pressure Friday that was quickly resolved, but resulted in the warning to boil water before using.

Now the township along with the Pepsi Group have secured 2,500 cases of bottled water to assist residents in need. 

The township and MUA will be distributing cases of bottled water to customers starting at 9 a.m. Sunday.

The event will be held at Town Hall: 6101 13th Street in Mays Landing. 

Households will receive one case of water with a current water bill or valid driver’s license. Water will be given out until supplies deplete.

Contact the MUA at [email protected] with any questions. 

The HTMUA system is broken into two zones as shown in the map above. 

While the low-pressure event occurred on the Eastern, or High-Pressure Zone, the DEP required documentation that would have taken several days to resolve to isolate the DEP’s requirement to the Eastern portion of the HTMUA territory. 

The DEP requires these alerts be posted within 24 hours, as a result, the Boil Water Alert is in effect for the entire service territory as indicated on the map.

What should I do? What does this mean?

Effective immediately and until further notice, customers, are instructed to bring tap water to a rolling boil for one minute and allow the tap water to cool before using or use bottled water. 

Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking; preparing foods; mixing baby formula, food, juices or drinks; washing vegetables and fruit; cooking; making ice; brushing teeth; and washing dishes until further notice. 

Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.

The MUA is working as quickly as possible verify the water quality. 

If customers have any questions please contact Executive Director Daniel A. Loveland Sr. at 609-625-1872

Or go online at www.htmua.com.