Mount Olive Township Events & Public Notices

	Tinc Farm System Drinking Water Notice

Tests show presence of Coliform Bacteria is in the Tinc Farm System located within the Township of Mt.Olive

We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. We took 8 samples during October and 2 samples showed presence of Total Coliform Bacteria. The standard is that no more than 1 sample per month may do so.

What This Means:

This is NOT an emergency. Total Coliform Bacteria themselves are generally not harmful. *Coliforms are bacteria which are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other; potentially-harmful, bacteria may be present.*

You may drink the water. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.

Steps We Are Taking:

We had collected our 1 routine sample on October 19, 2011 which came back positive for Total Coliform/negative for E-Coli. Based on that result from our laboratory we then collected an additional 7 samples (including 2 raw water samples) on October 21, 2011 which came back with 1 sample positive for Total Coliform/negative for E-Coli. We then collected 5 samples on November 17, 2011 and all samples were negative.
A chlorine residual was present each time the samples were taken. We also adjusted our chlorine dosage to carry a higher residual through out the system

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact the Water & Sewer Department at 973-584-7086

Mailing Address:
Mount Olive Township
Post Office Box 450
Budd Lake, NJ 07828

Physical Address:
Mount Olive Township
204 Flanders-Drakestown Road
Budd Lake, N.J. 07828

Telephone:
Main (973) 691-0900, Fax (973) 347-0860

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