There Is A Drinking Water Issue In Mays Landing, New Jersey

A high-ranking Atlantic County, New Jersey elected official has just reached out to me.

He is very concerned there may be a drinking water problem in Mays Landing and that overall proper communication has been lacking.

What We Know

As of Saturday morning (8:00 a.m.), August 30, 2025, there is no mention of a potential drinking water problem on either the Hamilton Township municipal Facebook Page, or, their police department Facebook Page.

What We Also Know

The Hamilton Township Municipal Utilities Authority did write and confirm that they have sent out this communication (see below).

A resident of Mays Landing shared the Hamilton Townshio MUA communication with us … saying that they saw it from another resident posting it on Facebook. This resident did not receive the notification independently.

The Hamilton Township MUA advised in their written communication that it is posted on their Facebook Page.

The communication begins:

The Township of Hamilton has sent a notification out for its residents/followers.
BOIL WATER ADVISORY
AUGUST 29, 2025
BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING
FOR CUSTOMERS OF THE HAMILTON TOWNSHIP MUA, #NJ0112001

Hamilton Township Issues A limited Boil Water Advisory As Follows:

The Hamilton Township MUA (HTMUA) is providing notification that on August 29, 2025 a portion of our the HTMUA's water system experienced a low pressure. The issue was resolved quickly. Out of an abundance of caution, we are recommending customers follow the instructions below. A potential or actual threat to the quality of water being provided to you currently exists. As a precaution, we are implementing a limited Boil Water Advisory until testing of the water supply is deemed satisfactory.

The Hamilton Township MUA Advises For you Take The Following Precautions

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. We are working as quickly as possible verify your water quality. Thank you for your patience. If customers have any questions please contact: Daniel A. Loveland Sr., P.E., HTMUA Executive Director, at (609) 625-1872 You may also view our web site at www.htmua.com or Facebook page at Hamilton Township MUA for further updates.

Here is a link (below) to a follow-up article by Chris Coleman on the impact to Mays Landing restaurants on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday.

This Is A Developing Story

The Atlantic County senior elected official who first made us aware of the situation, advised us that they were in a Mays Landing Wawa and shared that customers are unable to purchase coffee and that employees are unable to wash dishes, etc.

We will provide updates as warranted.

ADDENDUM: We Have Spoken With Daniel Loveland, Executive Director of The Hamilton Township Municipal Utilities Authority

Daniel Loveland told me the following:

HTMUA understands the importance of providing a reliable, clean drinking water to our customers. We also recognize the significance of the inconvenience caused by this Boil Water Alert. We are working as quickly as possible to resolve this issue.
We are providing the following update and will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

As noted in our original warning, this boil water measure is in response to a momentary low-pressure event at the direction of the NJDEP. We do not have indication that the low-pressure event resulted in contamination.
HTMUA notified the DEP early on Friday of the low-pressure event. Initial documentation review of the DEP website indicated a boil water alert would not be needed. However, late in the afternoon on Friday, the DEP required a boiled water alert be sent.

Once HTMUA was made aware of the DEP requirement, HTMUA used 4 methods to communicate, Facebook, HTMUA.com, The Township of Hamilton Alert System and HTMUA's billing system for the customers that have provided us cell phone numbers.
Late Friday night, the testing plan was approved by the NJDEP. This morning, HTMUA is collecting samples throughout our system, those will be delivered early afternoon with an expected turn around of 24 hours.

Anticipating those samples demonstrate good results, we will work with the NJDEP to lift the alert as soon as the results are recieved.
The HTMUA system is broken into 2 zones as shown on the attached map. 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.

As noted above, HTMUA recognized our responsibility to provide clean, reliable drinking water. We will provide an update when the samples are returned tomorrow.