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Boil Water Advisory Lifted For Jersey City, Hoboken And Lyndhurst

Jersey City, NJ, November 13, 2003 – United Water Jersey City officials announced that the boil water advisory for customers in Jersey City, Hoboken and Lyndhurst was lifted at 5:00 p.m. today by the New Jersey State Department of Environmental Protection. The boil water advisory was issued Tuesday morning as a result of a 36-inch water transmission main that ruptured and caused a reduction in water pressure.

Laboratory results showed that the water was free of bacteriological contamination since the boil water advisory was issued on Tuesday. Customers were advised to boil water as a precautionary measure while United Water emergency crews took water samples from throughout the distribution system and flushed hydrants to clear the discolored water.

Test results from the water samples were provided to the NJDEP today. The NJDEP has concurred that it is no longer necessary to boil the water.

United Water emergency crews isolated the broken 36-inch water main from the distribution system and will begin repairs at a later date.