Trenton Water Works is a Reliable Water Provider

Trenton Water Works is one of New Jersey’s largest water utilities.

Our Trenton Water Filtration Plant can treat up to 50 million gallons of water each day. The treated water is pumped into the distribution system, which supplies water for about 210,000 people in the City of Trenton and the Townships of Ewing, Hamilton, Hopewell, and Lawrence.

Source water from the Delaware River is carefully treated to bring drinking water to your tap.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has completed and issued the Source Water Assessment Report and Summary for this public water system, which is available at web site http://www.state.nj.us/dep/watersupply/ or by contacting the NJDEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at web site, http://www.state.nj.us/dep/watersupply/safedrnk.htm, or phone at 609.292.5550. A summary of the findings follows.

Source Water Assessment

Trenton Water Works draws its source water from the Delaware River through one intake. After an assessment of the source water was performed, the susceptibility of the Delaware River for possible contamination was determined. Eight contaminant categories were evaluated in the assessment. The Delaware River received a high susceptibility rating for pathogens, nutrients, inorganics, and disinfection byproducts (DBPs); a medium susceptibility rating for pesticides and volatile organic compounds (VOCs); and a low susceptibility rating for radionuclides and radon. All surface water sources in New Jersey are considered to be highly susceptible to pathogens and have a low susceptibil-ity to radionuclides and radon.

If a system receives a high susceptibility rating for a contamination category, it does NOT mean a customer is or will be consuming contaminated drinking water. The rating reflects the potential for contamination of source water, NOT the existence of contamination. Public water systems are required to monitor for regulated contaminants and to install treatment systems if any contaminants are detected at frequencies and concentrations above allowable levels.

NJDEP found the following potential contaminant sources within the source water assessment area for our water source:

Agriculture, residential, urban, and commercial/industrial land use
Sewage treatment plants
Known contaminated sites
Solid waste landfills, solid waste resource recovery facilities, solid waste transfer facilities, compost facilities, and Class B recycling facilities
NJPDES permitted facilities
Underground storage tanks

Trenton Water Works also has access to purchased groundwater as an emergency water source. This water source was not evaluated during the source water assessment because it is only an emergency water source.

If you have questions regarding the source water assessment report or summary, please contact the Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at web site, http://www.nj.gov/dep/swap/ or by phone at 609.292.5550.

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