We are pleased to report that our drinking water
meets all federal and state safety requirements. If
you have any questions about this report or your
water utility, please contact the Water & Sewer
Director, David Lebak, at (609)499-2518. We want
our valued customers to be informed about their
water utility.
If you want to learn more, please attend our
regularly scheduled council meetings at the
Florence Township Municipal Building on 711
Broad Street. Meetings are held on the 1st and 3rd
Wednesday of each month at 8 pm.
Sources for drinking water (both tap and bottled
water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds,
reservoirs, springs and wells. As water travels over
the surface of the land or through the ground, it
dissolves naturally occurring minerals, and, in
some cases radioactive material, and can pick up
substances resulting from the presence of animals
or from human activity.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink,
EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount
of certain contaminants in water provided by
public water systems. Food and Drug Administration
regulations establish limits for contaminants
in bottled water, which must provide the same
protection for public health. Drinking water,
including bottled water, may reasonably be
expected to contain at least small amounts of
some contaminants. The presence of contaminants
does not necessarily indicate that the water
poses a health risk.
More information about contaminants and potential
health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s
Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.
Some people may be more vulnerable to
contaminants in drinking water than the general
population. Immuno-compromised persons such
as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy,
persons who have undergone organ transplants,
people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system
disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly
at risk from infections. These people should
seek advice about drinking water from their health
care providers.
EPA/CDC GUIDELINES
on appropriate means to lessen
the risk of infection by cryptosporidium
and other microbiological contaminants
are available from the
Safe Drinking Water Hotline
(800-426-4791).
The Florence Township Water and Sewer Department
is presently upgrading the water meters in
the system to ensure accurate and timely billing.
We are transitioning to a radio read water meter
program. This new technology allows the Water
and Sewer Department to obtain accurate water
meter readings without actually entering the
home. All Water and Sewer Department employees
carry Florence Township identification.
Make sure the employees produce valid I.D. before
allowing them to enter your home. Also, the
employees travel in a Florence Township vehicle
which is recognizable with a Florence Township
seal on the door. If there is any question about the
person’s credentials, please call the Florence
Township Police at 499-3131 or simply dial 911.
The NJDEP has completed & issued The Source
Water Assessment Report & Summary for this
public water system, which is available at
www.state.nj.us/dep/swap/ or by contacting the
NJDEP, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at (609)
292-5550. The source water assessment performed
on our 5 groundwater sources determined
the potential for contamination of source water,
not the existence of contamination.
