HMUA News
Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) is a federally funded program that provides emergency assistance to families experiencing hardship with their water bills. LIHWAP will be able to assist our customers who are behind on their drinking water and wastewater bills to help keep their water and wastewater service active. To be eligible for LIHWAP assistance, applicants must be water/wastewater bill holders who [...]
In accordance with groundbreaking state legislation that is designed to reduce lead in drinking water and improve public health, public community water utilities in New Jersey have taken the first steps to identify and replace the state’s lead-containing service lines. Certified letters have been sent to all HMUA customers who have a known lead or galvanized service line informing them of the dangers of lead in drinking water and listing [...]
Flushing is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. on the following evenings: May 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Nightly flushing is normally completed by 6 a.m. the following morning. In addition, on May 13th and 14th there will be daytime flushing in the Independence and Mt. Olive high pressure areas. When we are flushing in your area you may draw some rusty looking water for a [...]
Please do not flush "flushable" wipes, paper towels and sanitizing (baby, Clorox/Lysol) wipes. If flushed, they will usually not clog the toilet, but these wipes often cause problems for sewer operations downstream.
In accordance with Executive Order No. 107 signed by NJ Governor Murphy and to promote the necessary social distancing to avoid the spread of COVID-19, the Regular Meeting of the HMUA will be held by teleconference at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Participants can join the meeting by dialing 1(267)930-4000. The Access Code to join the call is 155798.