Over the past years, the City of Bordentown Water Advisory Committee (consisting of residents and representatives from both the city and the township) has helped evaluate, inform, and implement the recommendations from this plan. It is a collaborative process whereby our local government and our residents have worked together to systematically rebuild the following outdated and aging underground infrastructure in our city: Burlington, Willow, Second, West and Oliver Streets. In addition to upgrading these old water mains, the city has also been replacing any city owned service laterals (lines from the main to the curb).

Furthermore, the City developed a corrective action plan with its lead sampling and this scientific data driven approach yielded two straight years (four total sampling periods) of compliance with State standards. Water sampling has continuously been taken at our source (water plant) and throughout the distribution system as well as our interconnection point into Fieldsboro. The city does not have lead in its water, and takes great care that its water does not contribute to corrosion within individual home plumbing.

Over the past two years, there have been hundreds of water samples taken and the vast majority have had very low or non-detectable lead levels. By the state standards, the city and its water department are compliant. However, within individual homes there may be an interior plumbing problem whereby the building materials (primarily lead solder and brass fixtures) inside people’s homes may contribute and/or cause lead to leech into the water as it travels throughout the home. All of this is supported by the extensive water sampling and analyses that the city has undertaken in the past few years.

NJ Department of Environmental Protection Toolkit for Consumers
To reduce the potential risks from lead in drinking water, New Jersey enacted the Lead Service Line Replacement Law in July 2021 (P.L. 2021, Ch. 183) that requires drinking water systems to inventory service lines, notify residents of the potential presence of lead in their service lines, and plan for the replacement of all lead service lines within 10 ten years. To assist in answering questions you may have as a result of these notifications, the Department has prepared a lead service line consumer toolkit which consists of links as listed below to provide information to you and to help answer your questions:

NJ Lead Service Line Replacement Law, Feb. 17, 2022
Lead Service Line FAQ For The Consumer
What is a Lead Service Line?
NJ DEP Lead Exposure Reduction Website
Steps To Reduce Exposure From Lead In Drinking Water
Flush Out Lead Information
NJ’s Lead Service Lines Informative Social Media Video
Lead Service Line Inventory Report

If you suspect that your water service line from the watermain to the house contains lead, please notify the Water Department at 609-298-2121.