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Council says outage at Warren Avenue water treatment facility may last another week
Summary
Councilman D'Angelo reported an incident that knocked older purification tanks at the Warren Avenue Water Treatment Facility offline; inspections and repairs are underway and officials said service restoration could take another week to two weeks.
Councilman D'Angelo said an incident at the Warren Avenue Water Treatment Facility has taken older purification tanks offline and delayed full service restoration. "We thought we'd be back online by Wednesday. That did not happen," he said, adding that inspections and repairs are under way and that the borough now expects recovery "probably another week, maybe 2."
The update came during committee reports at the Borough of Belmar council meeting. D'Angelo said the affected equipment was part of the older purification system rather than the newer filtration components and that while the tanks are down they will be inspected, repaired and maintained. He did not provide a firm completion date.
Mayor Salda and other council members acknowledged the report; no formal vote or emergency declaration was taken at the meeting. The council did not provide a detailed contingency plan during the session but said staff would continue repairs and monitoring until service is fully restored.
The outage’s operational impact — such as whether the borough issued boil-water notices, used intermunicipal water deliveries, or altered service to particular neighborhoods — was not specified in the meeting record. The council urged patience while the repair work proceeds and asked staff to provide status updates as they become available.
