New Jersey publishes Legionella, leading warnings from the water quality of water in the Trenton – Trentonian office building

Trenton – The hits continue to come to water users in the capital.

New Jersey’s status, who recently released the DEP report on Water Works Trenton (TWW), recommending a regional absorption of the utility program, simply informs employees that water tests in their office building do not meet the safety standards.

A letter sent on January 30 by Georgette Bunch, State Health and Safety officer, warns of 50 W. State Street water quality problems in Trenton. The building is home to several different government services in New Jersey.

The letter states that “property owners of 50 West State Streat retained the services of an environmental consultant, environmental consultations and management to carry out the collection and analysis of the samples on floors 1, 10 and 12. Drinking objects of water On these floors, they were taken for lead, copper, E. Car and Legionella samples. The results of this analysis have found that exceedances of drinking water standards have been found for lead, legionella and copper in some of the specific analyzes performed. “

The letter states that all offices in the building will need to supply bottled water to all drinking water sources and exclude contaminated water sources while problems can be resolved.

A representative of the Water Affairs in Trenton told Trentonian that these problems are located in the building itself and are probably due to offices using far less water rather than adequately reddening systems.

“The letter of the state emphasizes a problem with the management of private property with 50 W. State Street,” says Michael Walker, head of communications at TWW and public work. “The consultant should look at how the owners manage the water supply systems, the hot water systems of the building and the water bodies in the previous years, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, when the office buildings were empty and no one uses tap water. Stagnant water in water supply systems is a concerned problem. Also, 50 W. State Street was built in 1989, three years after the Federal Government banned the lead for use in pipes and water bodies, so I think a consultant will carefully consider any water supply in the building, as he advises to owners to repair efforts and develop a plan for management of the construction water system. “

The building is privately owned and the state occupies a place, as well as other private companies. The owner of the building is responsible for negotiating environmental services to deal with the pollution of leading and legionella.

A subsequent letter from Bunch on Monday on February 3, it is said that the owner of the building has hired an environmental consultant and will immediately investigate.

The letter also called on all civil servants to allow the investigation to continue “without interruption of the investigative team of the property owner”.

Originally Posted: February 3, 2025 at 3:52 pm Est