Posted on 09.13.17
Chemical from Hamilton sewer plant discolors Crosswicks Creek
Source: http://www.nj.com, September 1, 2017
By: Kevin Shea
The Hamilton Water Pollution Control sewerage plant, with Crosswicks Creek below it in this Google image.
A chemical used in wastewater treatment at the township sewer plant was pumped into the Crosswicks Creek earlier this week, the township said Friday.
The issue was reported to the state Department of Environmental Protection, who said Friday they were advised and Hamilton is properly handling the matter.
In a statement, Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede’s office said the incident occurred Monday at the township’s Department of Water Pollution Control facility off Hobson Avenue.
A maintenance crew found that ferric chloride had pumped through the system and discolored the water that is routinely discharged in the creek following the treatment process.
“The treatment plant has not exceeded any of its permit parameters for routine discharge during this past month (August),” the statement said.
The township said they reported the incident to the DEP and had not received any further response as of Friday morning, the statement said.
The facility is south of Interstate 195 between Interstate 295 and Route 206, just north of Bordentown. The plant can treat 16 million gallons per day from 389 miles of sewer lines and 39 pumping stations in its 45-square-mile service area.
