Declaration of Emergency from the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY
TO ALL CITIZENS BUSINESSES, DEPARTMENTS,
DIVISIONS AND OFFICES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH STATE OF NEW
JERSEY
WHEREAS, PURSUANT TO THE POWERS
VESTED IN ME BY CHAPTER 251 OF THE LAWS OF 1942, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED,
NJSA APP A:9-30 ET SEQ; NJSA 40:48-1(6) AND ordinance PURSUANT
THERETO; NJSA 2C:33-1 ET SEQ; AND ALL SECTIONS AND SUBSECTIONS, I HAVE DECLARED
THAT A COUNTY-WIDE DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY EXISTS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF
MONMOUTH,
WHEREAS, THE AFORESAID LAWS
AUTHORIZE THE PROMULGATION OF SUCH ORDERS, RULES AND REGULATIONS AS ARE
NECESSARY TO MEET THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE OR MAY BE PRESENTED BY SUCH
EMERGENCY, AND,
WHEREAS, BY REASON OF THE SERIOUS
CONDITIONS WHICH PRESENTLY EXIST WITHIN THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH WHICH MAY AFFECT
THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND OR WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE, AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MANDATORY WATER USE RESTRICTIONS
FOR ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN MONMOUTH COUNTY. THIS ACTION IS A RESULT OF DAMAGES THAT OCCURRED
TODAY, JUNE 29, 2012 TO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AT THE NEW JERSEY AMERICAN
WATER SUPPLY SWIMMING RIVER PLANT IN MIDDLETOWN, MONMOUTH COUNTY. NEW JERSEY AMERICAN WATER HAS BEGUN PIPELINE
REPAIRS, BUT HAS DETERMINED THAT CONSERVATION EFFORTS WILL HELP US MAINTAIN
ADEQUATE PRESSURE DURING THE REPAIR PERIOD
AND FURTHER, THAT CERTAIN
MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN TO INSURE ORDER AND TO PROTECT THE PERSONS AND PROPERTY
AFFECTED BY SAID CONDITIONS AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS THAT SHOULD BE
TAKEN BY NEW JERSEY AMERICAN WATER CUSTOMERS;
•
Throw
away uncooked food or beverages or ice cubes if made with tap water during the
day of the advisory;
•
Keep
boiled water in the refrigerator for drinking;
•
Rinse
hand-washed dishes for a minute in diluted bleach (one tablespoon of household
bleach per gallon of tap water) or clean your dishes in a dishwasher using the
hot wash cycle and dry cycle.
•
Do not
swallow water while you are showering or bathing;
•
Provide
pets with boiled water after cooling;
•
Do not
use home filtering devices in place of boiling or using bottled water; most
home water filters will not provide adequate protection from microorganisms;
•
Use only
boiled water to treat minor injuries.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT,
A. The mandatory
restrictions include the following:
No watering of existing lawns shrubs,
trees, and gardens
No use of water for non-essential
reasons
Washing
of cars is prohibited except at commercial car washing facilities that employ
the use recycled water.
B. Other necessary orders
These mandatory restrictions will be in place until further
notice. It is important to note that the
restrictions may remain in place until necessary repairs are made to the
distribution system and it is deemed that all public safety operations can be
maintained.
NOW THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE AFORESAID LAWS, I DO HEREBY PROMULGATE AND DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE CITED
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW JERSEY, THE COUNTY OF MONMOUTH AND ITS MUNICIPALITIES.
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Emergency Management Coordinator Date Time
Michael E. Oppegaard
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John P. Curley Director
Monmouth county Board of Chosen
freeholder
