Published in the Asbury Park Press
BY JOHN VANDIVER
MANAHAWKIN BUREAU
Some had no water for a while
DOVER TOWNSHIP — The calls started pouring in just after 7 p.m. In the Pleasant Plains section of town, residents turned on their faucets Monday evening, but nothing came out, police said.
But by 9 p.m., water power was restored, police said. It was unclear how many residents were affected or what had caused the outage, Capt. Steven Henry said.
United Water Toms River, the supplier for the township, was called in to probe the cause of the outage, police said. Officials from the water company were not available for comment on Monday night.
Firetrucks were dispatched to the affected areas as a precaution, police said. By 8:15 p.m., police had received about 40 calls from residents, Henry said.
"We're doing everything we can to find out what's happening," Henry said shortly after learning of the interruption of service. "We're waiting for a United Water foreman to show up."
United Water Toms River has been under fire from the township for a number of reasons in recent months.
In October, United was fined $104,000 by the state Department of Environmental Protection for exceeding its state water allocation permit in three of the past five years. The DEP has prohibited almost all new connections to United's system since early September, a ban that has prevented most new construction in Dover, South Toms River and the parts of Berkeley served by the water company.
Published in the Asbury Park Press on 05/30/06
|
