Changing the Water Treatment Process
Brick Utilities is in the process of changing the water treatment process and will begin using chloramine to disinfect the water, replacing free chlorine currently used.Using chloramine will allow more effective disinfection and greatly reduce DBP formation, including Trihalomethanes (THMs).

Delivering Safe Water
In the United States, about 25 percent of water suppliers have switched from chlorine to chloramine as a disinfection agent. In this region, Elizabethtown, Philadelphia, and New Jersey American Water Companies are using chloramine. The conversion to chloramine continues the authority's 34-year commitment to delivering the highest quality water possible at the lowest possible cost.

Brick Utilities' Water Quality
Brick Utilities has always used chlorine as a disinfecting agent and has focused on keeping DBPs at the lowest possible levels. The result of that effort has been consistently high quality water that will now be even better.  The authority's decision to move forward with introducing chloramine now was also based on new regulations governing allowable DBP levels.

Water Quality Information
Up to date water quality information is available on the internet at:
www.brickmua.com or by calling the authority at (732) 458-7000 extension 415.