PLEASE NOTE: Only customers on Elston Road between Valley Road and Norwood Avenue affected.

The Montclair Water Bureau is providing notification that a water main break occurred at Elston Road between Valley Road and Norwood Avenue, which has caused customers in that location to be without water or to experience a significant loss of pressure. A potential or actual threat to the quality of water being provided to those customers currently exists. As a precaution, the Montclair Water Bureau is implementing a Boil Water Advisory for those customers until testing of the water supply is deemed satisfactory.

Effective immediately and until further notice, bring tap water to a rolling boil for one minute and allow the tap water to cool before using for:

• drinking,
• preparing foods, washing vegetables and fruit,
• cooking,
• making ice cubes,
• taking medications,
• brushing teeth, and
• mixing baby formula, food, juices or drinks.

Please continue to boil your water or use bottled water until you are notified that the water quality is satisfactory.

The following measures are also recommended:

• 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;

• Do not swallow water while showering or bathing;

• Rinse hand-washed dishes with a diluted bleach solution (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 use home filtering devices in place of boiling or using bottled water; most home water filters will not provide adequate protection from micro-organisms;

• Use only boiled water to treat minor injuries; and

• Provide pets with drinking water that has been boiled (and cooled).

Please be advised that the Montclair Water Bureau is working to restore your water quality.

This advisory will remain in effect until repairs are completed and testing shows the water quality to be safe. You will be notified when the boil water advisory is lifted.

If customers have any questions, they may contact the Montclair Water Bureau at 973-744-4600.