Alert: Sewer Pipe Break on Fair Haven River Shore

Stay out of the river. There’s been a sewage seep.

That was the advisory shared by Fair Haven Borough Administrator Chris York on Tuesday morning.

Without much detail available, York sent an email to residents explaining that “a sewer pipe break was found on the beach near the Shrewsbury Yacht Club” in the borough. Sewage of an unknown quantity, as a result, has seeped into the river. He went on to say that the “Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority had implemented its emergency response plan” to repair the sanitary sewer pipe that was found broken on the beach at the Yacht Club.

Exact details were not initially disclosed, or available, but York explained in his email that “action is being taken to repair the pipe, minimize the sewage spill and maintain service.”

In answer to a resident’s questions about emergency mitigation, York said the following:

“Here is a quick overview to answer your question: TRWRA is currently using tanker trucks and bypass pumps to minimize the sewage overflows as much as possible.

“As of this morning they have mobilized their on-call emergency contractor to repair the pipe. Other components of their plan consisted of notifying NJDEP and local officials of the emergency. I also notified Rumson and Red Bank’s borough administrators, so they were also aware as well as putting the notification you copied above out to the residents.

“TRWRA has been keeping my office informed of updates on their progress. Feel free to email me at cyork@fhboro.net or call my office number at 732-245-0241 if you have any further question. Christopher J. York, Ed.S Borough Administrator of Fair Haven.”

So, until otherwise advised, he said, people should steer clear of river-borne activity or contact.

“The Two Rivers Water Reclamation Authority has notified the NJDEP,” he concluded.

** Updates and more detail will be provided as it becomes available. **