On Friday, December 5th 2025, due to drying conditions, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette signed an Administrative Order, designating a statewide Drought Warning. Under this Administrative Order, the NJDEP may take certain measures to preserve water supplies, to reduce the likelihood of a Drought Emergency. Note that while a Drought Warning does not mandate customer-side water use restrictions, support from water systems to communicate the necessity of water conservation to their customers remains essential. Additional information regarding specific components of the Administrative Order will be shared in the coming days and weeks.

• Drought Webpage 
• Water Conservation Toolkit 

Scammers are calling residents posing as the water company and threatening to termintate service for an unpaid bill. This is not the Lakewood MUA. These are scammers. Never give out your credit card or bank information to anyone over the phone.

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