{"id":2382399,"date":"2024-12-20T16:56:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T21:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-nj-residents-near-drone-hot-spots-reporting-strange-tasting-weird-smelling-water\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T16:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T21:58:00","slug":"update-nj-residents-near-drone-hot-spots-reporting-strange-tasting-weird-smelling-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-nj-residents-near-drone-hot-spots-reporting-strange-tasting-weird-smelling-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: NJ Residents Near Drone Hot Spots Reporting Strange Tasting, Weird Smelling Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fupdate-nj-residents-near-drone-hot-spots-reporting-strange-tasting-weird-smelling-water%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2382399&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Residents of multiple towns in central New Jersey are currently \u200dfacing two bizarre issues: unusual drone sightings and reports of\u200c bad-tasting,foul-smelling water. The drone activity, which has raised\u200d concerns among\u200d locals,\u200c has \u2063been \u2062linked to mystery drones allegedly \u2063flying over meaningful water sources. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a>, residents\u200b have expressed anxiety about potential contaminations, questioning \u200bwhether the drones are spraying harmful substances over\u200d drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2062 public panic, investigations by New Jersey American Water indicated that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">preliminary water tests showed<\/a> the water met\u200c safety \u200cstandards, even as complaints about a metallic taste and\u2063 paint thinner smell persisted. The company is continuing to \u200dmonitor water quality in collaboration\u2064 with the New Jersey Department\u200c of Environmental Protection.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation\u2063 Management has intervened, \u200brestricting\u2062 drone flights in several communities,\u200c even though the reasons behind the drone appearances remain officially unexplained. Simultaneously occurring, local \u2064residents are grappling with their fears amid this strange combination of events, even as officials urge \u2063calm and assurance about water safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>First the sky over multiple New Jersey towns was a winky-blinky nightmare with mystery drones burrowing into the fears of residents.<\/p>\n<p>And now, multiple towns in central New Jersey are dealing with stinky water.<\/p>\n<p>Social media has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-jersey-residents-disturbed-mysterious-objects-appearing-sky-night-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">connected the dots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A mysterious drone sighted over Round Valley Reservoir and the Hunterdon County 911 in Flemington Country! Also flying near the large reservoir in Clinton and surrounding buildings! But now the resident of New Jersey have question about &lsquo;DO WE USE WATER?&rsquo;&rdquo; one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnamjemWAK\/status\/1869599746131898668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media post<\/a> read.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&ldquo;What are the <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">drones<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">  spraying I saw it near my house in nj now wide 3 counties do not use <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">water<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">  alert!!! Is it radiation in <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">water<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">!! Odd smells somerset county, Middlesex, union county!!County!!! What is going on these <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q\">drones<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">  gotta stop now!!!!&rdquo; another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=water%20drones&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">panicked poster<\/a> wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging that residents facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-jersey-mayor-suggests-drone-mystery-may-connected-missing-radioactive-material\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two mysteries<\/a> at the same time might oftentimes connect them, the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-14211201\/drones-mystery-tap-water-new-jersey-sightings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail <\/a>noted that the more prosaic cause of a water main break could be to blame, while also noting that social media posts were not buying an accidental explanation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Drones flying over reservoirs spraying stuff. Go figure. My country is run by idiots,&rdquo; The Mail quoted one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-no-cares-about-ukraine-as-much-as-jennifer-rubin\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: No Cares About Ukraine As Much As Jennifer Rubin\">social media poster<\/a> as writing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[S]een this coming and warned everyone a couple days ago but everyone laughed at me. Guess that&rsquo;s what happens when Drones are seen spraying everywhere including water reservoirs,&rdquo; another poster cited by the Mail wrote.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey American Water posted an &ldquo;urgent alert&rdquo; as it investigated what the problems were in the Raritan System.<\/p>\n<p>Residents have said the water had a metallic taste and smelled like paint thinner.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We immediately began to investigate, taking samples from the source water, at different points in the treatment system of the two water treatment plants that serve this region, and at sites throughout the distribution system,&rdquo; American Water said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/morris\/morris-county\/2024\/12\/19\/american-water-sends-nj-warning-about-bad-tasting-discolored-water\/77088027007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NorthJersey.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While preliminary sampling results show water meets primary standards, we are continuing to sample throughout our system to monitor water quality,&rdquo; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, New Jersey American Water said there is nothing wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are working with the NJ Department of Environmental Protection to determine if any other course of action or precautionary measures are necessary. We will continue to perform targeted flushing and sampling throughout the system tonight,&rdquo; it said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/new-jersey-american-water-discolored-water-odor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As for the drone mystery, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/faa-finally-takes-action-new-jersey-drone-mystery-cites-special-security-reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Aviation Administration<\/a> has banned drones from the airspace in multiple communities, but there has been no official explanation for the drone sightings that began last month in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<style> \t\t\t \t\t\t.insticator-unit.type-commenting{margin: 0 10px 25px 10px}@media screen and (max-width:1060px){#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{margin: 0 auto 25px auto !important;}}#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{height: 280px !important; width: 336px !important} \t\t<\/style>\n<div class=\"insticator-unit type-commenting\">\n<div class=\"insticator-ads\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> \t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"insticator-ads additional\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> \t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initially, the skies above several towns in New Jersey were filled with mysterious drones, causing anxiety among residents. Now, these same towns are facing issues with foul-smelling water. Social media has linked the two events. One post mentioned sightings of a drone over Round Valley Reservoir and nearby areas, raising concerns about water safety: \u201cWhat are the drones spraying? I saw one near my house in NJ; now three counties have a \u2018do not use water\u2019 alert! Is there radiation in the water? There are strange smells in Somerset, Middlesex, and Union counties! This needs to stop!\u201d Another user expressed similar fears.<\/p>\n<p>While some speculate that these incidents might be connected, the U.K. Daily Mail suggested that a more mundane explanation like a water main break could be responsible for the bad odor and taste reported by residents. However, many social media users remain skeptical of this explanation. New Jersey American Water issued an urgent alert as they investigated issues within their Raritan System after residents reported metallic-tasting water that smelled like paint thinner.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these concerns, American Water stated they began testing samples from various points within their treatment system and distribution network. Preliminary results indicated that the water met primary standards but further monitoring would continue.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, New Jersey American Water reassured residents that there was no immediate problem with the water supply and confirmed they were collaborating with state environmental officials to determine if any additional actions were necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the drone sightings\u2014which have been banned by federal authorities\u2014there has yet to be an official explanation for their presence since reports began last month in New Jersey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2382400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/water-drone.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47190,47189,47191,36571,47192],"class_list":["post-2382399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-drone-hot-spots","tag-nj-residents","tag-strange-taste","tag-water-quality","tag-weird-smell"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/water-drone.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382399"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2382403,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2382399\/revisions\/2382403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2382400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2382399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2382399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}