Would you rent out your neighborhood alerting system to a non-emergency entity? That’s what the New Jersey State Police did when the New Jersey American Water Co. approached them to dial 72,000 residents of several towns in Atlantic County to notify them of water delivery restrictions. Turns out there was a problem with the dialing system, and only about 800 calls were made over the weekend, and apparently during the early morning hours when many people were sleeping or away from businesses. The company decided to end the calling, but now town officials are questioning the wisdom of using an emergency system for routine notifications. Read the story here.
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