New Jersey American Water
Dear Delran Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested: I am requesting any communication between Delran township and American water company.
Yours faithfully,
D. M.
I will be out of the office until Monday, August 8th with limited access
to email. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Melissa Larkin
at (856) 461-7734 ext. 100.
I am in receipt of your request for the following:
“ I am requesting any communication between Delran township and American water company."
Currently, your request fails to identify with reasonable clarity the specific government records sought. As written the request for emails between Delran Township and American Water Company is unclear and overly-broad. At this time, we request clarification of your OPRA request.
Generally, requests for communications must identify senders and recipients of the messages, the subject matter, and must also include a time frame or dates from which the correspondences were sent. See Elcavage v. West Milford Twp. (Passaic), GRC Complaint No. 2009-07 (April 2010). At a minimum, a request must be specific enough that a custodian is not required to “exercise subjective judgment in determining which records must be produced.” Simmons v. Mercado, 247 N.J. 24, 43 (2021). Please respond in writing and identify the specific emails sought including sender, recipient, subject and timeframe so that we may process your request. To that end, please identify the particular individuals whose emails you seek (i.e., those which have been sent or received by the Council, Mayor, Administrator etc. from named individual with NJ American Water). You may also clarify your Request in a manner that you deem appropriate so long as it identifies with reasonable clarity the records sought. Failure to provide written clarification of your request will result in the closure of this OPRA request.
Please feel free to contact with any questions.
Dear Jamey Eggers,
I am requesting any communication between the Delran governing body and American Water regarding sudden high water bills.
Yours sincerely,
D. M.
Dear Jamey Eggers,
The time frame I am requesting would be within the las year.
Yours sincerely,
D. M.
Thank you for the clarification. I am seeking an extension until 8/26/22 to gather any responsive documents. Please let me know if you have any questions.
There are no responsive records regarding your OPRA request. Please feel free to reach out with any additional questions.
Sincerely,
Jamey Eggers
Municipal Clerk
Township of Delran