CAMDEN, NJ — New Jersey American Water recently announced its end-of-year investment total and system improvements for 2021. More than $432 million was invested on system upgrades and improvement projects across the company’s service areas throughout the year.
“Our goal at New Jersey American Water is to provide safe, reliable water and wastewater service to all of our customers,” NJAW President Mark McDonough said. “From source to tap and back to the source again, our team of professionals works hard to maintain our facilities to keep them operating efficiently, meeting regulatory standards, and delivering high-quality water and wastewater service.”
Each year, NJAW invests millions of dollars in its infrastructure, which includes both maintenance and upgrades to its treatment systems and distribution, or pipeline, system. This includes regular maintenance and upgrades to treatment plants, tanks, pump stations, miles of pipe, water mains, fire hydrants and metering equipment.
For 2021, system improvement highlights include:
- Mains: The company invested $161.5 million to install more than 71 miles of main to replace and rehabilitate aging pipe and install new main to serve additional areas. Pipe improvement projects help improve water quality, pressure, fire protection and service reliability. In addition, approximately $3.5 million in leak detection equipment was invested to enhance NJAW’s ability to respond to leaks and breaks.
- Source water, treatment and other production system improvements: NJAW spent more than $87.4 million for improvements at its water treatment facilities, including: filter rehabilitation and water treatment residual press at Raritan Millstone Water Treatment Plant; second clearwell, electrical upgrades and emergency power at Swimming River Water Treatment Plant; treatment upgrades and sedimentation basin improvements at Canal Road Water Treatment Plant; treatment improvements at Delaware River Regional Water Treatment Plant; booster upgrades at Diamond Hill Station; and automation and control system upgrades at various facilities around the state.
- Fire hydrants: The company replaced 548 fire hydrants and 2,430 valves, an approximately $16.3 million investment.
- Service lines: NJAW replaced 9,006 service lines, an investment totaling approximately $31.7 million.
- Tanks/storage: NJAW rehabilitated four water tanks and conducted detailed inspections on 109 tanks, an investment totaling approximately $9.5 million.
Visit www.newjerseyamwater.com to learn more about NJAW’s multimillion-dollar program to accelerate the renewal of water infrastructure that is reaching the end of its useful life in more than 100 communities across the state and to use the infrastructure upgrade map located under “Water Quality,” “System Updates.”
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