New Jersey American Water Certifies its Compliance with New Water Quality Accountability Act
13 November 2018 - 3:54AM
Business Wire
New Jersey American Water is providing details about its
inaugural submission of compliance with the state’s new Water
Quality Accountability Act, submitted to the state in October
2018.
“We are pleased to report that all New Jersey American Water
systems that meet the criteria for the standards set by the new
Water Quality Accountability Act are in compliance,” said Deb
Degillio, president of New Jersey American Water. “Our teams of
water quality, plant operations, and water distribution
professionals work hard to ensure the treatment and delivery of
water service to the more than 2.7 million people we serve across
the state, and these results are a testament to our employees’
dedication to excellence.”
Passed into law in July 2017, the Water Quality Accountability
Act is aimed at enhancing the reliability and safety of drinking
water from every water provider in the state. With a focus on
accountability and transparency, this law establishes statewide
standards for investment into water systems with more than 500
service connections for all water purveyors that is consistent with
industry best practices. As part of the certification, the highest
level of the company or if a municipality, the Mayor or MUA
Executive Director must sign off on the submissions.
Upon its passing, New Jersey American Water was already in
compliance with many of the requirements of the law, and the
company conducted an extensive internal auditing process to
properly document and further ensure compliance and also to
establish a robust process for reporting its compliance each year.
Additionally, all certifications were further supported by the
inspection results of the annual New Jersey Department of
Environment Protection Water Supply Sanitary Survey.
“New Jersey American Water ensures compliance with the
certification criteria by leveraging electronic work management
systems, strong work practices and skilled employees to achieve
superior safety and efficiency standards. This reinforces our
commitment to the safe and reliable delivery of quality water
service to all of our customers around the state,” said
Degillio.
As reflected in the certification submissions, New Jersey
American Water is compliant in the following areas, as required by
the Department of Environmental Protection – Division of Water
Supply & Geoscience:
- Federal and New Jersey Safe Drinking
Water Regulations
- Licensing of Water Supply and
Wastewater Operators
- Water Supply Allocation Permits
- Water Quality Accountability Act
Provisions due in October 2018 as follows:
- Hydrant & Valve Maintenance:
New Jersey American Water has routinely inspected and maintained
valves and fire hydrants throughout its systems.
- Violations & Mitigation: New
Jersey American Water has no systems with a Notice of Violation
(NOV) that requires a mitigation plan.
- Infrastructure Improvement
Investment: New Jersey American Water completes regular
long-term comprehensive planning studies that drive its capital
investments. The company has a long track record of planning and
managing needed system improvements. Each one of the individual
systems as identified is on track with completion of an updated
Asset Management Plan as required by the WQAA, by April of
2019.
New Jersey American Water invests more than $350 million
annually – about a million dollars a day - into its systems to
ensure quality and reliability. The company has a robust asset
management plan that includes about a 90- to 100-year pipe
replacement rate annually.
More information about New Jersey American Water’s compliance
with the Water Quality Accountability Act is available at
www.newjerseyamwater.com, under Water
Quality.
New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is
the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing
high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to
approximately 2.7 million people. More information can be found at
www.newjerseyamwater.com. With a history dating back to 1886,
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest and most geographically
diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company.
The company employs more than 7,100 dedicated professionals who
provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and
other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 45
states and Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean,
affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make
sure we keep their lives flowing.
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New Jersey American WaterDenise Venuti FreeDirector of
Communications and External
Affairs856-782-2316denise.free@amwater.com
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