New Jersey American Water Invested More Than $464 Million Statewide in 2020
22 January 2021 - 4:28AM
Business Wire
New Jersey American Water recently announced its end-of-year
investment total and system improvements for 2020. More than $464
million total was invested on system upgrades and various
improvement projects statewide throughout the year, an increase of
approximately $80 million over the company’s original capital
investment plan in response to the COVID-19 public health
emergency.
“At New Jersey American Water, our goal is to provide safe,
reliable water service to all of our customers,” said Cheryl
Norton, president of New Jersey American Water. “From source to
tap, our team of professionals works hard to maintain our
facilities to keep them operating efficiently, meeting regulatory
standards and delivering high quality water. Investment now helps
sustain our current operations while supporting resiliency for the
future – all to benefit our customers.”
Each year, New Jersey American Water invests millions of dollars
in its infrastructure, which includes both maintenance and upgrades
to its treatment and distribution (pipeline). This includes regular
maintenance and upgrades to treatment plants, tanks, pump stations,
miles of pipe, water mains, fire hydrants and metering
equipment.
“Our annual capital investment is typically in the $350 million
to $375 million range, but in 2020, we were able to increase our
planned investment by about $80 million in response to the COVID-19
public health emergency,” said Norton. “We were able to work with
state and local officials to perform additional pipe replacement
jobs which were aligned with municipal paving projects. This
resulted in better value and service for our customers, as well as
increased jobs which helps families and the local economy.”
For 2020, system improvement highlights include:
- Mains: New Jersey American Water invested $174 million
in more than 66 miles of main to replace and rehabilitate aging
pipe and install new main to serve additional areas. Additionally,
New Jersey American Water invested more than $2.5 million in leak
detection equipment in 2020 to further enhance its teams’ ability
to respond to leaks and breaks.
- Source Water, Treatment and Other Production System
Improvements: New Jersey American Water invested more than
$93.5 million for improvements to its water treatment facilities
across the state in 2020. Those facilities and projects include:
- Raritan Millstone Water Treatment Plant – filter
rehabilitation, emergency power and recycle pump improvements
- Springfield Station – PFOS treatment enhancements
- Swimming River Water Treatment Plant – second clearwell,
electrical upgrades and emergency power.
- 52nd Street Station in Ocean City, Otterbrook Well 29, and
Spruce Road in Howell – well station improvements
- Navesink Tank Station, Asbury Avenue Tank Station and
Shorelands – treatment and chemical safety upgrades
- Various facilities around the state – automation and control
system upgrades.
- Fire Hydrants: New Jersey American Water replaced 457
fire hydrants and 495 valves across the state, an approximately
$19.4 million investment.
- Service Lines: New Jersey American Water replaced 3,828
service lines; an investment totaling approximately $36.9
million.
- Tanks/Storage: New Jersey American Water rehabilitated
four water tanks and conducted detailed inspections on 45 tanks, an
investment totaling approximately $7.9 million.
In 2020, the company also introduced its START – Solutions Today
and Reinvesting Tomorrow – initiative, which aims to accelerate
investment projects to continue to provide safe, reliable water and
wastewater service while increasing supplier diversity initiatives
and creating a workforce development program to help create
jobs.
Visit www.newjerseyamwater.com to learn more about New Jersey
American Water’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.
About New Jersey American Water
New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:
AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state,
providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater
services to approximately 2.8 million people. For more information,
visit www.newjerseyamwater.com and follow New Jersey American Water
on Twitter and Facebook.
About American Water
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the
largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water
and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,800
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to 15 million
people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean,
affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make
sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit
amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and
LinkedIn.
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