Aqua America : New Jersey : Wrapping Up $13 Million 2014 Infrastructure Improvement Program
December 11, 2014 at 08:31 am EST
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Includes $6.6 million to replace aging water infrastructure
Aqua New Jersey (Aqua) today announced that the company is approaching
the completion of its $13 million 2014 infrastructure improvement
program, which included the replacement of 18,370 feet—approximately 3.5
miles—of water mains among other components.
In most cases, old smaller diameter cast iron main was replaced with
new, larger 8-inch ductile iron main, which is the material of choice
for water mains in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country. Some of the
larger main replacements that have been or will be completed as part of
Aqua’s program are listed below.
Mercer County
The $262,500 replacement of 1,500 feet of 10-inch cement main, circa
1955, with new 12-inch cast iron main on Mercer Street between
Cubberly Avenue and Flock Road in Hamilton Township.
The $105,000 replacement of 600 feet of 4-inch cast iron main, circa
1955, with 8-inch ductile iron main on Miry Brook Road between Shawnee
Drive and Link Lane in Hamilton Township.
The $210,000 replacement of 1,200 feet of 4-inch cast iron main, circa
1946, with new 8-inch ductile iron main on Deerwood Drive between
Nottingham Way and Route 33 in Hamilton Township.
Camden County
The $262,500 replacement of 1,500 feet of 6-inch cast iron main, circa
1909, with new 12-inch ductile iron main Church Street between Route
168 and Railroad Avenue in Gloucester Township.
The $140,000 replacement of 800 feet of 6-inch cast iron main from
1971 with new 9-inch ductile iron main on all of Taranto Avenue in
Gloucester Township.
A $210,000 project to replace 1,200 feet of 4-inch plastic water main
with new 8-inch ductile iron main on Noble Road between Presidential
Drive and King Road in Gloucester Township.
The $437,500 replacement of 2,500 feet of old 4-inch plastic from 1973
with new 8-inch high density polyethylene plastic main in the
LaCascata Development in Gloucester Township.
Warren County
The $147,000 replacement of 840 feet of 4-inch cast iron main with new
8-inch ductile iron pipe on Prospect Street in Phillipsburg.
The $105,000 replacement of 600 feet of 4-inch cast iron main with new
8-inch ductile iron pipe on Prospect Street in Phillipsburg.
The $22,000 replacement of 2,080 feet of 6-inch main, circa 1886, with
8-inch ductile iron main on Bullman Street between Chambers and
Raymond streets in Phillipsburg.
The $172,500 replacement of 1,150 feet of 4-inch cast iron main, circa
1886, with 8-inch ductile iron main on Sitgreaves Street between Abbot
and McKeen streets in Phillipsburg.
Sussex County
The $875,000 replacement of 5,000 feet of 2-, 4- and 6-inch plastic
main installed in the 1960s with new 8-inch ductile iron pipe on Cedar
Ridge Drive in Vernon Township.
In addition to the main replacements, Aqua also spent $1.4 million on
various upgrades to its wastewater treatment plant in Woolwich Township,
Gloucester County and $750,000 for electrical upgrades to several
treatment facilities in its Northern Division.
Aqua New Jersey provides water and wastewater service to more than
165,000 people in 22 municipalities throughout Warren, Hunterdon,
Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Camden, Gloucester and Ocean counties in
the Garden State. Visit AquaAmerica.com
for more information, or follow Aqua on Facebook at facebook.com/MyAquaAmerica
and on Twitter at @MyAquaAmerica.
Essential Utilities, Inc. is a holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater, or natural gas services. The Companyâs segments include the Regulated Water segment and the Regulated Natural Gas segment. The Regulated Water segment consists of water and wastewater regulated utility companies, which are organized by the states where the Company provides water and wastewater services. The Regulated Natural Gas segment consists of natural gas utility companies, acquired in the Peoples Gas Acquisition, for which the Company provides natural gas distribution services. It provides services across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The Company also operates market-based activities, conducted through its non-regulated subsidiaries, that provide utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households and gas marketing and production activities.