West Virginia American Water Launches 2018 Infrastructure Upgrade Map
April 12 2018 - 1:35PM
Business Wire
User-friendly web-based map allows customers to
see their water bills at work
West Virginia American Water customers can see their water bills
at work on the company’s interactive web-based map of its 2018
infrastructure upgrade projects. This user-friendly map allows West
Virginia American Water customers to view details about water main
replacement projects and other water distribution system upgrades
throughout the company’s service area.
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West Virginia American Water's 2018
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“We owe it to our customers to demonstrate how we are putting
their water bills to work and making necessary investments to
provide safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to keep
their lives flowing,” said Brian Bruce, president of West Virginia
American Water. “As a result of our distribution system improvement
program approved by the Public Service Commission, we’re replacing
aging water lines at an accelerated rate, and we want to be
perfectly transparent with our customers about when and where these
projects are taking place.”
Now in its second year, this online map application developed by
West Virginia American Water’s local GIS department features
locations of and information about projects completed in 2017 as
well as new projects underway in 2018. West Virginia American Water
encourages customers, contractors, employees, public officials and
regulators to visit the map for important information about water
system upgrades in their local communities. More projects will be
added to the map throughout the year as they get underway.
In 2017, West Virginia American Water invested $29 million to
replace nearly 30 miles of aging water lines across West Virginia,
along with valves, service lines and fire hydrants – enhancing
system resiliency, improving water quality, increasing flows for
fire protection and reducing service interruptions. This year, West
Virginia American Water plans to invest approximately $28 million
to maintain this aggressive infrastructure replacement program.
Accordingly, customers pay a 3.15 percent surcharge on their
monthly bills (approximately $1.50 for the average residential
customer) to help fund these projects.
“It’s no secret that much of the water infrastructure across the
country is aging and in need of repair or replacement,” Bruce
continued. “Our engineering and operations teams work closely in
our local communities to identify needed upgrades and put plans
into action, and we’re pleased that we can share these activities
with our customers through a free online map accessible from any
computer or smartphone.”
The 2018 Infrastructure Upgrade Map, which can be found on West
Virginia American Water’s website under “Water Quality > System
Upgrades, features summaries of project counts, total dollars
invested and length of upgraded water lines across the bottom of
the screen. Users can navigate the map by panning and zooming
similar to other popular web-based maps and then click on
individual projects once zoomed in for specific project
details.
West Virginia 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 services to
approximately 530,000 people. 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 6,900 dedicated professionals who provide
regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other
related services to an estimated 15 million people in 46 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. For more information, visit amwater.com and
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West Virginia American WaterLaura Martin, External Affairs
ManagerLaura.Martin@amwater.comOffice: 304-340-2089Mobile:
304-932-7158www.westvirginiaamwater.com
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