New Jersey American Water Marks Fifth Annual “Imagine a Day Without Water”
October 21 2019 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Emphasizing the Importance of a Resource
Often Taken for Granted
New Jersey American Water joins a thousand organizations,
educators and businesses this Wednesday, Oct. 23, to raise
awareness for the fifth annual Imagine a Day Without Water. Led by
the Value of Water Campaign, the day focuses on educating the
public about the importance of having accessible water and the
crucial need for investment in our water infrastructure
nationwide.
Though water is imperative to carry out many everyday functions,
it remains often overlooked, due to our accessibility to quality
water in this country. Not much thought is given to the journey
water travels from source to tap, undergoing hundreds of tests and
treatments and flowing through many miles of main. In a state as
old as New Jersey, it may not come as a surprise that much of the
state’s aging water infrastructure requires investment, considering
New Jersey’s pipes have been working around the clock for 100 years
or more. Imagine a Day Without Water presents the perfect
opportunity to bring this issue to light.
“As consumers, we use water constantly without even realizing
it,” says Cheryl Norton, President, New Jersey American Water.
“Even when we’re not using water, we’re using things that were made
with water, or eating something that needed water to grow. We all
know water is essential for life, but how often do we stop to
appreciate the fact that we have it? This Imagine a Day Without
Water, we ask our customers to do just that.”
Each year, New Jersey American Water uses the day to focus on
educating its customers about the value of water, and the company’s
role in treating and delivering clean water to customers. This
year, the company created an educational video which illustrates
the impact water has on the simple pleasures of everyday life. The
video aims to provoke thought and conversation with customers about
everything they would miss if they did not have access to
water.
New Jersey American Water works hard every day and invests
millions of dollars each year to continuously provide clean, safe
and reliable drinking water to its customers. Last year alone, the
company invested over $330 million statewide to improve its water
treatment and pipeline systems and accelerate the renewal of water
infrastructure that has reached the end of its useful life across
the state.
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 2.7 million people. For more information,
visit www.newjerseyamwater.com and follow New Jersey American Water
on Twitter and Facebook.
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 7,100
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to more than
14 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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Chelsea Kulp
External Affairs Manager
609-677-4642 chelsea.kulp@amwater.com
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