Pennsylvania American Water Announces $17.5 Million Plan for Water Storage Upgrades in 2023
May 24 2023 - 2:36PM
Business Wire
Pennsylvania American Water today announced its 2023 plans to
rehabilitate eight of its water storage tanks and construct five
new tanks. Pennsylvania American Water’s tank rehabilitation
program of inspecting, sandblasting, and repainting tanks extends
their service lives and helps protect water quality. The total cost
of the company’s water storage upgrades this year is approximately
$17.5 million.
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“Storage tanks help provide suitable water pressure for our
communities and important storage reserves for fire protection,”
said Bruce Aiton, vice president of engineering at Pennsylvania
American Water. “Proactively maintaining and rehabilitating tanks
where there are opportunities to do so provides cost benefits to
our customers, and building new tanks helps provide additional
capacity for community growth and system resiliency.”
This year, the company will rehabilitate and repaint ground
storage tanks in the following municipalities:
- Union Township, Washington County - $1,400,000
- Smith Township, Washington County - $625,000
- Fairview Township, York County - $585,000
- Coatesville City, Chester County - $1,000,000
- White Township, Indiana County - $320,000
- White Township, Indiana County - $1,200,000
- Coolbaugh Township, Monroe County - $480,000
- Swatara Township, Dauphin County - $1,000,000
To rehabilitate the tanks, crews will strip the original paint
and apply a new coating, which serves as a protective barrier that
prevents steel from rusting and impacting water quality. During
construction, customers should not experience impacts on their
water service.
The company also is constructing five new ground storage tanks
in the following municipalities to provide additional water storage
capacity, which will help the company continue to deliver reliable
water service to meet customer demand and provide fire
protection:
- Laurel Run Borough, Luzerne County - $1,000,000
- Roaring Brook Township, Lackawanna County - $6,500,000
- Kingston Township, Luzerne County - $100,000
- Walker Township, Schuylkill County - $432,000
- White Deer Township, Union County - $2,900,000
About Pennsylvania American Water
Pennsylvania 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 wastewater
services to approximately 2.3 million people.
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 approximately
6,500 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and
regulated-like drinking water and wastewater services to an
estimated 14 million people in 24 states. American Water provides
safe, clean, affordable, and reliable water services to our
customers to help keep their lives flowing. For more information,
visit amwater.com and diversityataw.com. Follow American Water on
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Media: Gary Lobaugh Senior Manager, Government, and
External Affairs, Western PA 724.873.3674
gary.lobaugh@amwater.com
Kara Rahn Senior Manager, Government, and External Affairs,
Eastern PA 484-238-5216 kara.rahn@amwater.com
David Misner External Affairs Manager, Central PA 717-262-7525
david.misner@amwater.com
Susan Turcmanovich External Affairs Manager, Northeast PA
570.351.0120 susan.turcmanovich@amwater.com
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