New Jersey American Water Receives Leading Infrastructure Project Award from New Jersey’s Alliance for Action
January 14 2021 - 10:02AM
Business Wire
New Jersey American Water will be honored with a Leading
Infrastructure Project Award from the New Jersey Alliance for
Action. The award will be presented to the company virtually at the
10th Annual Leading Infrastructure Project Awards on February 17,
2021.
The award-winning project is for proactive and innovative use of
Strong Base Anion Exchange (AIX) system to remove PFAS from the
Springfield Well Field. The removal of PFAS to non-detectable
limits is achieved using anion exchange resin media technology in
two parallel, lead-lag contactor trains with pre-filtration. New
chemical systems, pump upgrades and other associated work was also
included in the project. Engineered with the help of Mott MacDonald
Co., the project is being constructed by Bowen Engineering Corp.
and Spark Electric, LLC.
“New Jersey American Water is a proactive leader in designing
and testing new ways to effectively treat emerging compounds
including Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS),” stated Mike
Wolan, Manager of Engineering, New Jersey American Water. “In the
interest of public health and after extensive testing of an
innovative technology, the company fast-tracked the implementation
of a Strong Base Anion Exchange (AIX) system nearly nine months
ahead of the PFOA and PFOS rule implementation by the NJ Department
of Environmental Protection.”
Located in Springfield Township in Union County, this station is
a key facility that provides water supply to the communities of
Hillside, Springfield, and Union. It also supports inter-basin
transfers from New Jersey American Water’s Raritan system to the
Passaic system when needed.
New Jersey American Water also received the Governor’s
Environmental Excellence Award for a similar project at its Short
Hills station using the same technology in December 2020.
The Leading Infrastructure Project award recognizes innovative,
unique and outstanding infrastructure projects for their impact on
the state's economy and environment in the fields of
transportation, energy, waste and storm water, technology,
construction, and the environment.
New Jersey Alliance for Action is a non-profit, non-partisan
coalition of over 2,500 business, labor, professional, academic and
government leaders advocating for investment in infrastructure for
New Jersey’s economy, environment, and overall quality of life.
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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