Aqua New Jersey Wrapping Up $13 Million 2014 Infrastructure Improvement Program
December 11 2014 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
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.
WTRG
Aqua New JerseyDonna AlstonManager,
Communications610-645-1095484-368-4720DPAlston@AquaAmerica.com
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