Aqua Pennsylvania Wraps up 2014 $217 Million Statewide Capital Program
December 29 2014 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Aqua Pennsylvania (Aqua) today announced it has just about
completed its $217 million 2014 capital program, the majority which
was dedicated to infrastructure improvements. The company has spent
approximately $200 million since the beginning of the year to make
improvements to its distribution and collection systems and
treatment facilities throughout the state. The capital expenditure
for major projects includes:
- $127.5 million throughout its
Southeastern Pennsylvania operating division, which comprises parts
of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties
- $610,000 throughout its Susquehanna
operating division, which comprises parts of Athens Township and
Athens, South Waverly and Sayre boroughs in Bradford County
- $10 million throughout its White Haven
operating division, which comprises parts of Wyoming, Lackawanna,
Luzerne, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill, Susquehanna and
Carbon counties
- $8.8 million throughout its Honesdale
operating division, which comprises parts of Lackawanna, Monroe,
Pike and Wayne counties
- $13.2 million throughout its Roaring
Creek operating division, which comprises parts of Adams, Columbia,
Cumberland, Juniata, Northumberland, Schuylkill and Snyder
counties
- $15.6 million throughout its Shenango
operating division, which comprises parts of Lawrence, Mercer,
Forest, Crawford, Venango, Clarion, Warren and Clearfield
counties.
“There was a big emphasis on replacing old and smaller diameter
cast iron mains with new cement-lined ductile iron main,” said Aqua
Pennsylvania President Steve Tagert who added that much of the
water infrastructure in Pennsylvania, as well as the country, is
reaching the end of its useful life. “Similarly we made significant
improvements to many of our wastewater facilities including
collection system main replacements and improvements to our
treatment facilities.”
Earlier in the year when the program was first announced, Tagert
said Aqua is committed to making ongoing, prudent investments to
update and improve its infrastructure so the utility can continue
to provide customers with quality water and wastewater services.
“We have seen first-hand how this investment is helping to increase
service reliability. For example, in our Southeastern Pennsylvania
division, we experienced 27 percent fewer main breaks during the
winter of 2013 – 2014 when compared to the equally brutal winter
conditions of 2008 – 2009. This decrease can be credited to the
more than $950 million in infrastructure that Aqua made in between
2009 and 2013.”
Aqua Pennsylvania serves approximately 1.4 million people in 31
counties throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Visit
AquaAmerica.com for more information, or follow Aqua on Facebook at
facebook.com/MyAquaAmerica and on Twitter at @MyAquaAmerica.
WTRG
Aqua PennsylvaniaGretchen TonerManager, Strategic
CommunicationsO: 610-645-1175M:
484-368-4816GMToner@AquaAmerica.com
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