American Water & the City of Camden Participate in The Value of Water Coalition's Local Innovators Tour for Infrastructure Week
May 17 2016 - 1:05PM
Business Wire
Event unveils details of a new asset management
project with Center for Family Services' Power Corps Program
In conjunction with the national Infrastructure Week observance,
taking place May 16-23, 2016, American Water is partnering with the
City of Camden, New Jersey and the Value of Water Coalition to
participate in the Coalition’s “Local Innovators Tour.” The tour,
which includes an event in Camden on May 17, highlights water
infrastructure initiatives being implemented across the country
that are having a measurable impact on the community.
As the contracted water and wastewater services provider to the
city of Camden, American Water Contract Services is working to
maintain and help improve the water and sewer systems through
operations, engineering, and technology expertise. As the city’s
public-private partner, the company is implementing changes and
partnering with the City to make critical system improvements to
reduce water loss, improve water taste, help better manage
stormwater issues and provide high quality service to utility
customers.
“Camden has the same challenges every community has in terms of
aging infrastructure and treated water lost to leaks, a nationwide
problem that is a top priority for all water utilities to help
solve,” said David Choate, President, American Water Contract
Services. “Working with the City, American Water is committed to
identifying Camden’s water and wastewater assets in an effort to
pave the way for a future GIS mapping of its system, which will
enable improved leak detection technology, as well as ensure that
resident continue to receive high quality, reliable water
services.”
“I am extremely proud of the strong public-private partnership
the City of Camden and American Water have built. It's so critical
that older urban areas like Camden, make a conscious effort to
identify and address the needs of water infrastructure systems,”
said Dana L. Redd, Mayor of Camden, N.J. “Camden has an aging
system, and as a result repairs and maintenance are required
regularly. The City water system is one of our most valuable
resources. I am pleased to see American Water is taking the
necessary measures through the use of technology, to assess the
existing system and look for ways to improve it. I am thankful to
our partners at American Water and the Camden County Municipal
Utility Authority, not to mention Power Corps, for ensuring
Camden's system gets the attention required and our residents
receive the quality services they deserve.”
To help with asset identification – building a database that
contains pertinent information about pipes, valves, meters and
hydrants – American Water has contracted with the Center for Family
Services to work with their Power Corps program participants, a
team of young leaders from Camden serving to tackle pressing
environmental challenges in their community. American Water’s
Contract Services Group, collaborating with the city of Camden,
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA), and Camden
County, will provide training to Power Corps participants on asset
identification and verification, which are the initial steps of GIS
mapping. Participants will be working with maps and other tools to
verify exact location of water and wastewater assets throughout the
city. They will then enter this information into American Water’s
database to provide the necessary framework to proceed with the
next proposed phase of the project, GIS mapping.
In addition to this new initiative, American Water Contract
Services is responsible for the ongoing operations and maintenance
of the Camden water and wastewater infrastructure, which includes
providing recommendations and solutions for increasing efficiency
and addressing issues. One example of this is the company’s
attention to flooding issues that occur within Camden’s combined
sanitary sewer system, which processes stormwater along with
wastewater. When heavy rains occur, flooding is common. One way
that the company has been able to remedy this is through street
sweeping efforts, which in March and April alone removed about 256
tons of material that otherwise would have entered the water and
wastewater system.
“Water is our most precious resource, and aging water
infrastructure poses a unique risk to the nation because water is
so essential to everything we do. To secure our water future, we
need to invest in our pipes and treatment plants, and focus on the
innovative partnerships that are driving the next era of water
management and delivery. I’m thrilled to be here in Camden for
Infrastructure Week 2016 to celebrate a bright spot of water
infrastructure investment,” said Radhika Fox, CEO of the US Water
Alliance, which coordinates the Value of Water Coalition.
Infrastructure Week 2016 is led by a steering committee
consisting of the AFL-CIO, the American Society of Civil Engineers,
Building America’s Future, Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan
Policy Program, the National Association of Manufacturers, the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce, and the Value of Water Coalition. Find out
more about Infrastructure Week at www.infrastructureweek.org.
Follow the conversation on Twitter, @InfraWeek and
#InfrastructureMatters.
Founded in 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest
publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Marking
its 130th anniversary this year, the company employs more than
6,700 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and
market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services
to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada.
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American WaterDenise Venuti Free,
856-309-4690Denise.Free@amwater.comorValue of Water
CoalitionAbigail Gardner,
412-977-3051AGardner@thevalueofwater.org
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