PA Water Announces $28.3 Million Investment for Water Storage Upgrades in 2024
Pennsylvania Graphic explaining the panned upgrades towards water storage. MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (May 13, 2024) – In conjunction with the start of the Infrastructure Week observation, Pennsylvania American Water today announced its 2024 tank infrastructure investment plan to rehabilitate 10 of its water storage tanks and construct four new tanks. Pennsylvania American Water’s tank rehabilitation program of inspecting, sandblasting, and repainting tanks extends the tanks service lives and helps protect water quality. The total cost of the company’s water storage upgrades this year is approximately $28.3 million.
“Storage tanks are a critical part of our distribution system infrastructure,” said Bruce Aiton, vice president of engineering at Pennsylvania American Water. “Tanks provide system capacity to residential and commercial customers, along with adequate pressure and fire protection.
Maintaining and rehabilitating tanks extends their service life and is more cost-efficient than replacing them.”
This year, the company will rehabilitate and repaint storage tanks in the following municipalities:
|
Municipality |
County |
Cost |
Size (gal) |
|
Union |
Washington |
$1,450,000 |
500,000 |
|
Union |
Washington |
$1,550,000 |
5,000,000 |
|
North Franklin |
Washington |
$475,000 |
550,000 |
|
Hanover |
Washington |
$375,000 |
300,000 |
|
West Pittsburg |
Lawrence |
$415,000 |
410,000 |
|
Neshannock |
Lawrence |
$675,000 |
1,100,000 |
|
White |
Indiana |
$1,600,000 |
200,000 |
|
White |
Indiana |
$850,000 |
2,000,000 |
|
McEwensville |
Northumberland |
$360,000 |
100,000 |
|
Lower Providence |
Montgomery |
$1,450,000 |
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 four 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:
|
Municipality |
County |
Cost |
Size (gal) |
|
Jackson |
Butler |
$4,900,000 |
750,000 |
|
Young |
Jefferson |
$5,550,000 |
500,000 |
|
Roaring Brook |
Lackawanna |
$6,900,000 |
3,500,000 |
|
Laurel Run |
Luzerne |
$1,050,000 |
200,000 |
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders. As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $34 to $38 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities. American Water has been included in the top 10% of America’s Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital and CNBC, is ranked number one in the utilities industry for the 2024 Forbes American’s Best Large Employers, has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, is the highest-ranked water and wastewater utility on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2024 List, and has earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com.
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