Pennsylvania American Water Announces $28.3 Million Investment for Water Storage Upgrades in 2024
Announcement made in conjunction with Infrastructure Week observation, celebrated
“Storage tanks are a critical part of our distribution system infrastructure,” said
This year, the company will rehabilitate and repaint storage tanks in the following municipalities:
Municipality |
County |
Cost |
Size (gal) |
Union |
|
|
500,000 |
Union |
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
550,000 |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
Lawrence |
|
410,000 |
|
Lawrence |
|
1,100,000 |
White |
|
|
200,000 |
White |
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
750,000 |
Young |
Jefferson |
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
|
200,000 |
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