Aqua America to invest $450M on water infrastructure upgrades in 2017.
With plans to invest $450 million in 2017, Aqua America will help rebuild and replace water infrastructure in the communities it serves.
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BRYN MAWR, PA, MAY 16, 2016 — Aqua America (Aqua) is recognizing Infrastructure Week, May 15-19, 2017, to help raise awareness about the significant need for investment in the United States’ water infrastructure.
With plans to invest $450 million in 2017, Aqua will help rebuild and replace water infrastructure in the communities it serves.
Projects are planned across all eight of Aqua’s states to ensure clean and safe water reaches each customer.
Between 2012 and 2016, Aqua invested $1.5 billion in infrastructure renewal, including replacement of more than 700 miles of water mains.
"As a leading water utility, our number one priority is delivering safe, reliable drinking water to our customers," said Bill Ross, senior vice president, engineering and environmental affairs.
The 2017 American Society for Civil Engineers Infrastructure Report Card ranked the United States’ drinking water and wastewater infrastructure "D" and "D+" and illustrates the following challenges: Drinking water is delivered via one million miles of pipes across the country, but many of those pipes are approaching 100 years in age There are an estimated 240,000 water main breaks per year in the United States, wasting more than two trillion gallons of treated drinking water It is estimated that leaky, aging pipes waste 14 to 18 percent of each day’s treated water, which could support 15 million households Aqua’s 2017 infrastructure investment plan includes replacing 150 miles of water mains across eight states, helping to save billions of gallons of water leaking from pipes and water mains.
"Aqua employees understand the challenges facing the nation over the next few decades, and we work every day to do our part to help revitalize the nation’s infrastructure," said Ross.