Pennsylvania American Water Receives More than $48 Million in PENNVEST Funding for Statewide Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement Projects
'At Pennsylvania American Water, we strive to provide our customers with high-quality, reliable water and wastewater services while also meeting environmental standards and state and federal regulations. We're thankful to PENNVEST for approving our funding request that will support us in that mission,' said Pennsylvania American Water Vice President of Engineering Tony Nokovich. 'These projects will have a positive impact on the service provided for our customers by enabling us to continue our efforts to improve water and wastewater infrastructure across the state.'
The PENNVEST grant of $1,260,842 and loan of $2,939,158 will fund the replacement of approximately 240 identified lead water service lines in the City of Coatesville, Chester County. The removal of all leaded components will provide direct water quality improvements to customers and is consistent with regulatory and Pennsylvania American Water initiatives to eliminate lead-containing lines from the public water supply system. Learn more at pennsylvaniaamwater.com/leadfacts. The interest terms for the loan are 1% for the full 30-year loan period.
Two of Pennsylvania American Water's dam rehabilitation projects in Lackawanna County received PENNVEST loans, totaling $14,696,000. Loans of $7,370,000 and $7,326,000 for Maple Lake Dam and Marshwood Dam, respectively, will be used to make upgrades that bring the dams into compliance with current dam safety practices. The projects include upgrading the outlet works to current design standards and increasing the capacity of the spillways to convey the probable maximum flood using two-stage labyrinth weirs. In addition, seepage collection systems will be installed in the embankments of the dams. The interest terms for both loans are 1% for the first five years and 1.743% for the remainder of the 20-year loan period.
The company's construction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and manganese treatment facilities at its Summit Point Well Station in Monroe County received a $3,728,985 grant and $1,115,015 loan. The project scope includes demolition of the existing well house and construction of a new treatment facility. The new treatment facility will include adsorbers for the removal of PFAS and green sand filters for the removal of iron and manganese. In addition, the project will replace and upgrade existing chemical treatment facilities and add a new backwash recycling system. The interest terms for the loan are 1% for the first five years and 1.743% for the remainder of the 20-year loan period.
In Butler County, Pennsylvania American Water's Butler Wastewater corrective action plan project received a loan of $25,100,000. The project includes increasing pumping capacity at the company's Fisher, Brewster Booster, Greenwood and Bryson pump stations; installing wet weather storage tanks at Fisher, Brewster and Greenwood to capture and convey peak wet weather flows; and installing a new force main for the Greenwood pump station to convey flows directly to the Bryson pump station. All pump station sites will include site work and new tankage, pumps, generators, controls and other appurtenances. The interest terms for the loan are 1.743% for the first five years and 2.179% for the remainder of the 20-year loan period.
'PENNVEST's priority is making sure every dollar we invest turns into real, lasting benefits for Pennsylvania's communities," said PENNVEST Executive Director Robert Boos in the Commonwealth's official announcement. 'Clean water transforms lives and PENNVEST continues its mission to expand our reach and deepen our impact."
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 6,700 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.
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Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is the largest regulated water utility in the state, providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable water and wastewater services to approximately 2.4 million people.
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