Middlesex Water Company Begins $70 Million Upgrade at Its Largest Water Treatment Plant
ISELIN, N.J.,
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The Company will also be upgrading its emergency electric generation back up system to help ensure continued service in the event of power loss.
“We’re excited to begin implementing this technology at our largest treatment plant to further protect the health and safety of our customers,” said Dennis Doll, Chairman, CEO and President of Middlesex Water. “Through this installation and enhanced emergency power generation, among other improvements at the plant, we’re staying ahead of new and changing regulations, improving water quality, hardening our facilities against weather events and providing a safer work environment for our employees,” added Doll.
The CJO Water Treatment plant treats an average of 30 million gallons a day providing water to nearly half a million residents in eastern Middlesex and Monmouth counties in New Jersey.
The plant upgrade is another initiative under the Company’s Water for Tomorrow® capital campaign which includes over
More information about the project can be found at www.waterfortomorrowmwc.com
About Middlesex Water
Organized in 1897, Middlesex Water provides regulated and unregulated water and wastewater utility services primarily in New Jersey and Delaware through various subsidiary companies.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among others, our long-term strategy and expectations, the status of our acquisition program, the impact of our acquisitions, the impact of current and projected rate requests and the impact of our capital program on our environmental compliance. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including: general economic business conditions, unfavorable weather conditions, the success of certain cost containment initiatives, changes in regulations or regulatory treatment, availability and the cost of capital, the success of growth initiatives and other factors discussed in our filings with the
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Middlesex Water Company
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Source: Middlesex Water Company