New Jersey American Water Treatment Plant Recognized for Long Term Excellence

Canal Road Water Treatment Plant demonstrates outstanding
commitment to delivering superior quality drinking water to customers

PLAINFIELD, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New
Jersey American Water’s Canal Road Water Treatment Plant in Raritan
received a 15-Year Directors Award from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA) Partnership
for Safe Water. The award celebrates utilities for their outstanding
commitment to delivering superior quality drinking water to customers.
Representatives from New Jersey American Water accepted the award at the
2017 American Water Works Annual Conference held in Philadelphia.

“We are extremely proud of our water
quality record and we’re grateful for this honor. When customers
open their taps, we want them to have confidence in the quality of their
water,” said Bill Wachter, production manager for the Canal Road and
Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plants. “This award recognizes the
hard work and expertise of our employees who demonstrate their
commitment to our customers each day.”

The company’s Canal Road plant treats water drawn from the Raritan River
and delivers as much as 80 million gallons of high-quality, reliable
water daily to customers in Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer, Union,
Hunterdon, and Morris Counties. Together, with New Jersey American
Water’s nearby Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant in Bridgewater,
the two sites provide about 1.5 million customers with safe reliable
water every day. The Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant received
this prestigious award in 2015.

“We are proud to be among the 18 nationally-recognized Partnership for
Safe Water awardees within the American Water family of facilities. The
15-year Directors Award means a lot to all of us at the Canal Road Water
Treatment Plant as we strive to bring high quality water to our
customers,” said Oleg Kostin, operations and production manager for the
Canal Road and Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plants. “It is an honor
and a testament to the great effort our employees put into their jobs,
each and every day.”

New Jersey American Water’s treatment facilities are among 400 surface
water treatment plants across the nation that are part of the EPA
Partnership for Safe Water Program, a voluntary effort that is designed
to increase protection against microbial contamination through treatment
optimization.

“The Partnership for Safe Water congratulates New Jersey American
Water’s Canal Road Water Treatment Plant for receiving the 15-Year
Directors Award. This award illustrates the utility’s enduring
commitment to optimization and public health protection,” said Barbara
Martin, director of engineering and technical services at American Water
Works Association (AWWA).

The Partnership for Safe Water is a voluntary self-assessment and
optimization program for water treatment plant and distribution system
operation. More than 300 utility subscribers, collectively serving more
than 100 million people, are committed to the Partnership’s goals
of providing safe, high-quality drinking water through achieving
operational excellence in water treatment. Partnership members
participate in a rigorous four-phase self-assessment and peer review
process, developed by water utility optimization experts, and are
recognized for their commitment to delivering safe water to their
communities.

New
Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, is the
largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing
high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to
approximately 2.7 million people. More information can be found at www.newjerseyamwater.com.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the
largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and
wastewater utility company. The company employs 6,800 dedicated
professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people
in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by
visiting www.amwater.com.

Contacts

New Jersey American Water
Gail Driscoll
Manager, External
Affairs
908-295-6380
[email protected]