Pennsylvania American Water plans to rehabilitate 11 of its water storage tanks and construct seven new structures this year. Pennsylvania American Water’s tank rehabilitation program of inspecting, sandblasting, and repainting tanks extends their service lives and helps protect water quality. The total cost of the company’s water storage improvements this year is approximately $17 million.
Pennsylvania American Water President, Mike Doran said: “Storage tanks are critical to meeting the supply demands of our customers and providing fire protection for our communities. Properly and proactively maintaining tanks benefits our customers because of the cost efficiencies we can achieve by rehabilitating rather than replacing them.”
During the past five years, Pennsylvania American Water has invested more than $40 million to maintain, rehabilitate and construct water storage tanks.
To rehabilitate the tanks, crews will strip the original paint and apply a new coating, which serves as a protective barrier that prevents the steel from rusting and impacting water quality. During construction, customers should not experience impacts to their water service.
The company also is constructing seven new ground storage tanks 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.
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