New Jersey American Water has been providing high-quality, reliable water and wastewater service to customers across New Jersey for more than a century. We are the largest water service provider in the state, serving approximately 2.8 million people — or one out of every three people — in 192 communities in 18 counties. More than 800 employees carry out our foremost responsibility of providing high-quality, reliable water and wastewater service to our customers around the clock. Our team of experts continuously monitor, maintain and upgrade our facilities to ensure that they operate efficiently and meet all regulatory standards.
Investing in Our Systems
New Jersey American Water invests approximately $350 million annually — nearly $1 million a day — to make improvements to our infrastructure across the state. With 650,000 customer accounts serving 2.8 million people statewide, New Jersey American Water has a large customer base over which to spread investments into our systems. Our significant expertise in managing and operating water and wastewater systems, with great economies of scale, provides much greater levels of efficiency and lower costs for purchasing, engineering and construction.
As the sewer service provider for more than 70,000 customers statewide, we’ve invested over $100 million in our wastewater systems over the last five years to ensure reliable service.
Wastewater Expertise
New Jersey American Water is a wastewater solutions provider that delivers valuable, cost-efficient and environmentally sound solutions for municipalities and organizations requiring a partner with experience, resources and proven expertise. We currently own and/or operate 26 wastewater systems with 20 wastewater treatment plants, 36 lift stations and more than 400 miles of pipe. Over the last five years, we have invested over $100 million into our wastewater system assets, including wastewater mains, treatment plants and lift stations, to continue to ensure reliable and environmentally sound service. All our operations have achieved full compliance with federal and state wastewater environmental regulations.