Aqua Illinois, Inc. (Aqua) today announced that it is wrapping up its
$13 million 2013 capital program. Most projects are finished and a few
are still underway with projection completion dates by the end of the
year.
Aqua’s capital spending across its Illinois operating divisions includes:
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$6.6 million throughout the Vermilion operating division including the
City of Danville and the Villages of Tilton, Philo and Indianola.
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$5.1 million throughout Kankakee and Will counties including the
Kankakee water system, the University Park and Willowbrook divisions,
and the Tri-Star Estates sewer system.
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$1.3 million throughout the Northern Illinois operating divisions
including Candlewick Lake, Oak Run, Hawthorn Woods, Ravenna, Ivanhoe,
Fairhaven Estates, Moecherville, and Ellwood Greens.
Approximately 70 percent of the capital spending maintains or replaces
water and sewer mains, water services and meters, hydrants, and sewer
lift stations to assure continued, reliable service for customers.
Treatment plant improvements account for 14 percent of the spending for
continued compliance with state and federal regulations and quality
water. Customer service expenditures amount to 12 percent of the
spending to maintain and improve Aqua’s field and office equipment and
processes. Miscellaneous equipment and improvements comprise the
remaining 4 percent of the spending.
“Aqua’s 2013 infrastructure improvement projects reinforce our
commitment to renewing and rehabilitating our water and wastewater
systems and replacing the aged areas of our distribution systems
throughout the communities we serve,” said Terry Rakocy, Aqua Illinois
President. “These investments are critical to ensuring that Aqua
complies with state and federal water quality regulations, improving the
reliability of water and wastewater service to our customers, and
providing our local public safety professionals with the fire protection
resources they need in the event of an emergency.”
This year’s program comes on the heels of the company’s 2012 capital
program, which included $14.7 million in similar improvements throughout
the state. Aqua plans to increase on spending for infrastructure
improvements to $24 million in Illinois in 2014.
Aqua serves approximately 62,000 water and wastewater customers in more
than 42 communities in Illinois. Aqua serves customers in the counties
of Kankakee, Boone, Knox, Champaign, Vermilion, Will, Kane, DeKalb, Cook
and Lake. Visit aquaamerica.com
for more information.
WTRG
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