Missouri American Water begins main replacement work in Saint Louis County

Missouri American Water has commenced work to replace around 4,300ft of water main in northern part of Saint Louis County.

The replacement work will be carried out in the municipalities of Ferguson and Dellwood, on West Florissant Avenue from Canfield Drive to Chambers Road.

From this week, the company has begun installation of 20-inch ductile iron water main  to boost service reliability and avoid water main breaks.

Missouri American Water manager of operations Christopher Parrish said: “Missouri American Water will be replacing two parallel water main, vintage 1928 and 1953, with a single 20-inch ductile iron water main.

“We have worked closely with the Saint Louis County Department of Transportation to shut down a full lane of traffic for the duration of the project to promote safety for our three crews working on site and the road users in the general area.”

The firm expects to finish the installation of main lines, testing and disinfection, and linking customers’ service lines to the new main by 1 December.

Final paving restoration is slated to complete by the end of this year.

Last month, Missouri American Water closed the acquisition of the Lawson water and wastewater systems for $4m. With this acquisition, the firms has been able to add around 968 new water customers and 913 new sewer customers to its over 480,000 statewide customers.

A subsidiary of American Water, Missouri American Water provides water and/or wastewater services to around 1.5 million people.

A publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, American Water has over 6,900 employees. It provides water, wastewater and other related services to around 15 million people in 46 states of US and Ontario, Canada.