Pennsylvania American Water Begins $101m Upgrade

Pennsylvania American Water broke ground on a $101m upgrade project to modernise the Pittsburgh, US, area water systems.

The company will upgrade the Hays Mine Water Treatment Plant, Becks Run Pumping Station, EH Aldrich Water Treatment Complex and Arlington Booster Station, which supply drinking water to 500,000 people.

The Hershey-based water company will replace ageing infrastructure to improve water supply and comply with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water standard that will come into force in 2012.

The expansion is expected to be complete by November 2011.