Artesian Water completes nine water projects in US

Artesian Resources subsidiary Artesian Water Company has completed nine water projects over the course of four months in New Castle County and Sussex County, Delaware, US.

The $5m infrastructure investment replaced eight water mains and completed one new installation.

Artesian Water senior vice president John Thaeder said: "With the design work completed, the approvals obtained from various state agencies, and with the contractors assigned, the projects proceeded on course."

The projects resulted in the installation of 35,00ft, or nearly 7 miles, of water main.

The company has installed 13,000ft of 12-inch water main and 10 fire hydrants to connect Artesian’s water service in areas east of Route 1 in southern New Castle County to its integrated water system serving northern and southern New Castle County.

Artesian Resources chair, president and CEO Dian Taylor said: "We strive to replace aging mains within a timeframe that allows us to avoid the disruptions to service that arise from main breaks that occur once the main has reached the end of its useful life.

"The completion of these current projects, where the average age of main was over 55 years old, is one example of our commitment to our customers to always provide them with a safe and reliable water supply."

Artesian reported that its investment in infrastructure improvements for 2013 totalled $13.9m.