Camden-based New Jersey American Water (NJAW) announced this week that it invested more than $781 million in water and wastewater system improvements in 190 New Jersey communities in 2025— a significant increase from the approximately $520 million invested in 2024.
The funds were used to modernize and expand its footprint by upgrading pipes, advancing treatment technology, and expanding service lines.
NJAW said in a release that it has maintained consumer costs to about a penny per gallon and bills at less than 1 percent of median household income.
System improvement highlights for 2025 include:
- 42.42 miles of water main installed, replaced, or rehabilitated
- 16,035 service lines replaced
- 562 fire hydrants and 2,217 valves replaced
- Rehabilitation of three water storage tanks and 35 tank inspections completed
- Installation of PFAS-removal equipment, and new membrane and chemical systems
- Addressing inflow and infiltration (I&I) for approximately 70,000 feet of pipe in Long Hill
- Rehabilitation in Lakewood Township of 15,000 feet of sanitary sewer mains, 360 sewer laterals, and installation of 4,240 feet of new 12-inch and 15-inch mains.
Earlier this month, Camden-based NJAW launched its 2026 American Water Charitable Foundation Water and Environment Grant Program, inviting New Jersey nonprofits to apply for funding to protect the state’s natural resources.
