Illinois American Water to replace water main in Pekin city

Illinois American Water has announced its plans to invest more than $2.9m to replace water main in Pekin city.

Under the plan, it will replace over 9,700ft, or 1.8 miles, of water main.

The company plans to increase the size of most of the water main installed to support water flow and pressure, and maintain water quality.

Illinois American Water senior operations manager Eric Larson stated that the firm works to replace water mains annually.

Larson added: “Like other water systems across the country, our water infrastructure is reaching the end of its useful lifespan. Strategic investments support continued reliable water service today and for future generations.”

The firm’s water main replacement programme focuses on replacing mains where leaks occur, or the size of the pipe is not enough any longer.

Larson added, “This work supports adequate water pressure to homes and businesses for service and fire protection. Main breaks are also reduced, decreasing impact to traffic.”

The company plans to notify customers impacted by the water main replacement project.

Last month, llinois American Water acquired wastewater systems of two villages – Andalusia and Shiloh.

With the acquisition of the  Andalusia water and wastewater systems, the firm added more customers to its northwest service area.

The $3.3m acquisition was completed after obtaining approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC).

The purchase added about 480 water and 480 wastewater customers to Illinois American’s northwest service area.

The wastewater system of the village of Shiloh was acquired by the firm in a deal valued at $3.6m.

With the acquisition, the company added about 1,515 wastewater customers to its southern Illinois service area.

They include customers who are directly served by Illinois American Water as well as those served through a mobile home park account.