BACKGROUND

New Jersey American Water (NJAW) is the largest water service provider in the state of New Jersey, serving approximately 2.8 million people in 190 communities. NJAW currently own and/or operate 31 wastewater systems with 21 wastewater treatment plants, 85 lift stations, and more than 500 miles of pipe. Over the last five years, NJAW has invested more than $105 million into wastewater system assets, including wastewater mains, treatment plants and lift stations, to continue providing reliable and environmentally sound service that complies with federal and state wastewater environmental regulations.

SUMMARY

NJAW is able to perform targeted analysis of its sewers using SmartCover technology to provide real-time data and alarms, preventing SSOs, backups, and subsequent cleanup. The units provide valuable data to make quicker, informed capital investment and daily operations decisions.

Most importantly, by integrating the monitoring and data analysis capabilities of the SmartCover and Hazen teams, NJAW was able to efficiently identify potential I&I throughout its Bound Brook-area wastewater collection system. This process led to significant time savings over traditional I&I investigation and analysis methods, enabling NJAW to launch design and rehabilitation plans much sooner than traditionally happened.

SmartCover technology is a key tool in the utility’s toolkit for collection system maintenance and replacements. Given the Bound Brook project’s success, in less than two years NJAW has increased its use of SmartCover monitors to 196 deployed throughout its various sewer collection systems in New Jersey.

Interested in finding out how our SmartCover solutions can work for you? Reach out to sales@smartcoversystems.com or call (855) 291-1980.