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SUEZ customers in Delaware should expect greater service reliability and water quality following the company’s $17 million investment at its Stanton Water Treatment Plant. The project adds 4 million gallons of treated water storage on site and a 6,000 square foot pumping facility that will be able to deliver 24 million gallons of drinking water to local residents, businesses and industries every day. “Delivering a reliable, safe water supply is a responsibility that we take very seriously,” said Larry Finnicum, Director of SUEZ Delaware Operations. “This investment to improve our water treatment plant fortifies our commitment to the uninterrupted delivery of high quality drinking water, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.” Upon completion of the project, expected by year’s end, the company will have five times the current amount of storage of treated drinking water at its Stanton campus. In addition to improving reliability of service, additional storage enhances water quality - maximizing disinfection time for water that is distributed to customer homes through 540 miles of delivery pipes. SUEZ Stanton Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Highlights: Ground storage tanks: 2 tanks, each with two million gallon storage capacity Each tank is 45 feet high and 200 feet in diameter Combined, the tanks are constructed with 8000 tons of cement Together they hold 25 tons of water New Pumping Facility: Daily pumping capacity: 24 million gallons Total number of pumps: 9 Annual power consumption reduction: 1.3 million kilowatt hours State of the art, high efficiency pumps are replacing what had been “best of class” pumps when first installed, but that now are coming to the end of their useful lifespan, some having served for a number of decades. New “smart” pumps will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1000 metric tons every year, reducing impacts on climate change. “This is the equivalent to taking 200 cars off the road every day,” said Finnicum.
SUEZ customers in Delaware should expect greater service reliability and water quality following the company’s $17 million investment at its Stanton Water Treatment Plant. The project adds 4 million gallons of treated water storage on site and a 6,000 square foot pumping facility that will be able to deliver 24 million gallons of drinking water to local residents, businesses and industries every day. “Delivering a reliable, safe water supply is a responsibility that we take very seriously,” said Larry Finnicum, Director of SUEZ Delaware Operations. “This investment to improve our water treatment plant fortifies our commitment to the uninterrupted delivery of high quality drinking water, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.” Upon completion of the project, expected by year’s end, the company will have five times the current amount of storage of treated drinking water at its Stanton campus. In addition to improving reliability of service, additional storage enhances water quality - maximizing disinfection time for water that is distributed to customer homes through 540 miles of delivery pipes. SUEZ Stanton Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Highlights:
New Pumping Facility:
State of the art, high efficiency pumps are replacing what had been “best of class” pumps when first installed, but that now are coming to the end of their useful lifespan, some having served for a number of decades. New “smart” pumps will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1000 metric tons every year, reducing impacts on climate change. “This is the equivalent to taking 200 cars off the road every day,” said Finnicum.