Pennsylvania American Water Announces Water Storage Upgrades Pennsylvania American Water announced its 2022 plans to rehabilitate 14 of its water storage tanks and construct seven new structures. Pennsylvania American Water’s tank rehabilitation program of inspecting, sandblasting, and repainting tanks extends their service lives and helps protect water quality. The total cost of the company’s water storage improvements this year is approximately $16.5 million. “Storage tanks are critical to meeting the supply demands of our customers and providing fire protection for our communities,” said Pennsylvania American Water President Mike Doran. “Properly and proactively maintaining tanks benefits our customers because of the cost efficiencies we can achieve by rehabilitating rather than replacing them.” This year, the company will rehabilitate and repaint ground storage tanks in the following municipalities: Bradford Township, Clearfield County – 500,000-gallon City of Uniontown, Fayette County – 1.3 million-gallonClarks Green Borough, Lackawanna County – 300,000-gallonCross Creek Township, Washington County – 1 million-gallonEast Buffalo Township, Union County – 1 million-gallonEast Norriton Township, Montgomery County – 2.8 million-gallonLake Heritage, Adams County – 60,000-gallonLower Allen Township, Cumberland County – 3 million-gallonMount Pocono Borough, Monroe County – 108,000-gallon North Sewickley Township, Beaver County – 300,000-gallonSpring Township, Berks County – 250,000-gallonTurbotville Borough, Northumberland County – 298,000-gallonUnion Township, Washington County – 5 million-gallonUnion Township, Washington County – 500,000-gallon To rehabilitate the tanks, crews will strip the original paint and apply a new coating, which serves as a protective barrier that prevents the steel from rusting and impacting water quality. During construction, customers should not experience impacts on their water service. The company also is constructing seven new ground storage tanks in the following municipalities to provide additional water storage capacity, which will help the company continue to deliver reliable water service to meet customer demand and provide fire protection: Luzerne Township, Fayette County – 560,000-gallonWhite Township, Indiana County – 250,000-gallonJackson Township, Luzerne County – 109,000-gallonCoolbaugh Township, Monroe County– 200,000-gallonParkesburg Borough, Chester County – Two 1 million-gallon tanksParkesburg Borough, Chester County – 750,000-gallon