Pennsylvania American Water’s eight tank projects statewide for 2025 include repainting two in Northeast Pennsylvania, the company announced Monday.
The NEPA tank locations, gallon capacity and cost to rehabilitate include:
Clarks Green, Lackawanna County: Off Glenburn Road and Highland Avenue, a 300,000-gallon tank; $288,000. This location has two tanks; the white one closer to Highland Avenue is the one that will be repainted, according to PAW spokeswoman Susan Turcmanovich.
Coolbaugh Twp., Monroe County: Along Highview Terrace in A Pocono Country Place, 400,000 gallons; $429,000.
These two projects are part of a $6.2 million tank infrastructure investment plan for 2025 throughout the state that involves repainting seven water tanks and constructing one new tank. The announcement coincided with an annual Infrastructure Week observation, PAW said.
Rehabilitation involves inspecting, sandblasting and repainting tanks to extend their service lives and help protect water quality. New paint forms a protective barrier that prevents steel from rusting and impacting water quality. During tank rehabilitation work, customers should not experience effects on their water service, PAW said.
“Storage tanks are a critical part of our distribution system infrastructure,” said Tony Nokovich, vice president of engineering at Pennsylvania American Water. “Tanks provide system capacity to residential and commercial customers, along with adequate pressure and fire protection. Maintaining and rehabilitating tanks extends their service life and is more cost-efficient than replacing them.”
The other five repainting project locations, tank capacities and project costs include:
Butler Twp., Butler County: 250,000 gallons; $630,000.
Neshannock Twp., Lawrence County: 300,000 gallons; $530,000.
Neshannock Twp., Lawrence County: 1.1 million gallons; $720,000.
White Deer Twp., Union County: 503,000 gallons; $507,000.
White Twp., Indiana County: 200,000 gallons; $1.7 million.
The company also will construct a 208,000-gallon storage tank in Fairview Twp., York County, at a cost of $1.4 million, to increase capacity, deliver reliable service and provide fire protection there.