Water Main Rehabilitation Project: Bringing Quality Water to You

As part of its ongoing efforts to upgrade existing water mains, Chester Water Authority (CWA) will be working on a special project in Chester City and Nether Providence Township this summer.

The $500,000, three-month project will upgrade one mile of the Authority’s water main distribution system. The project will consist of cleaning and cement lining six-inch diameter water mains and replacing smaller diameter water mains with six-inch diameter ductile iron cement lined (DICL) water mains. In addition, seven fire hydrants will be renewed.

This year’s project is part of an ongoing program that to date has rehabilitated over 35 miles of water main. The goal of the ongoing project is to increase hydraulic capacity of the distribution system, to increase fire hydrant flow, to improve water quality, and to provide increased service life to the below ground infrastructure.

The areas involved in the City of Chester are along Morton Avenue between Baldwin Street and Sun Drive, along Chestnut Parkway between Providence Avenue and the City of Chester boundary. The area in Nether Providence Township includes the Nether Providence boundary and Harvey Road. CWA does not expect any major disruption to normal traffic patterns during the project.

At the same time, CWA will also be installing automatic meter reading devices (AMRs) in these areas. With AMRs, the meter readers can determine your water usage without having to go inside your home.