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  • 03-04-2010
    United Water Signs 10-Year Contract With East Providence To Upgrade And Operate City's Wastewater Facilities

    United Water, one of the leading providers of water and wastewater services in the nation, today announced it had reached agreement with the City of East Providence, RI, for a 10-year, design-build-operate (DBO) contract for the city’s wastewater collection and treatment facilities, which provide service to roughly two-thirds of East Providence’s 50,000 residents.

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  • 01-25-2010
    Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Customers in Paramus

    Customers in some areas of Paramus no longer need to boil water.

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  • 01-22-2010
    Some Customers In Paramus Are Asked To Boil Their Water

    Customers in some areas of Paramus are asked to boil their water until further notice.   

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  • 01-18-2010
    Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Paramus Customers

    The boil water advisory issued for some United Water customers located in Paramus on Forest Avenue, (Between Howland Avenue & Spring Valley Avenue.) including Tufts Court, University Way, Justin Court, Filipe Court, and Sipporta Village  has been lifted.

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  • 12-09-2009
    United Water New Jersey Files Rate Request With NJBPU

    United Water New Jersey today filed for rate relief with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to recover its investment of nearly $81 million in new water system improvements between April 2009 and July 2010

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  • 01-15-2010
    Boil Water Advisory Issued For Some Customers In Paramus

    A boil water advisory is in effect until further notice.  

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  • 12-18-2009
    United Water Emergency Crews Rush To Hackensack Main Break

    United Water New Jersey emergency crews are on the scene of a six-inch water transmission line break near the intersection of River Road and Mercer Road in Hackensack.

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  • 02-13-2009
    United Water Files Rate Request With BPU

    United Water New Jersey officials today filed an application with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) requesting a $10.36 a month (33 cents a day) increase in rates for a typical customer. Although the request would bring a typical monthly residential bill to $43.16, the BPU can take up to nine months to permit a complete investigation and analysis on the rate request. The increase, if approved by the BPU, would provide United Water with an additional $47 million in annual revenues.

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  • 11-19-2009
    Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Customers in Section of Main Street, Hackensack

    The boil water advisory issued for United Water customers located on Main Street in Hackensack between Knapp Place and Linden Avenue has been lifted. The precautionary advisory was issued following a 12-inch water main break on Main Street on Wednesday. 

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  • 11-18-2009
    Boil Water Advisory Issued For Section of Main Street, Hackensack

    United Water Construction Crews Work to Repair Broken Water Main on Main Street, Hackensack

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  • 10-29-2009
    United Water Dedicates New Water Treatment Plant in Vernon, NJ

    United Water held a ribbon cutting ceremony today to mark the opening of the company’s new Sussex Hills Treatment Plant located in Vernon, NJ.

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  • 07-14-2009
    United Water New Jersey Issues Report On Drinking Water

    United Water New Jersey customers should have already received a mailed copy of the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) on drinking water quality.

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  • 07-06-2009
    United Water Manalapan Issues Consumer Confidence Report to Consumers

    United Water Manalapan completes distribution of CCRs to Consumers

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  • 07-06-2009
    United Water Lambertville Operations Issues Consumer Confidence Report

    United Water NJ Lambertville Operations Completes Distribution of Annual CCRs

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  • 06-26-2009
    United Water Dedicates $100 Million Upgrade of Haworth Water Treatment Plant

    Ceremony Celebrates Completion & Activation of $100M Investment in Haworth Water Treatment Plant; Largest Capital Investment in United Water’s 140-Year History Makes Haworth One of the Most Technologically Advanced Water Treatment Plant in the US

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  • 04-13-2009
    United Water Construction Crews Begin Emergency Repair To Broken Water Main In Ridgefield

    United Water New Jersey construction crews have begun an emergency repair to a 36-inch broken water main on Hamilton Street and Chestnut Street in Ridgefield.

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  • 04-15-2009
    Boil Water Advisory Lifted For Ridgefield

    The boil water advisory issued for United Water customers in Ridgefield has been lifted. The precautionary advisory was issued following a 36-inch water main break on Hamilton Street on Monday. + Read More
  • 04-24-2009
    Update on Fish and Birds

    Officials from United Water New Jersey announced that water  samples tested from the Oradell Reservoir show nothing that would indicate what caused the death of fish and birds found along the shoreline in Haworth.

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  • 04-28-2009
    United Water West Milford Receives a Rate Increase for the First Time in 14 Years

     For the first time in 14 years, United Water West Milford officials announced today that the company received authorization to increase its rates from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

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  • 04-28-2009
    United Water Arlington Hills Receives a Rate Increase for the First Time in 20 Years

     For the first time in 20 years, United Water Arlington Hills officials announced today that the company received authorization for an increase in its rates from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

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  • 04-16-2009
    UNITED WATER CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER WILL MOVE TO NEW LOCATION

    United Water’s customer service center, currently located at 190 Moore Street, Hackensack, NJ, is moving to a new location.

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  • 04-13-2009
    United Water Issues Boil Water Advisory For Ridgefield

    United Water New Jersey has issued a boil water advisory for customers in Ridgefield, NJ, following a 36-inch water main break on Hamilton Street.

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  • 04-13-2009
    United Water Continues To Repair Water Main Break In Ridgefield

    United Water New Jersey emergency crews have stopped water flowing to a 36-inch water main break in Ridgefield and restored normal water pressure to customers in Ridgefield, Palisades Park and Fairview who were affected by the break.

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  • 04-13-2009
    United Water Works To Repair Water Main Break in Ridgefield

    United Water New Jersey customers in Ridgefield, Palisades Park and Fairview may have no water, low water pressure or discolored water due to a 36-inch water main break. + Read More
  • 04-03-2009
    Settlement Between United Water, Bergen Swan & Hackensack Riverkeeper Preserves More Than 3,000 Acres For Open Space

    nited Water New Jersey, Bergen Save the Watershed Action Network (SWAN), and Hackensack Riverkeeper have agreed to amicably resolve issues related to a comprehensive review of all company property since the enactment of the Watershed Protection and Moratorium Act, passed by the New Jersey Legislature in 1988. The settlement was approved yesterday by the Watershed Review Board, which consists of the Commissioners of the Board of Public Utilities, Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of Consumer Affairs.

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  • 04-03-2009
    United Water New Jersey Receives Rate Relief

    The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJ BPU) today approved a rate increase for customers of United Water New Jersey which was primarily related to water quality improvements at the company’s Haworth Water Treatment Plant and other investments in the company’s water distribution system.
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  • 11-20-2008
    United Water Is Cleaning And Lining Water Mains In Fort Lee And Palisades Park

    United Water is conducting a water main improvement project in two neighborhoods in Palisades Park and Fort Lee. Crews are cleaning and lining water mains to improve water quality and water flow.

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