New Jersey American Water Completes Acquisition of South Orange Village Water System

NJ American Water completes $19.7M South Orange system deal

The basics: NJ American Water completes $19.7M purchase of the South Orange water system The utility will invest $50M in infrastructure upgrades over 10 years Voters approved the sale in a November 2024 referendum Marks NJ American Water’s 8th acquisition in five years, adding 26,000 customers New Jersey American Water completed its previously announced $19.7 million acquisition of South Orange Village’s water system, the Camden-based utility a…

N.J. American Water completes $19.7M acquisition of South Orange water system

New Jersey American Water (NJAW) announced that it has completed its acquisition of South Orange Village’s water system for $19.7 million. The system serves approximately 5,000 water customer connections, and has been operated and maintained by NJAW since 2016 via a contract with South Orange Village. On Sept. 10, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved the municipal consent, allowing NJAW to provide water service to South Orange Villa…

New Jersey American Water Completes Acquisition of South Orange Village Water System

CAMDEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New Jersey American Water today completed its acquisition of the water system of South Orange Village for $19.7 million. This former municipally owned system, which serves approximately 5,000 water customer connections, has been operated and maintained by New Jersey American Water since 2016 through a contract between the company and South Orange Village. On Sept. 10, 2025, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ap…