Company: MSEX
Filing Date: 2025-04-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001174947-25-000561
Chunk: 23

Company: MIDDLESEX WATER CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 23
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 water mains, valves, and fire hydrants to support 
 reliability and reduce water loss. In 2025, the RENEW Program will mark its 30th anniversary.                                        |

| • | With a continued focus on safety and security, we conducted physical penetration tests of our various facilities in New Jersey to assess 
 vulnerabilities and potential compromises to our facilities and assets and implemented a response plan based on the findings.            |

| • | We continued operation of our recently constructed $52 million treatment plant to address certain poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances, 
 collectively referred to as PFAS, at our Park Avenue wellfield. This plant produces water that meets all applicable state and federal 
 drinking water standards. Middlesex also participated in a PFAS symposium describing its treatment approach to interested investors.  |

| • | To comply with new EPA regulations related to PFAS, Middlesex is working with engineering firms to determine construction needs and capex 
 forecast for improvements needed at the Company’s largest surface water treatment plant in New Jersey. Additionally, Middlesex            
 has begun pilot testing and is participating in a NJDEP Stakeholder Group focused on PFAS.                                                |

| • | Middlesex sandblasted and repainted our 2 million gallon water storage tank in Edison, New Jersey. The tank helps maintain water pressure, 
 ensures availability to address peaks in daily water demand, and provides backup storage and added capacity for the Middlesex System.      |

| • | We sponsored hydrant operation training and plant operations overview for local firefighters. |

| • | In Delaware, PFAS Treatment has been installed at 4 different plant locations. |

| • | We made significant progress in 2024 identifying and inventorying customer owned lead or galvanized steel service lines. The Company 
 has pledged, with owner’s permission, to remove all of these customer owned service lines needing replacement by 2031.               |

| • | System-wide cross connection control inspections of industrial and commercial premises were conducted in our Middlesex Water Company 
 retail system.                                                                                                                       |

| • | A four part consumer education video series was produced to help customers better understand drinking water regulations, the water treatment 
 process, capital and operating costs behind providing safe drinking water.                                                                   |

| • | Under its MWCares initiative, our volunteer teams partnered with Woodbridge Township’s Green Infrastructure Team and Sustainability  
 Committee to clean and restore rain garden areas which help alleviate storm water runoff, and also performed a watershed clean-up at 
 the Delaware and Raritan Canal.