A comparative close attention that...

A comparative close attention that compared various management alternatives is helping undivided New Jersey city give of recent origin life to its deteriorating water theory

The Camden shire N.J., water system is not exactly what could be called state-of-the-art. Seventy-five percent of its distribution order is comprised of cast iron pipe which was installed more than 60 years ago and has been little maintained since. Additionally, the city must locate and seat approximately 200 wells from head to foot its system. However, both the distribution scheme and the wellfields are poorly mapped - if they are mapped at all.

Then, there are the financial question at issues With no shutoff program, Camden assembles only about 70 percent of its water billings, far below the industry goal of at least 95 percent The city shut ups approximately $2.4 million worth of liens in succession properties of customers who have not paid water bills, one-third of its annual