BRANCHVILLE BOROUGH WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT

Branchville Borough recently closed on a $1.9 million loan with the New Jersey Water Bank to replace aging cast iron water mains along Main Street and Wantage Avenue. This important infrastructure investment will help ensure the continued delivery of safe, reliable drinking water to residents and businesses served by these water lines.

Because the borough qualifies under the New Jersey Water Bank's affordability criteria and the project advances important clean water objectives, it is expected to receive principal forgiveness equal to the full loan amount at long-term closing, if awarded as anticipated. This would substantially reduce the financial burden on the community.

In addition to improving the reliability of the Borough's water distribution system, the Wantage Avenue project offers the added benefit of helping the community identify any lead service lines on the public side of the system. This work supports ongoing efforts to modernize water infrastructure, protect public health, and provide high-quality drinking water for years to come.