Middlesex Water Company

Middlesex Water Company
Company typePublic
NasdaqMSEX
Russell 2000 Component
S&P 600 Component
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897)
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Dennis W. Doll, chairman, president and chief executive officer
Websitewww.middlesexwater.com

Middlesex Water Company is a water utility based in the U.S. state of New Jersey that was first incorporated in 1897.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The company declared an annual net income of $33.8M, with a revenue of $135.5M for fiscal year 2019.[8]

Services

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The Middlesex Water Company provides regulated and non-regulated water related services in New Jersey and Delaware.[9] These services include collecting, treating, distributing and selling water for domestic, commercial, municipal and industrial uses.

The company owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems as well as operates water and wastewater systems under contract on behalf of municipal and private clients in New Jersey and Delaware. The company was awarded a $32 million contract to take responsibility for constructing and maintaining the water distribution system at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for the next 50 years in September, 2013.[10]

The company also operates regional affiliated service subsidiaries including Tidewater Utilities, Inc., Pinelands Water Company, Pinelands Wastewater Company, Twin Lakes Utilities, Inc., Utility Service Affiliates, Inc., Utility Service Affiliates (Perth Amboy) Inc., and Tidewater Environmental Systems, Inc. Tidewater's wholly owned subsidiaries include Southern Shores Water Company, LLC and White Marsh Environmental Systems, Inc. These companies are engaged in the business of helping small communities and real estate developers to address aging infrastructure issues as well as provide technical support for environmental regulations related to building and operating water distribution and treatment systems.

The company has two overall business segments:

  • Regulated: The regulated business of collecting, treating and distributing water on a retail and wholesale basis to residential, commercial, industrial and fire protection customers in parts of New Jersey and Delaware. This segment also includes regulated wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware.
  • Non-Regulated: Non-regulated contract services for the operation and maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater systems in New Jersey and Delaware.

It is one of the few publicly held water utilities in the United States.[11]

Awards

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In 2019, Middlesex Water’s Jay Kooper Wins General Counsel of the Year.

In 2013, Middlesex Water Company was named a finalist in the 2013 NJBIZ Business of the Year awards program. Tidewater Utilities, Inc., was named “Top Workplaces 2013” for the fifth time.

In 2009, Middlesex Water Company was named one of America's Fastest Growing Publicly Traded Small Companies. In 2008, Middlesex Water was honored as one of America's Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies for its transparent financial reporting and conservative corporate governance. The company also was voted Outstanding Green Business in 2008 by the Edison Chamber of Commerce for its commitment to renewable energy and various sustainability initiatives.

References

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  1. ^ "Tidewater Utilities Inc. observes National Drinking Water Week". Cape Gazette. May 16, 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. ^ "Tests at Construction Site Fail to Explain Illnesses". The New York Times. July 22, 1998. Tests on soil, air and water samples taken at an Edison construction site have failed to offer an explanation for the dizziness, nausea and yellowing tongues reported by workers since March, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said yesterday.
  3. ^ "Utility Halts Excavation After Workers Fall Ill". The New York Times. June 17, 1998. The Middlesex Water Company has suspended excavation work on a $30 million expansion of its treatment plant to prevent the spread of a mysterious ailment that has stricken workers, the company said yesterday. Residents have gathered petitions to stop the work completely, fearing that trucks driving to and from the site have deposited dirt on the streets that can be tracked into their homes. But as of yesterday, the contractor intended to continue carpentry and cement work at the site...
  4. ^ Newman, Andy (March 31, 1997). "Deal May Save Reservoir". The New York Times. Since 1899, Clark residents have sunbathed, fished and gone birdwatching along the edges of the Robinson's Branch Reservoir. Since a dam on the reservoir was declared unsafe in 1993, however, the Middlesex Water Company has threatened to drain the reservoir rather than fix the dam for $1.4 million.
  5. ^ "New Jersey Stock Issues Approved". The New York Times. March 27, 1927. Stock issue authorized by N J Public Utility Comm
  6. ^ "WATER RATE CASE ARGUED.; New Jersey Utility Board Fights Middlesex Co. Injunction". The New York Times. June 16, 1926. Public Utility Comm of N J seeks modification of court's injunction restraining Comm from forcing reduction in water rate
  7. ^ Tamari, Jonathan (March 30, 2004). "MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY Area firemen concerned by size of water-rate plan". Home News Tribune. East Brunswick, N.J. p. B1. Water company President Dennis Sullivan said the rate increase is being caused by higher costs for items such as electricity, water from the state and security.
  8. ^ "Middlesex Water Co 2019 Annual Report 10-K".
  9. ^ "About Us". Middlesex Water Company. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  10. ^ Company's contract
  11. ^ "The Best Water Stocks of 2017 -- How the 10 Largest Water Utilities Stacked up". 16 January 2018.
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