Aqua New Jersey has filed a January 30, 2026 petition with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to increase base rates for water and wastewater service and to reset and expand its DSIC and RESIC surcharge mechanisms. The filing cites higher operating expenses and significant investments in plant and equipment since the utility’s last water (2024) and wastewater (2021) base rate cases, and covers multiple counties and municipalities listed in the notice. This is a regulatory rate proceeding rather than a discrete municipal procurement, but it signals ongoing and future capital programs for water distribution, wastewater systems, resiliency, environmental compliance, and customer-side lead service line replacement, funded via base rates and DSIC/RESIC surcharges.Vendors selling engineering, construction, asset management, leak detection, resiliency upgrades, and lead service line work can position around Aqua’s stated need to accelerate non-revenue-producing infrastructure rehabilitation across its New Jersey service territory. The company intends to implement new tariffs on an interim basis on or after October 30, 2026 if the Board has not reached a final determination, giving a window to engage with Aqua’s capital planning and project delivery teams rather than with the local governments receiving this notice.

Local counties and municipalities listed are recipients of the public notice, not buyers; the commercial buyer for infrastructure and related services is Aqua New Jersey as the regulated utility.