United Water Resources, founded as
Hackensack Water Company in 1869, has grown into one of the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's largest water services companies. It is headquartered in
Harrington Park, New JerseyHarrington Park is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,664....
. The company owns and operates water and wastewater utilities and also has contracts to operate municipal systems. United Water serves about 7 million people in the United States.
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-based
Suez EnvironnementSuez Environnement S.A. is a French-based utility company which operates largely in the water treatment and waste management sectors. Formerly an operating division of Suez, the company was spun out as a stand-alone entity as part of the merger to form GDF Suez on 22 July 2008. GDF Suez remains...
, a global water and
waste treatmentWaste treatment refers to the activities required to ensure that waste has the least practicable impact on the environment. In many countries various forms of waste treatment are required by law.-Solid waste treatment:...
company, is the parent company of United Water Resources.
Hackensack Water Company
The Hackensack Water Company developed
water supplyWater supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...
and storage in
northeastern New JerseyThe Gateway Region is located in the northeastern part of State of New Jersey in the United States of America. The area encompasses Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Union and Middlesex counties...
during the latter part of 19th and in the 20th century, intially to provide service to the towns of
North HudsonNorth Hudson is the collective name of the municipalities of Weehawken , Union City , West New York , Guttenberg and North Bergen in Hudson County, New Jersey...
, and the cities of
HobokenHoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
and
HackensackHackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
using the watershed of the river from which it took its name, the
HackensackThe Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburban area outside New York City just west of the lower Hudson River,...
. Originally it's headquarters and major facilites were located in
WeehawkenWeehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 12,554.-Geography:Weehawken is part of the New York metropolitan area...
,
New JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Remnants of its early infrastructure can be see at the
Hackensack Water Company ComplexThe Hackensack Water Company developed water supply and storage in northeastern New Jersey during the latter part of 19th and the 20th century, intially to provide service to the towns of North Hudson, and the cities of Hoboken and Hackensack...
and the
New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water CompanyThe New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company was a water filtration and pumping plant located on Van Buskirk Island, an artificially created island in the Hackensack River, in Oradell, New Jersey. The site was purchased in 1881 by the Hackensack Water Company...
.
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