The MPWC

The Merchantville-Pennsauken Water Commission, which is co-owned by the Borough of Merchantville and Pennsauken Township, was first established in 1926. Our service area goes beyond Merchantville and Pennsauken, though. We also supply water to areas in Cherry Hill Township and Camden City, as well. During the 80+ years that we’ve been servicing these communities, we have come a long way. We began by carrying water from customer to customer by horse and carriage. Now, water is carried by underground water mains to homes and businesses. In total, we have over 220 miles of water mains. To put that into perspective, if all of the MPWC’s water mains were put in a straight line, we could supply drinking water all the way to Richmond, Virginia!

The MPWC has almost 16,000 connections serving almost 50,000 individuals. Some of our largest customers include the Cherry Hill Mall, the Garden State Race Track Development, Aluminum Shapes, Inc., J&J Snacks, Cooper River Plaza Apts., Heinz Foods, the Merchantville and Pennsauken Country Clubs, and Pepsi Cola, just to name a few.

You’re probably wondering how much water the MPWC pumps on a daily basis. The season of the year and the weather have a tremendous impact on our pumpage. During winter months, the MPWC has averaged 6 ½ million gallons per day. During the summer months that daily number has averaged 7½ million gallons per day. This is equal to over 130 gallons of water daily for every man, woman and child in our service area. http://www.mpwc.com/index.html