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Robert K. Fullagar of Middlesex Water Company Honored for Water Operations Excellence by AWWA-NJ

ISELIN, N.J., March 24, 2016 -- Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX), a provider of water, wastewater and related utility services, is pleased to announce that its Director of Distribution, Robert K. Fullagar, P.E., has been awarded the Harold V. Florence Meritorious Operator Award by the American Water Works Association – New Jersey section (AWWA-NJ).  The award, in memory of former licensed water utility operator, mentor, and long-time AWWA-NJ member Harold V. Florence, recognizes an individual who has brought a higher degree of excellence, learning, initiative and resourcefulness to the operation of a public water supply system.

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AWWA-NJ represents over 1,750 members united in a mission to provide New Jersey residents with a safe and reliable supply of drinking water.  Members include most of New Jersey’s public and investor-owned water utilities along with engineering and environmental professionals and allied industry businesses.

Fullagar joined Middlesex Water in 1997 and serves as Director of Distribution as well as Vice President of Operations for its Pennsylvania subsidiary, Twin Lakes Utilities, Inc.  He was recently named Water and Wastewater Systems Sector Chair by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Division of Security and Reliability to represent the state’s water and wastewater systems on the NJ Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Infrastructure Advisory Committee (IAC).  The IAC provides input on homeland security, domestic preparedness and infrastructure resilience policy. Fullagar is active as Vice Chair of the Operations Committee of the New Jersey Utilities Association and a member of the Licensed Operator Committee of AWWA-NJ, the Civil Engineering National Honor Society, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the National Fire Protection Association and ASIS International.  He is a member of Lead NJ-Class of 2015.

“We’re delighted that Bob has been recognized with this distinguished honor for his industry leadership,” said Dennis W. Doll, President and CEO of Middlesex Water. “Bob is a veteran of water and wastewater operations and has significant experience with asset management, safety, emergency management, security and business continuity that benefits our customers, employees, shareholders and our industry.  We congratulate him on this well-deserved honor,” said Doll.

Fullagar is licensed as a professional engineer in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and possesses various licenses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in water treatment, distribution, wastewater collection, and industrial wastewater treatment.  He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology.  A resident of Basking Ridge, Fullagar also serves as an Officer in the Basking Ridge Volunteer Fire Company.

About Middlesex Water Company
Middlesex Water Company, organized in 1897, provides regulated and unregulated water and wastewater utility services through various subsidiary companies. For additional information about Middlesex Water Company visit www.middlesexwater.com or call (732) 634-1500.    


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Bernadette M. Sohler, Vice President - Corporate Affairs
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732-638-7549

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