The company says it will upgrade aging water lines, installed as far back as the 1920s.

The project will replace about 4,800 feet of aging water main.

The New Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors will recognize three board members and two boards at its second annual Director of Year Awards this spring.

Hillside and Audubon will benefit from the funding.

Under the newly signed law, a township is authorized to enter a person’s property to perform replacements after providing notice to the owner and any residents in advance.

The company will make awards of up to $2,000, which may be used for personal protective apparatus, communications gear and other equipment.

The three projects will total more than 11 megawatts.

As part of the agreement, the utility said it will invest more than $13 million in critical improvements in the next five years.

A Dec. 30 letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requests 24 additional months for the company to complete the authorized construction of project facilities and to make them available for service.

Ben’s ProServ and Dennis DeAngelo Plumbing, Heating & Cooling will provide residential and commercial energy services to Gloucester and Salem County residents.

The agency is awarding more than $14 million to municipal and county governments.

The utility says this second discount - one also went into effect in October - reflects a continued decline in natural gas prices.