Utilities
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Aqua Donates $25,000 to Local Nonprofit That Provides Safe Haven for Victims of Domestic Violence
Essential Utilities and Aqua Pennsylvania contributed $25,000 to Laurel House’s campaign to build a new Safe Haven Center in Lansdale. Laurel House has been a trusted and respected resource in Montgomery County for more than 40 years and offers hope and healing to women, men, and children devastated by domestic abuse. This new location is…
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Aqua PA Invests $7.9 Million in Delaware County Infrastructure Upgrades
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced that $7.9 million in infrastructure improvement projects are underway in Upper Darby, Middletown, and Marple townships to improve service reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. In Upper Darby Township, crews recently began work on a $5.8 million project replacing 8,494 feet of aging six- and eight-inch water mains with new eight-inch…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Cuts Ribbon on State-of-the-Art Environmental Lab
Aqua Pennsylvania, an Essential Utilities company, recently celebrated the official opening of its high-tech environmental laboratory with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The 14,700-square-foot lab is more than double the size of the previous lab that served the company for more than 70 years. This investment will help Aqua adapt to the ever-changing water quality regulatory environment…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater Treatment Plant Recognized with Award for Outstanding Performance
Aqua Pennsylvania’s wastewater treatment plant in Upper Providence Township in Delaware County has received the Phase III Directors Award from the Partnership for Clean Water. The Partnership for Clean Water is a global optimization and recognition program for wastewater utilities developed by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and other organizations to guide wastewater utilities…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Invests $1.7 million in Infrastructure Improvement Project in Haverford Township
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced that a $1.7 million infrastructure improvement project is underway in Haverford Township to improve service reliability for customers. In Haverford Township, crews are at work on a $1.7 million project replacing 4,859 feet of aging six-, eight-, and 16-inch water mains with new six-, eight-, and 16-inch ductile iron water mains…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Reminds Low-Income Families That There Is Help to Pay Water Bills
Aqua Pennsylvania is reminding customers that its Helping Hand assistance program is available to low-income families who find it difficult to pay their water bills. The Helping Hand program is multifaceted, offering customers: a payment plan to pay down arrears and ensure their water isn’t turned off an opportunity for customers who make payments on…
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Marple Protesters Take to Sproul Road to Fight Proposed Natural Gas Facility
The Marple Safety Coalition is waging a grassroots effort to block a PECO natural gas facility at Sproul and Cedar Grove roads in a Broomall neighborhood, writes Kenny Cooper for whyy.org. “What’s happening now in this community is beautiful. People are really stepping up,” said Julie Baker, a member of the safety coalition. PECO installed…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Invests $4 Million in Infrastructure Improvement Projects Throughout Delco
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced that $4 million in infrastructure improvement projects are underway in Middletown, Nether Providence, and Marple townships to improve service reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. In Middletown Township, crews are at work on a $1.8 million project replacing 5,288 feet of aging six-inch water mains with new four-, six- and eight-inch…
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Aqua Pennsylvania: Providing Water and Wastewater Solutions to Local Communities
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a five-part series by Aqua Pennsylvania that highlights different aspects of the company, including its history, background on infrastructure upgrades, environmental impact, and emergency preparedness. Many people believe their infrastructure systems — if they think of them at all — have little impact on their day-to-day lives, when…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Demonstrates Its Commitment to Community with Donations to Two Fire Departments
Demonstrating its commitment to the communities it serves, Aqua Pennsylvania recently donated $2,000 each to a pair of fire departments in Montgomery County: New Hanover Township Volunteer Fire & Rescue Services and Willow Grove Fire Company. Aqua Pennsylvania provides water service to customers in New Hanover Township (left photo). Pictured from left to right are:…
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Aqua Encourages Building Owners to Flush Internal Plumbing Before Reopening After Prolonged Closures
Aqua Pennsylvania is reaching out to commercial customers whose businesses might have been closed for prolonged periods due to COVID-19 to ask that they thoroughly flush their internal plumbing before reopening their businesses or restarting their operations. “While buildings have been closed over extended periods of time, water that has been sitting in unused pipes,…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Invests $2.6 Million in Infrastructure Improvements in Chester County
Aqua Pennsylvania has invested $2.6 million in infrastructure improvement projects in West Goshen and West Whiteland townships. These upgrades will improve reliability for customers throughout Chester County. Crews have finished working on a $1.6 million project that replaced 7,950 feet of aging six-inch cement pipe with new eight-inch ductile iron water main on the following…
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Aqua Helps Customers Save Money, Water with Tips During Fix-a-Leak Week
Aqua is sharing important tips for customers to save water and money by identifying leaks inside their homes in observance of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s annual Fix-a-Leak Week, which takes place March 15-21 to educate and remind homeowners of the environmental effects and financial impacts of leaky pipes. Ten percent of American homes have…
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Delaware County Leadership Has Until Jan. 27 to Appeal DELCORA Sale to Aqua PA
It is unclear as yet if Delaware County will give up without a fight concerning the sale of DELCORA to Aqua PA, writes Kenny Cooper for whyy.org. In late December, Common Pleas Judge Barry Dozer ruled the $276.5 million sale legitimate. County Council opposes the sale, but the judge ruled that a legally binding agreement…
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Judge OKs DELCORA Sale to Aqua PA Despite County Effort to Block It
A sale that would put Delaware County’s public sewer system, DELCORA, into the private hands of Aqua Pennsylvania was allowed to go forward despite an attempt by the current county council to block it, writes Christian Hetrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The previous Republican-controlled county council reached an agreement with Aqua PA to sell DELCORA…
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Peco Plans to Offer Cheaper Electricity Rates for Non Peak Hours
Starting next year, Peco will begin selling electricity to residents at lower rates at night to encourage them to shift their usage to nonpeak hours, writes Andrew Maykuth for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Cheaper rates at off-peak hours will also be available for operators of shops and other commercial businesses. The change from the current system…
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Aqua Offers Tips to Keep Pipes from Freezing This Winter
As colder weather approaches, Aqua is reminding homeowners that they should take steps now to prevent their household water pipes from freezing this winter. Frozen pipes become a concern when the air temperature drops below freezing for a sustained period. Aqua recommends that customers take the following steps ahead of severe winter weather: Make sure…
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Emergency Preparedness at Aqua Pennsylvania Is the Order of the Day
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a five-part series by Aqua Pennsylvania that highlights different aspects of the company, including its history, background on infrastructure upgrades, environmental impact, and future growth opportunities. Part of what makes a utility a utility, as compared to other businesses, is that the services utilities provide are expected to…
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