Utilities
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Aqua Pennsylvania Invests $10.2 Million in Infrastructure Improvement Projects Throughout Delco
Aqua Pennsylvania has $10.2 million in infrastructure improvement projects underway in Upper Providence, Nether Providence, Middletown, Marple, and Haverford townships and Rose Valley Borough to improve service reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. In Upper Providence and Nether Providence, crews began work on a $2 million project replacing 9,744 feet of aging 6-, 8-, and…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Receives State Funding for PFAS Treatment in Montgomery County
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced that funding has been included in the Pennsylvania state budget to construct a treatment facility at its North Hills well in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County. The legislation, overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the General Assembly, was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf on Nov. 23. The $3.9 million…
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Aqua Reminds Customers to Help Keep Wastewater Lines Clear with Proper Disposal of Fat, Oil, and Grease This Holiday Season
Aqua reminds customers that they play a role in ensuring their local wastewater system operates properly, from the pipes that run from their homes and businesses to the treatment plant itself. This holiday season, Aqua offers customers the following tips for the proper disposal of fat, oil, and grease: Never pour cooking grease down sink…
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Nervous Marple Neighbors Looking for Information About Proposed PECO Natural Gas Project
PECO’s project to build a natural gas reliability station at Rt. 320 and Cedar Grove Road in Broomall continues to concern neighbors, reports Joe Holden for philadelhia.cbs.local.com The station changes the transfer of the gas from West Conshohocken into smaller lines moving into Delaware County. Marple neighbors like Bob D’Orazio say there’s not enough information…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Receives PENNVEST Loan to Add PFAS Treatment to Montgomery County Well
Aqua Pennsylvania has received approval for a PENNVEST loan that will be used to construct a treatment facility at its North Hills well in Upper Dublin Township that will remove Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), which are a part of the PFAS family of chemicals. Aqua removed this well from…
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Aqua Pennsylvania: Environmental Impact
By Matt Miller, Aqua Pennsylvania Director of Treatment Krista Scheirer, Aqua Pennsylvania Environmental Specialist Aqua takes seriously our mission of protecting and providing Earth’s most essential resource. Building on the first two blogs of this series, which addressed the growth of the drinking water industry over the past 100 years and the incredible responsibility that…
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Essential Foundation Contributes $20,000 to Aqua Pennsylvania’s Helping Hand Assistance Program
Essential Utilities has announced that the Essential Foundation has contributed $20,000 to Aqua Pennsylvania’s Helping Hand assistance program. The customer aid program, which is managed through the Community Action Agency of Delaware County, will assist Pennsylvania customers with paying their water and wastewater utility bills. The Essential Foundation gives back to the communities where the…
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Aqua Pennsylvania: The Cost of Service
By Marc Lucca, Aqua Pennsylvania President Bill Packer, Vice President, Controller, Aqua Pennsylvania and Aqua New Jersey The post WWII economy, between 1945 and 1960, was a time of significant economic growth in the United States. Our country and its many cities and suburbs saw a return of prosperity that led to a housing boom.…
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New Park Highlights Gains Made in Chester on Flood Control
A storm water management partnership has led to Eyre Park and a multi-use trail in Chester where flood waters once wiped out a 500-home neighborhood, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The park was officially opened Sept. 14.. “Here the partnership has developed and revitalized an area overgrown with weeds and debris and…
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Aqua Pennsylvania: A History of Providing Earth’s Most Essential Resource
By Marc Lucca, Aqua Pennsylvania President Growth in suburban Philadelphia in the 1870s gave birth to what is today, one of the largest investor-owned water and wastewater utilities in the country, Aqua Pennsylvania. As it was first known, Springfield Water Company was founded in 1886 by Swarthmore College professors and residents of the Village of…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Invests $31 Million in Upgrades to Wastewater Plant in Upper Providence Township
Aqua Pennsylvania is investing $31 million in upgrades to its wastewater treatment plant in Upper Providence Township, which provides wastewater treatment to Media Borough. The project will take place in three phases over the course of four years. These upgrades will improve reliability, serviceability, and overall efficiency of the plant to handle incoming wastewater flows…
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Aqua Pennsylvania: Five Main Replacements Underway Throughout Delaware County
Aqua Pennsylvania has $6.9 million in infrastructure improvement projects underway in Marple, Haverford, Edgmont, and Ridley townships and Media Borough to improve service reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. In Marple Township, crews are at work replacing 4,381 feet of 8-inch and 6-inch cast iron water mains with new 8-inch and 6-inch ductile iron water…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Promotes Chester County Resident to Maintenance Manager
Aqua Pennsylvania has promoted Nottingham resident Tim Stanley from the position of field supervisor to maintenance manager for Great Valley operations. In his new role, Stanley will be responsible for the daily operations of four maintenance crews comprising 20 employees, two Pennsylvania One Call locators, and one leak survey technician. “Tim brings 26 years of…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Has $6.8 Million in Infrastructure Improvement Projects Underway in Delco
Aqua Pennsylvania has $6.8 million in infrastructure improvement projects currently underway in Upper Darby and Marple townships to improve service reliability for customers throughout Delaware County. In Upper Darby Township, crews recently began working to replace 6,069 feet of eight- and six-inch cast iron pipe with new four-, six-, and eight-inch ductile iron water main…
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Energy and Chemical Industries Step Up in Fight Against Pandemic
All around the world, energy and chemical companies are playing a central role in battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Pipeline companies continue to reliably deliver the natural gas and petroleum needed to produce high-demand products such as hand sanitizer, face masks, gowns, and other personal protective equipment (PPE); and manufacturers that receive the hydrocarbons have pivoted…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Encourages Building, Business Owners to Flush Internal Plumbing Before Reopening
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. “Water that has been left sitting in unused pipes, equipment like ice machines, and building systems while those…
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Aqua Reminds Consumers on Earth Day to Help Keep Wastewater Lines Clear
As many people use disinfectant wipes to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Aqua utilities continue to address blockages in wastewater pipelines and treatment plants as a result of wipes being flushed down toilets. Aqua reminds homeowners to dispose of wipes, even those labeled flushable, in the trash instead. Wipes, tissues, and napkins don’t break…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Corrects Misinformation on ChesterWater.com Website
Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca said that content about the water utility posted on a website with a ChesterWater.com URL is inaccurate, misleading, and was purposely created to misinform residents about water rates and recreational activity on the Octoraro Reservoir. “The entire purpose of the website is a campaign to portray Aqua Pennsylvania in a…
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