Utilities
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Aqua Asks Consumers to Help Keep Wastewater Lines, Household Plumbing Clear by Not Flushing Wipes
Aqua’s water and wastewater utilities remind consumers of the vital role they play in preventing wastewater overflows and backups. As many people use disinfectant wipes to help prevent COVID-19, Aqua asks homeowners not to flush these wipes down the toilet and to dispose of them in the trash instead. Even wipes labeled as flushable don’t…
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Aqua Video Demonstrates Proper Handwashing Technique
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Aqua has created the above video demonstrating the proper way to wash your hands.
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PECO Keeps the Power On for Delaware County Customers During ‘Stay at Home’ Order
In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s order to close non life-sustaining businesses and have people stay home, PECO announced it is reconnecting service to customers who had their service previously disconnected. With more people, including children, at home during the day, PECO wants to make sure they have access to electric service to ensure access…
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Essential’s Utilities Prepared for COVID-19
Essential Utilities Inc. has announced that its Aqua water utilities and Peoples natural gas utilities continue to monitor the coronavirus outbreak throughout its combined 10-state footprint, working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health authorities to continuously address the situation and evaluate operational response plans. “As water, wastewater, and natural…
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Essential Completes Transformational $4.275 Billion Acquisition of Peoples
Essential Utilities Inc. has successfully completed the acquisition of Peoples, a Pittsburgh-based natural gas distribution company, in an all-cash transaction that reflects an enterprise value of $4.275 billion, including the assumption of approximately $1.1 billion of debt. As previously disclosed, the transaction was financed through an appropriate mix of equity and debt, which supports a…
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Aqua, Villanova University, Lifetime Wells International Join Forces for Sustainable Water Trip to Ghana
Aqua America is continuing its work with Villanova University’s Engineering Service Learning program (VESL) this March with a trip to Ghana in conjunction with Lifetime Wells International (LWI). Justin Kauffman, director of asset management and field services for Aqua; Mike Fili, vice president, distribution for Aqua Pennsylvania; David Powell, founder of LWI, a nonprofit based…
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Aqua America Announces New Name, Leadership Team Ahead of Acquisition of Gas Company
Aqua America has announced its new company name, Essential Utilities, Inc., that will take effect on Monday, Feb. 3. Also, the company is also announcing the members of the executive leadership team that will report to Chairman and CEO Christopher Franklin. The announcement comes after the Peoples acquisition received regulatory approval at the Pennsylvania Public…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Completes Purchase of Phoenixville-Area Water Systems in Three Townships
Aqua America’s Pennsylvania subsidiary has completed the purchase of three municipal water systems – East Pikeland, Schuylkill, and Upper Providence townships – previously served by the Phoenixville Borough water system, totaling 535 customer connections in Chester and Montgomery counties, for $3.5 million. “We are excited to expand our services in an area where we serve…
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Aqua America Buys DELCORA in $276.5 Million Deal
Aqua America is the new owner of DELCORA after a deal was reached for the water utility to buy the Delaware County Regional Authority for $276.5 million, writes Michelle Caffrey for Philadelphia Business Journal. DELCORA’s purchase is the largest water utility sale in the state and Aqua’s largest municipal transaction. DELCORA’s 136 employees will work…
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Partnership Promises to Bring Storm Water Management and Beauty to Chester
Beautiful landscapes and improving infrastructure keeps coming to Chester, thanks to a partnership of the Chester Storm Water Authority and Corvias Property Management, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. The goal has been to improve storm water management over 30 years, maintaining 350 acres that beautify the city and stimulate economic development. The…
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What Are Those Yellow Grids on Telephone Poles in Delaware County?
Show of hands. How many of you have been driving down the road and noticed those yellow grids attached to telephone poles at just about windshield height? And once you spotted one, you started looking around for more? So that’s just about everyone. Thanks. The grids are affixed to poles within 15 feet of a…
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Energy Transfer’s Philanthropic Efforts in 2019 Benefit a Number of Pennsylvania Communities
Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified midstream energy companies in the country, and at the core of its business is the belief in giving back to the communities in which its employees live and work. With more than 1,000 employees in Pennsylvania, Energy Transfer supports organizations that strive to make life…
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American Water Makes DELCORA an Offer as Negotiations Continue With Aqua PA
First, Aqua Pennsylvania expressed an interest in merging with DELCORA. Now, American Water is looking for some action with the water quality control authority, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. DELCORA handles the county’s wastewater. It’s considering a merger with Aqua PA to cope with costly federal mandates, projecting future capital costs of…
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County Offers to Help Delco Workers Impacted By Refinery, Hospital Closings
County officials are offering help to Delaware County workers laid off from the refinery and Hahnemann Hospital closings, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Delaware County News Network. John J. Daly, executive director of the Delaware County Office of Workforce Development, reported there are 1,044 employees affected by the closing of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions…
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Sewer Fee Concerns: DELCORA Proposes Aqua Wastewater Merger to Deal With Costly EPA Regs
The county’s water treatment authority, DELCORA, and Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater are considering a merger to help the authority with expensive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. The two are entering six weeks of negotiations. “Over the last year, I’ve kind of been looking at different options for the authority…
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Southwest Philadelphia Refinery to Close Following Explosion, 1,000 Face Layoff
Philadelphia Energy Solutions is closing its South Philadelphia refinery by next month following an explosion and fire last week, writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal. “I’m extremely disappointed for the more than one thousand workers who will be immediately impacted by this closure, as well as other businesses that are dependent on the refinery…
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Mariner East 2 Gives Shipping Industry Along Delaware River ‘a Much-Needed Shot in the Arm’
A pair of recent developments has the shipping industry along the Delaware River poised to prosper: the deepening of the river’s main shipping channel from 40 to 45 feet and the completion of Mariner East 2. “The Mariner East system and the additional ship calls it will bring, the advent of a deeper channel and…
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Impact of State’s Increased Production of Natural Gas Seen at Marcus Hook Industrial Complex
The impact of increased production of natural gas in Pennsylvania can be seen in the reshaping of the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, as thousands of workers have begun to revamp the former Sunoco oil refinery on the banks of the Delaware River. The facility, formerly the Marcus Hook Refinery, was built in 1902 on an…
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