Aqua Water Privatization News Articles

BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 11, 2023– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced that its regulated water subsidiary, Aqua Ohio has signed an asset purchase agreement with Ohio’s Lawrence County Commissioners to purchase the Union Rome Sewer (URS) system which includes a wastewater collection network and treatment plant serving 5,300 connections in the southeast corner of the County for $25.5… Read more »

Agreement enables company to focus on growth of core businesses BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 3, 2023– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) agreed to sell its West Virginia natural gas utility assets to Hope Gas, headquartered in Morgantown, WV. This move will allow the company to focus on – and prioritize – the growth of its utilities in states where it has… Read more »

Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced that its Aqua Illinois subsidiary has completed the purchase of a portion of the Village of Oak Brook’s water distribution system located outside the Village’s municipal boundaries, which serves approximately 4,000 customer equivalents in DuPage and Cook Counties, for $12.5 million. “We thank the village board for entrusting these customers to our care,” said… Read more »

BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 10, 2022– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced it has once again been named a Champion of Board Diversity by The Forum of Executive Women, recognized for paving the way for gender equity. This is the fourth time that Essential or its water subsidiary, Aqua, has received the award. The Forum annually honors… Read more »

BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 25, 2022– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced today that subsidiary Aqua Pennsylvania has received approval by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Authority for a PENNVEST grant to construct a treatment facility for two of its Hatboro well stations in Horsham Township, Montgomery County. The treatment will remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) which have found their way into Pennsylvania’s waterways… Read more »

BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 12, 2022– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced today that its Pennsylvania wastewater subsidiary has acquired the municipal wastewater assets of East Whiteland Township, Chester County for approximately $55 million. East Whiteland Township’s wastewater system serves approximately 8,200 customer-equivalents including residential and commercial connections. The system is comprised of 57 miles of collection mains and 12 pump stations. The… Read more »

BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 1, 2022– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today published its 2021 ESG Reporting Update, which is available for download on its microsite ESG.Essential.co. Essential produces a full ESG Report every two years and, in the interim, provides stakeholders an update that includes the following items: SASB and ESG Metrics Index– A pamphlet of key… Read more »

BCWSA Board finds terms of Aqua Pennsylvania’s proposal to be in the best interest of its customers, taxpayers and the county BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 13, 2022– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced that its Aqua Pennsylvania subsidiary was the sole company selected by the board of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority to advance to more definitive… Read more »

Acquisition pushes Aqua Pennsylvania’s water and wastewater customer base above milestone of 500,000 customer connections BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 4, 2022– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced that its Aqua Pennsylvania subsidiary has acquired the wastewater system of Lower Makefield Township, which serves approximately 11,000 customer connections in Lower Makefield, Falls and Middletown townships,… Read more »

BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 22, 2022– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced it has been named to Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies list for 2022. The prestigious award is presented annually to public corporations for their commitment to corporate social responsibility in the three areas of ESG—environment, social and corporate governance. Essential Utilities, through… Read more »