The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission will hold two telephonic hearings on Wednesday, Aug. 14 to gather public input on the rate increases proposed by Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. (Aqua Water) and Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater Inc. (Aqua Wastewater).
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted last week to suspend and investigate Aqua Pennsylvania Inc.’s proposed hikes in water and wastewater rates by 20% and 18%, respectively.
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Aqua Pennsylvania have announced $210,000 in tree-planting grants to local environmental groups under the renamed “Trees for Watersheds” program.
Lower Makefield will deposit an additional $11 million into a trust managed by PNC Financial Services Group and consisting of net proceeds from the township's $53 million sale of its sewer system to Aqua Pennsylvania.
Heeding a call from fellow municipalities in the county, Richland Township has signed on to a resolution that is designed to create a new entity, toward protecting water and sewer ratepayers from …
A final agreement approved by the Lower Makefield Township Board of Supervisors at its Jan. 18 meeting calls for an initial deposit of $10 million into a trust made up of net proceeds from the …
If your home or business is served by the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, be prepared to see a hike in your bill.As the municipal authority begins a series of multi-million dollar investments …
Doylestown mourned the passing of former mayor Libby White while the Stockton Inn got a new lease on life. Public outcry prompted the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority to dump its plan to sell the county’s public sewer system.
Buckingham Township has joined a growing list of Bucks County municipalities who oppose a possible $1 billion sale of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority sewer operation to Aqua …
It was residents’ widespread and fierce criticism of the proposed sale of Bucks County’s sewer system to Aqua Pennsylvania that spurred local officials to stop the privatization, said …
The Solebury Board of Supervisors saw a ray of hope Wednesday in preventing the proposed sale of Bucks County’s public sewer system, serving 1,000 township customers, to Aqua Pennsylvania, a …
In advance of a rally Wednesday opposing the proposed sale of Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority’s sewer system, each of Bucks County’s three commissioners issued statements Tuesday …
Neighbors Opposing Privatization Efforts (NOPE) is making a powerful push to raise awareness about the pitfalls of Bucks County selling its sewer system to Aqua Pa.
The Solebury supervisors Tuesday in a unanimous vote joined growing opposition to the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority’s plans to sell off its sewage operations to the private firm of …
The Bucks County Association of Township Officials is imploring the county’s commissioners to drop all negotiations with Aqua Pennsylvania to buy the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority’s …
At 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, Neighbors Opposing Privatization Efforts (NOPE) will host a town hall meeting about the sale of the Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority sewer system.
If approved, the sale of Bucks County’s sewer system to Aqua Pennsylvania for $1.1 billion would be the largest privatization of a public wastewater system in the country.
