Utilities
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What’s in Your Water? Understanding Seasonal Flavor Changes
As temperatures rise, many of us enjoy longer days, sunshine, and more time outdoors. Many of us welcome these changes, but what many do not realize is that the changing seasons can also affect your drinking water. Every time you open your tap, you trust Aqua Pennsylvania to deliver safe, high-quality drinking water, and that’s…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Enhances Delaware County’s Water Infrastructure, Replaces 17,310 Feet of Aging Water Mains
Aqua Pennsylvania is upgrading 17,310 feet of aging water mains across Delaware County. The aged cast iron pipes are being replaced with new ductile iron mains composed of nearly 90 percent recycled materials, providing more reliable service for decades to come. These investments are part of Aqua’s continuing infrastructure improvement program to replace decades-old water…
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Essential Utilities Makes a Splash Promoting Safety Around Water with Nonprofit Partners
Essential Utilities, Inc. is helping more families feel safe and sure while they enjoy the water this summer through a $75,000 investment in community-based water safety programs. The donations were made through the company’s Essential Foundation and its expanded Sure Splash initiative. Essential Utilities, which provides drinking water and wastewater service under the Aqua brand,…
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Essential Utilities Named 2025 Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia Honoree
Essential Utilities Inc. has been named a 2025 honoree of the Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia by the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, in partnership with globally recognized nonprofit Point of Light, lead partner the Philadelphia Foundation, and other local partners. Modeled after Points of Light’s national program, the Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia measures and…
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Tap Water You Can Trust: Norristown Water Treatment Plant Earns National Recognition
Pennsylvania American Water’s Norristown Water Treatment Plant, serving approximately 90,000 residents in the region, received a 10-year Presidents Award from the Partnership for Safe Water for achieving water quality excellence. The national awards, which honor efforts to continuously optimize water treatment plant and distribution system operation and performance, were recently announced by the American Water Works Association (AWWA). “Safe, clean, and…
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PECO Opens 2025 Powering the Arts Grant Program to Advance Equal Access to the Arts Across Region
Equal access to the arts is more than a value for PECO; it’s a cornerstone of the company’s corporate giving. That commitment is once again on full display with the recent launch of its 2025 Powering the Arts Grant Program, aimed at expanding arts access and audience diversity throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Team…
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Many Aqua Pennsylvania Customers Are Eligible for Monthly Discounts and Don’t Know It
The rising cost of living is a top-of-mind issue for many right now, and at Aqua Pennsylvania, we want to ensure that our customers are aware of our generous discount program. Most of us commonly look for ways to save on necessities like our groceries and our gasoline. What many of our income-eligible customers do…
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PECO Prepared for Storms and to Beat the Heat as Summer Kicks Off with Forecasted Heat Wave
As the first day of summer approaches, PECO is ready to help customers stay cool and manage their energy usage. With the forecast predicting a series of 90-plus-degree days next week, PECO is committed to providing safe and reliable energy and has been hard at work to ensure the company’s critical electric infrastructure is prepared…
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$2.75 Million UV Disinfection Upgrade Underway at Royersford Wastewater Treatment Plant
Pennsylvania American Water has started an ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection system upgrade at its Royersford Wastewater Treatment Plant in Montgomery County. Work on the $2.75 million project started in March and is on track to be completed by next month. “In the past, chlorine was the most common method for killing harmful microorganisms in wastewater. However,…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Celebrates Project Milestone at Crum Creek Water Treatment Plant
Aqua Pennsylvania reached a milestone in the $14.3 million construction project at its Crum Creek Water Treatment Plant in Springfield. With a turn of a valve, a new concrete pretreatment sedimentation basin was placed into service. This comes less than a year after Aqua Pennsylvania broke ground at the Delaware County plant. Work continues on…
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Your Questions Answered: Join Pennsylvania American Water’s Coatesville District Customer Service Sessions
Pennsylvania American Water recently shared several outreach sessions for customers in the Coatesville area. Customers will have the opportunity to ask questions about their water and/or wastewater service and learn more about H2O Help to Others, the company’s customer assistance program. The sessions are scheduled on Tuesdays, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM, from Jun. 3-24 at Coatesville City Hall…
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Water Quality Reports Available Online for Pennsylvania American Water Customers
Pennsylvania American Water‘s most recent Water Quality Reports are now available for all service areas on its website. The company is proud to share that once again, the drinking water provided to its 690,000 customer connections across Pennsylvania meets or surpasses both state and federal water quality standards for all primary regulated substances, including lead. …
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Investing in Water Infrastructure Matters – Even When You Can’t Physically See It
Spring is a seasonal shift: We spend more time outdoors walking the dog, playing with our kids, or just enjoying our neighborhoods. But beneath our feet lies a vast network of infrastructure that most people never think about. But at Aqua Pennsylvania, we do. Every day. Much of our nation’s water infrastructure — pipes, wells,…
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PECO Now Offering Qualified Small Businesses a Grant Toward Their Natural Gas Bill
PECO is offering qualified small businesses a $200 grant toward their natural gas bill. PECO understands the importance of small businesses in the Greater Philadelphia region and wants to support its customers and communities. This support includes assistance programs that help pay utility bills, as well as guidance on ways to reduce energy costs. Approved small…
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PECO Announces Retirement of CEO Dave Velazquez, Names David Vahos His Successor
PECO has announced the retirement of President and CEO Dave Velazquez, an Exelon veteran who has served more than 40 years across the energy industry. Velazquez was named PECO’s President and CEO in February 2024, and he quickly became entrenched in the service area, building strong relationships with local businesses and community organizations and furthering…
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PECO Prepared to Meet Increased Energy Demands and Extreme Summer Weather
With the official start of summer next month, PECO has been hard at work ensuring the company’s critical electric infrastructure is prepared to handle increased demand as temperatures heat up with the changing season. This proactive effort also includes infrastructure work to strengthen the local energy grid to help prevent those outages that can be…
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Aqua PA Awarded $17.3 Million in Funding to Remove PFAS from Drinking Water, Replace Lead Service Lines
Aqua Pennsylvania has been awarded a combination of grant and low-interest loan funding through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). Funding totaling $15.05 million will support Aqua Pennsylvania’s continuing commitment to remove PFAS from drinking water. Another $2.3 million in funding will go toward Aqua Pennsylvania’s ongoing lead service line replacement program. PENNVEST funds allow…
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Ursinus Students Set Sail with Aqua PA’s Floating Classroom at Green Lane Reservoir
Education met environmental science on the waters of Montgomery County last week as Ursinus College students boarded a unique vessel: the Floating Classroom, a solar-powered pontoon boat docked at Aqua Pennsylvania’s Green Lane Reservoir. This hands-on learning experience is part of a broader partnership between Aqua PA and the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy — an alliance…
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