Utilities
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Aqua Offers Tips to Prevent Pipes from Freezing This Winter
As colder weather approaches, Aqua Pennsylvania is reminding homeowners they should take steps now to prevent their household water pipes from freezing this winter. Frozen pipes become a concern when the air temperature drops below freezing for a sustained period. “Any time temperatures drop below freezing for a sustained period, frozen pipes become a concern,”…
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Aqua Donates $450,000 to Share Food Program, Launches Multi-Year Partnership to Fight Hunger
Share Food Program has announced a $450,000 donation through the Essential Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Aqua Pennsylvania, an Essential Utilities Company. The check was presented during an Aqua employee volunteer day and launched a new multi-year partnership to provide hunger relief for Delaware County residents served by both organizations. As Lead Sponsor, Aqua’s…
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Aqua Offers Tips to Keep Systems Clean With Proper Disposal of Greases During the Holidays
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 encourages customers to watch its new video featuring easy tips for the proper disposal of fats, oils, and grease. Recommendations…
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Yardley Playground Celebrates 30 Years of Fun with New Trees, Other Renovations
A Bucks County playground is celebrating three decades of family fun with a facelift, courtesy of the local township. Dino Ciliberti wrote about the park for the Yardley Patch. The Kids Kingdom Playground, located at 1100 Edgewood Road in Yardley, recently celebrated 30 years of its existence. In commemoration of the milestone, the park is…
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Trevose Career Center Opens Its Doors, Offering Job Services to Local Residents
A Bucks County career center recently opened their latest location in Trevose, a huge help for those looking for jobs and careers. PA CareerLink Bucks County hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new location on Wednesday. Shortly thereafter, this was followed by a large job fair to kick off the new center’s operations. The new…
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Levittown Resident Receives Refund After a Local Contractor Never Showed Up To Work on His Fence
A Bucks County homeowner has been refunded the money he gave a contractor, whose shady business dealing landed him in hot water. Matt Petrillo reported on the returned deposit for CBS Philadelphia. Mark Zdanowicz, a resident of Levittown, reached out to John Wiley of Advanced Fence System to work on his fence months ago. When…
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Warminster Township Is Already Laying Out Plans For Snow Removal, Plowing This Winter
With summer just coming to a close, one local township has already begun talks about snow plowing for this upcoming winter. Dino Ciliberti wrote about the talks for the Warminster Patch. At a recent meeting, supervisors of Warminster Township began discussion about what companies will be involved in the plowing snow for the winter of…
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Aqua’s Brian Gresehover Promoted to Vice President of Engineering to Advance Company Excellence Initiatives
Essential Utilities Inc. has appointed Brian Gresehover to Vice President of Engineering at Aqua, its water and wastewater subsidiary. Gresehover, a member of the 2022 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, previously served as a senior project engineer for Aqua, where he oversaw a $150 million annual capital budget focused on planning, management, design, and renewal…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Donates $365,000 to Philadelphia Zoo, Unveils ‘Water Is Life’ Exhibit During Aqua Volunteer Day
Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca and Essential Utilities Executive Vice President and General Counsel Chris Luning delivered a $365,000 check from the company’s Essential Foundation to the Philadelphia Zoo as the presenting sponsor of the “Water Is Life” exhibit. The donation will enable the zoo to highlight the importance of water for providing shelter, nourishment,…
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Aqua ‘Takes Education to Next Level,’ Joins Conservancy to Launch Floating Classroom Science Program
Aqua Pennsylvania, an Essential Utilities company, recently joined the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy to celebrate the 2022 launch of the Conservancy’s Floating Classroom Science Program, with a ribbon-cutting at Aqua’s Green Lane Reservoir. Aqua is the main partner of the Floating Classroom Program, which combines environmental education, kayaking, and lab work into one immersive educational experience…
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Whatever Happened to the CWA-24?
For months we have read mistruths about Aqua’s interest in purchasing Chester Water Authority. False claims that Aqua would close the Octoraro Reservoir, claims we wouldn’t extend similar jobs to current CWA employees or that they would be forced to relocate and many other complete fabrications that we’ve proven to be inaccurate. Instead of making…
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Aqua Pennsylvania: Chester Water Authority Increases Customer Rates with Complete Lack of Transparency
Chester Water Authority (CWA) customers, did you know your water bills are going up? Do you expect better service or improved water quality with those increased rates? On January 20, 2022, CWA quietly approved a customer rate increase during its board meeting with a total lack of transparency. Only one day prior to that meeting,…
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Aqua Offers Tips to Keep Pipes from Freezing This Winter
As colder weather approaches, Aqua is reminding homeowners that they should take steps now to prevent their household water pipes from freezing this winter. Frozen pipes become a concern when the air temperature drops below freezing for a sustained period. Aqua recommends that customers take the following steps ahead of severe winter weather: Make sure…
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Data Drill-down Reveals Pennsylvania Prominence in National Crude Oil Production
Pennsylvania ranks 17th in the nation based on annual crude oil production, according to a recently released report from Commodity.com. The COVID-19 pandemic — as well as a host of domestic economic factors — made for a troublesome time for oil and other utilities. To determine the states that produce the most oil, Commodity.com used…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Reminds Low-Income Families That There Is Help to Pay Water Bills
Aqua Pennsylvania is reminding Bucks County customers that its Helping Hand assistance program is available to low-income families who find it difficult to pay their water bills. The Helping Hand program is multifaceted, offering customers: A payment plan to pay down arrears and ensure their water isn’t turned off An opportunity for customers who make…
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