Press Release

PUC Approves Settlement for Lower Rate Increase than Requested by Aqua Pennsylvania Inc.

Published on 6/16/2010

Filed under: Water and Wastewater

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today voted to approve a settlement approving a lower rate increase than requested by Aqua Pennsylvania Inc.

The Commission voted 4-0 to approve the joint settlement, which was reached among the Commission’s Office of Trial Staff, the Office of Consumer Advocate, Aqua Large Users Group, Masthope Property Owners Council, the Office of Small Business Advocate and the company.  The settlement permits the company to raise its rates by $23.6 million. 

The bill for an average Main Division residential customer on a 5/8” meter will increase from $48.28 per month to $50.81 per month, or $2.52 (5.2 percent).  The company originally requested an increase of $5.51 (11.4 percent). 

More information on the ratemaking process is available on the Commission’s website.

Aqua PA provides service to about 406,050 customers in portions of the following Pennsylvania counties: Adams, Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Delaware, Forest, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lehigh, Luzerne, Mercer, Montgomery, Monroe, Northampton, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Snyder, Wayne, and Wyoming.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission balances the needs of consumers and utilities to ensure safe and reliable utility service at reasonable rates; protect the public interest; educate consumers to make independent and informed utility choices; further economic development; and foster new technologies and competitive markets in an environmentally sound manner.

For recent news releases, audio of select Commission proceedings or more information about the PUC, visit our website at www.puc.state.pa.us.

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Docket Nos. R-2009-2132019; C-2009-2143650; C-2009-2143666; C-2009-2144650; C-2009-2144761; C-2009-2145028; C-2009-2145047; C-2009-2145066; C-2009-2145909; C-2009-2146020; C-2009-2146026; C-2009-2146031; C-2009-2146243; C-2009-2146228; C-2009-2147601; C-2009-2148524; C-2009-2148289; C-2009-2148691; C-2009-2149813;C-2009-2150065; C-2009-2150185; C-2009-2150206;C-2009-2150218; C-2010-2150646; C-2010-2150570; C-2010-2150858; C-2010-2151877; C-2010-215195; C-2010-2152051; C-2010-2152328; C-2010-2152596; C-2010-2153365; C-2010-2153419; C-2010-2154289; C-2010-2154319; C-2010-2155875; C-2010-2155913; and C-2010-2167238

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