Press Release

HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved Maple Crest Water Company’s request to increase water rates to metered residential customers by $5,991 (45 percent) by a vote of 4 to 1. Commissioner Aaron Wilson, Jr. dissented. You can view Commissioner Wilson’s statement by selecting this link.

Under the company’s proposal, the bill for an average residential customer using 60,000 gallons of water would increase approximately $126 a year, from $345 to $471. A customer who uses 92,000 gallons of water annually would see an increase of $194, from $432 to $626.

Maple Crest Water serves 31 residential customers in Shavertown, Kingston Township, Luzerne County. The current rates have been in effect since October 1998.

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