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Read the latest news and press releases about Essential and its utilities subsidiaries below.

20 Oct 2014

Aqua Pennsylvania Reminds Low-Income Families There is Help to Pay Water Bills

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua Pennsylvania (Aqua) is reminding 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 multi-faceted, offering customers a payment plan to pay down

16 Oct 2014

Aqua America to Report Earnings for the Third Quarter 2014

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) expects to report earnings for the quarter ending September 30, 2014 on November 4, 2014 . The company's conference call with financial analysts will take place on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time .

09 Oct 2014

Aqua America New Jersey Subsidiary Acquires Water and Wastewater Systems in Burlington County

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced today that its New Jersey subsidiary, Aqua New Jersey , acquired the assets of the Spartan Village water and wastewater systems from Spartan Village, Inc. for $1 , with plans to invest approximately $375,000 for upgrades to

03 Oct 2014

Aqua America Declares December 2014 Dividend

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.165 per share payable on December 1, 2014 , to all shareholders of record on November 14, 2014 . The December dividend payment of $0.165 per share represents

01 Oct 2014

Aqua America Growth Strategy Results in New Water and Wastewater Acquisitions in Texas

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced today that its Texas subsidiary, Aqua Texas, has acquired the water and wastewater system assets of Texas H2O, a family-owned utility based in Mansfield, Texas , for $2.8 million .

08 Sep 2014

Aqua America Announces Virginia Acquisition

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America (NYSE: WTR) announced today that its Virginia subsidiary has purchased the water system assets of the Caroline Water Company in Caroline County . The system serves about 3,000 people in the Lake Caroline community in Ruther Glen, Virginia .

22 Aug 2014

Aqua America Announces Two-Year Operation and Management Agreement with City of Lake Station, Indiana

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America (NYSE: WTR) today announced that its Indiana subsidiary has started a two-year operating agreement with the City of Lake Station in Lake County, Indiana , to deliver high-quality drinking water to the city's 14,000 people.