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

05 Oct 2012

Aqua Virginia Encourages Customers to Update Contact Information for New Water Service Notification System

ROCKVILLE, Va. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua Virginia, Inc. (Aqua) encourages customers to update their contact information for Aqua Notify, a new notification system to inform customers about local water service issues faster and more efficiently. Aqua customers throughout the state are currently

04 Oct 2012

Aqua America to Report Earnings for Third Quarter 2012

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) expects to report earnings for the quarter ending September 30, 2012 on November 2, 2012 . The company's conference call with financial analysts will take place on Friday, November 2, 2012 at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time .

01 Oct 2012

Aqua America's Pennsylvania Subsidiary Acquires Wastewater System in Carbon County

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced today that its Pennsylvania subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (Aqua), has acquired the wastewater system assets of Kidder Township , which serves approximately 3,000 people for $11.3 million .

25 Sep 2012

Aqua America Offers to Sell Florida Operations

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) has offered to sell all of its Florida operations to the Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) for $95 million . The sale of its Florida water and wastewater systems would conclude Aqua America's operations in Florida .

20 Sep 2012

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

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (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

31 Aug 2012

Aqua America's North Carolina Subsidiary Acquires Water Systems

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced today that its North Carolina subsidiary, Aqua North Carolina, Inc. (Aqua), has acquired the water system assets of Fox Run Water Co., Inc. and Moseley-Nash Enterprises, Inc. for approximately $175,000 .

10 Aug 2012

Aqua America's Virginia Subsidiary Acquires Water Systems

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced today that its Virginia subsidiary, Aqua Virginia, Inc. (Aqua), has acquired the water system assets of Fox Run Water Co., Inc. and Moseley-Nash Enterprises, Inc. for approximately $400,000 .