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19 May 2011

Aqua America Subsidiaries Buy Four Water and Wastewater Systems in North Carolina and Virginia

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced today that its North Carolina and Virginia subsidiaries have purchased water and wastewater systems in their respective states. Aqua North Carolina, Inc. purchased the water and wastewater system assets

17 May 2011

Largest Private U.S. Water Utilities Complete Missouri Operations Transaction

Aqua America sells Missouri operation to American Water completing first step in property swap announced last year BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced today that it has sold the bulk of its regulated Missouri operations to American Water Works Company, Inc.

12 May 2011

Aqua America Updates Sustainability Report During 125th Anniversary Year

New initiatives reducing company's environmental impact BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced today at its annual meeting of shareholders that it has updated its sustainability report, citing many improvements in its efforts to ensure the sustainability of its

06 May 2011

Aqua America Reports Record Earnings for the First Quarter of Company's 125th Year of Operation

Revenue up 7 percent; earnings up 41 percent Earnings positively affected by tax incentives on capital spending BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) today reported record results for the quarter ending March 31, 2011 . For the quarter, revenues totaled $171.3 million

02 May 2011

Aqua America Declares June 2011 Dividend

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) today declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.155 per share payable on June 1, 2011 , to all shareholders of record on May 17, 2011 . The June dividend payment of $0.155 per share is 6.9 percent

25 Apr 2011

Aqua Pennsylvania Receives Award Recognizing Its Sustainability Report and Environmental Efforts

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (Aqua) Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis accepted the 2011 Business & Industry Award of the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin (WRA). Former Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary David E.

15 Apr 2011

Aqua America to Report Earnings for First Quarter 2011

BRYN MAWR, Pa. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) expects to report earnings for the quarter ending March 31, 2011 prior to the market opening on May 6, 2011 . The company's conference call with financial analysts will take place on Friday, May 6, 2011 at 11 a.m.