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

01 Feb 2007

Aqua America Declares March 2007 Dividend

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Feb 01, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) today declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.115 per share payable on March 1, 2007, to all shareholders of record as of February 15, 2007.

18 Jan 2007

Aqua America Hires New Public Affairs Director

Grimm Led City of Philadelphia Effort to Host Olympics

09 Jan 2007

Aqua America Reports New Water and Wastewater Acquisition in Virginia

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Jan 09, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that a division of its Virginia subsidiary, Aqua Virginia, Inc., acquired both the water system assets and the wastewater system assets at the Lake Holiday residential community in Frederick County near

02 Jan 2007

Aqua America Ends Year with New York Acquisition, Expands Customer Base by More Than 7 Percent in 2006

$51 Million Accretive Transaction Brings Company's 2006 Total to 28 Acquisitions

21 Dec 2006

Aqua America Keeps Growing with Five New Acquisitions in New Jersey and North Carolina

Company Expands Water and Wastewater Utility Operations

05 Dec 2006

Aqua America Enters Pennsylvania's Lehigh County with Acquisition of Three Water Systems

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Dec 05, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that its subsidiary Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. has acquired the water system assets of the Country Club Gardens Water Company in Lehigh County. The $100,000 acquisition represents the company's first entry

28 Nov 2006

Aqua America Chief Executive Officer to Present at NYSSA 10th Annual Water Conference

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Nov 28, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Nick DeBenedictis will present at the NYSSA 10th Annual Water Conference on December 7 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time in New York City.