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Sep 26, 2024 · A Spotlight PA investigation published in early June found that Rock Spring Water Company, state regulators, and elected officials have failed the roughly 1,000 customers who rely on the 20-mile system, which has hemorrhaged water — averaging 63% water loss — for more than a decade. Levels above 20% are considered excessive, according to industry standards.
- Marley Parish
- Rural Affairs Reporter
Aug 8, 2022 · Big water companies like American Water, Aqua America, and, in the case of Towamencin, the Florida-based NextEra have been buying up water and wastewater systems in Pennsylvania, after legislation ...
Jul 25, 2024 · Spotlight PA recently investigated one private system in rural Centre County, finding that the Rock Spring Water Company, state regulators, and elected officials have failed the nearly 500 customers served by the privately owned business. Years of neglect of the system have led to crumbling infrastructure. A 2022 engineering report commissioned ...
- Marley Parish
- Rural Affairs Reporter
Jul 10, 2024 · Bellito’s testimony before the Pennsylvania legislature went viral in December 2023. More than five million people witnessed him calling water privatization a “scam.”. The growth of investor-owned water companies has led to skyrocketing water bills. The Bronx native said it’s by design.
- Kenny Cooper
Aug 11, 2023 · The commission has allowed private water companies, including Aqua, to buy 20 local water and sewer systems since 2016, according to the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate. These acquisitions have led to $68 million in additional annual charges on customers' water bills, the office said. The ruling is a “shot over the bow” for the ...
- Stephen Caruso
- Capitol Reporter
Multiple studies of EPA data have found that water companies nationally have a superior drinking water quality record compared to local governments. Systems owned and operated by Pennsylvania’s water companies are 37.4 percent less likely to have a health-based Safe Drinking Water Act violation than government-run systems in the Commonwealth. 1.
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Jul 25, 2024 · — A Pennsylvania commission oversees more than 150 water utilities statewide, most of which are privately owned, and the number of systems acquired by for-profit companies has risen in recent years.
