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1. www.foodandwaterwatch.org › 2024/10/21The Corporate Tactics Driving Pennsylvania’s Water Wars

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   6 days ago · PA Communities Have Come Together to Overcome Bad Policy and Dirty Tactics. Transparency is one of the biggest threats to water companies and their deals. More information leads to more opposition. Neighbors can learn, gather strength in numbers, and stop deals in their tracks. This is already happening in Pennsylvania.

2. www.thenation.com › article › environmentThe War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania | The Nation

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   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 ...

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3. whyy.org › articles › pennsylvania-public-waterpPa. water officials revel in fighting off big water companies ...

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   Jul 10, 2024 · In 2016, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed Act 12, creating a process to determine the value of a public water system, including its assets, expected revenue and potential repair costs. Private water companies have used the process to capture the attention of municipalities, dangling massive short-term acquisition prices. Ratepayers end up covering ...

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5. www.spotlightpa.org › statecollege › 2024What you need to know about PA's private water industry ...

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   Jul 25, 2024 · Pennsylvania lawmakers thought a 2016 law, now known as Act 12, would help local governments struggling to keep up with the maintenance costs of water and wastewater systems. The law changed how municipal water and wastewater systems are valued when sold to for-profit companies, letting these private operators bake the costs of infrastructure improvements into Public Utility Commission rate ...

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6. www.spotlightpa.org › news › 2023PA water privatization case could have far reach • Spotlight PA

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   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 ...

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7. www.inquirer.com › opinion › pennsylvania-waterBig water companies are gobbling up public water systems ...

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   Mar 29, 2022 · For generations, most water and sewer services in Pennsylvania have been provided by nonprofit local municipalities, but that is rapidly changing. In the last six years, big water companies like Aqua Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania American Water have been aggressively acquiring municipal systems. The process is simple.

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   Are big water companies buying up water in Pennsylvania?

   • 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 passed there that allows municipalities to sell public utilities more easily.

   The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania | The Nation

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   Did Aqua buy a water system in Pennsylvania?

   • 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.

   PA water privatization case could have far reach • Spotlight PA

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   Does Pennsylvania have a public water system?

   • Approximately 90% of Americans get their drinking water from public systems like NPWA. But in Pennsylvania, the tide is changing. In 2016, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed Act 12, creating a process to determine the value of a public water system, including its assets, expected revenue and potential repair costs.

   Pa. water officials revel in fighting off big water companies - WHYY

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   Will a Pennsylvania law help local governments keep up with water costs?

   • Pennsylvania lawmakers thought a 2016 law, now known as Act 12, would help local governments struggling to keep up with the maintenance costs of water and wastewater systems.

   What you need to know about PA's private water industry - Spotlight PA

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   Should Pennsylvania privatize water?

   • BELLEFONTE — 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. While there are benefits to water privatization, like more financial resources and staffing, there are also downsides.

   What you need to know about PA's private water industry - Spotlight PA

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   Does PA have a private water industry?

   • Marley Parish, the rural affairs reporter with Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau, spoke with a panel of experts about the state’s private water industry, how it’s regulated, and what options exist for customers having issues with their utility provider.

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9. www.nbcnews.com › business › consumerResidents push back at high sewage and water bills from ...

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   Jun 18, 2021 · As soon as Pennsylvania passed a fair market bill in 2016, the country’s largest privatized water companies, Essential Utilities and American Water, took aim at the state’s water systems ...