Aqua America to Broadcast Investor Conference Live

July 27, 2005

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Jul 27, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) today invited investors to join the live Webcast of its Investor Conference on Tuesday, August 9, 2005, from 12:30 p.m. to approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT. The conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel in New York City where Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Nicholas DeBenedictis and Chief Financial Officer David P. Smeltzer will present a strategic and financial overview of the company.

Topics to be discussed include:

-- U.S. water industry overview

-- Company strategy

-- Future outlook

The presentation will be Webcast live through the Investor Relations section of the company's Web site at www.aquaamerica.com and archived for 30 days following the event. To access the live Webcast, visit the company's Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to download any necessary audio or plug-in software.

Reservations are required to attend this event in New York. Analysts and institutional investors interested in attending the conference should contact Michael Pullen at 480-614-3018 or mpullen@christensenir.com.

Aqua America, Inc. is the largest U.S.-based publicly-traded water company, serving more than 2.5 million residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, Maine, Missouri, New York, and South Carolina. Aqua America is listed on both the New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges under the ticker symbol WTR.

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SOURCE: Aqua America, Inc.

Aqua America, Inc.
Cheryl Hansen, 610-645-1084
clhansen@aquaamerica.com
  or
Donna Alston, 610-645-1095
dpalston@aquaamerica.com

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