Aqua America Declares March 2006 Dividend

February 7, 2006

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Feb 07, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) today declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of $.1069 per share payable on March 1, 2006, to all shareholders of record as of February 15, 2006.

The March dividend begins the 61st consecutive year for which Aqua America has paid a dividend.

Aqua America, Inc. is the largest U.S.-based publicly traded water company serving more than 2.5 million residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, 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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