Aqua America to Report Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005

February 16, 2006

BRYN MAWR, Pa., Feb 16, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) expects to report earnings for the quarter ending December 31, 2005 on March 9, 2006.

The company's conference call with analysts will take place on Thursday, March 9, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call will be Webcast so that interested parties may listen over the Internet by logging on to www.aquaamerica.com. The conference call will be archived in the investor relations section of the company's Web site for 90 days following the call. Additionally, the call will be recorded and made available for replay for 10 business days, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2006. To access the audio replay in the U.S., dial (888)-286-8010 (passcode 57500554). For international callers, dial (617)-801-6888 (passcode 57500554).

Aqua America 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.

This release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among others, the expectation of reporting earnings on March 9, 2006. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements, including finalization of results for the period.

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SOURCE: Aqua America, Inc.

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

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