Aqua Pennsylvania's Reservoirs Ready for Peak Water Demand

May 27, 2011

Company begins "summer" season with 10 billion gallons of storage

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (Aqua) announced today that its water reserves are full to capacity heading into the Memorial Day weekend, the "unofficial" start of summer 2011. Aqua operates five reservoirs in southeastern Pennsylvania, which hold approximately 10 billion gallons of water.

"In preparation for summer when water demand typically peaks, we want customers to know that our reservoirs are 100-percent full and are ready to supply plenty of water for summertime activities," said Aqua Chief Environmental Officer Preston Luitweiler. "Thanks to a higher-than-average amount of rainfall in April, the area's total annual precipitation is ahead of normal."

"The benefit to having impoundment reservoir storage is that it allows the capture of water when it is plentiful for use when it is most needed. Although we have ample supply for the summer, we always want to remind customers not to waste water and to remember that it is a limited resource," Luitweiler added. "We want customers to use the resource responsibly."

Aqua provides water and wastewater services to approximately 1.4 million people throughout Pennsylvania, including 1.3 million people in Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks and Berks counties.

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Aqua Pennsylvania
Donna Alston
Director, Communications
610-645-1095
dpalston@aquaamerica.com

Source: Aqua Pennsylvania

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