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Aqua America Publishes Sustainability Report

^{Published on 2010-05-13 08:40:25 - Market Wire}
 

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today at its annual meeting of shareholders that it has completed and published a sustainability report, which highlights various segments of its operations and efforts the company is making to sustain its own business as well as make a positive impact on the environment and the communities in which it operates. The report can be found on the companya™s Web site at [ www.aquaamerica.com ].

The announcement was made during a presentation by the companya™s Chief Environmental Officer Preston Luitweiler. Among the topics addressed in the sustainability report are infrastructure, water production and delivery, customer usage, wastewater reuse, residuals management, watershed protection, energy resources, and alternative energy. The report focuses primarily on Aqua Americaa™s Pennsylvania subsidiary, which is the largest and oldest of its operating units, accounting for more than half of the companya™s revenue and nearly half of its customer base.

Aqua America Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis alluded to the companya™s history as an indicator of its sustainability. aAqua America traces its beginning back to 1886 and fully expects to provide services to a continuously growing number of customers well into the future. We understand that a key component to our sustainability is our capital investment program that has allowed us to continue to provide quality drinking water and reliable service to an increasing number of customers over the past century.a

Aqua America, Inc. is a publicly traded water and wastewater utility holding company with operating subsidiaries serving approximately 3 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, New York, Indiana, Florida, Virginia, Maine, Missouri, South Carolina and Georgia. Aqua America is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WTR.

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