Aqua America’s Pennsylvania Subsidiary Enters Agreement to Purchase Cheltenham Township Wastewater System
Aug 14, 2018
Aqua America announced that its Pennsylvania subsidiary has signed an asset purchase agreement with Cheltenham Township to purchase its wastewater system, which serves approximately 10,500 connections in Montgomery County, for $50.25 million. The agreement must be approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
The transaction will be Aqua Pennsylvania’s fourth acquisition application referred to the Pennsylvania PUC since Act 12, commonly referred to as fair market value legislation, was enacted last year.
Aqua Pennsylvania has asset purchase agreements with the 2,100-customer New Garden Township wastewater system in Chester County and the 5,400-customer Limerick Township wastewater system in Montgomery County.
The company also has an agreement, signed in December 2017, with East Bradford Township in Chester County to purchase its 1,200-customer wastewater collection system. Aqua already provides water service to East Bradford, as it does with Cheltenham.
These four systems, including Cheltenham, total more than 19,000 wastewater connections and would nearly double Aqua Pennsylvania’s current 22,000-customer wastewater operation.
The new law encourages a consolidation of the fragmented industry for the benefit of customers, the environment, and local governments. This transaction will benefit customers by leveraging compliance expertise, purchasing power gained through economies of scale and operational efficiencies to benefit service to our customers at affordable rates.
“We are pleased with the momentum we are gaining to reach agreements with municipal systems,” said Aqua America Chairman and CEO Christopher Franklin. “Act 12 is having its intended impact, allowing municipalities to be compensated for the fair value of their water and wastewater assets and enabling utility professionals to bring expertise to systems in need.” Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca says his team is ready to work with the Cheltenham community on making needed system improvements.
“As with our pending agreements with New Garden, East Bradford and Limerick, the Aqua Pennsylvania team is looking forward to assuming Cheltenham’s sewer utility responsibilities so the township can direct its attention and capital to other priorities,” said Lucca. “We are anxious to begin the work necessary to help the township meet the requirements of an outstanding Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection consent order, specifically related to inflow and infiltration issues there.”
In total, Aqua has plans to spend nearly $50 million over the next 10 years to improve Cheltenham’s wastewater system.
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