Welcome to Chester Water Authority
$224,065,063
Ratepayer Savings 2017-2022
5-Year Anniversary of Fighting Off Aqua
At the May 18, 2017 CWA board meeting, the Authority’s board voted unanimously to reject Aqua’s offer of $320M to buy the Authority. The board has been fighting tirelessly against a hostile takeover ever since.
From May 18, 2017 through May 17, 2022, the difference between AQUA base rates and CWA rates results in a savings for CWA customers of $224,065,063. This calculation does not include the amount that AQUA would have collected under the PUC approved Distribution System Improvement Charge (“DSIC”). This is an additional charge that is applied to the bill to accelerate the recovery of AQUA investments in distribution system improvements. If assumed that the DSIC averaged 3% over this period, the additional savings would be as much as $6.7 million.
COMING SOON: the Rate Payer Savings Clock.
Former CWA Executive Manager sends letter to Philadelphia Inquirer in support of CWA anti-privatization efforts
https://chesterwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BobNaef-Letter-to-Editor-4.25.22.pdf
Hunt for the Truth about AQUA’s Continued Hostile Take Over Attempt of CWA
Release #1 Evidence of the Plot to take over CWA This recently revealed email dated 7/22/20 confirms the Receiver’s ”shopping trip” meeting with AQUA. These email revelations were made possible through the PA Right to Know Law. [pdf-embedder...
Letter from CWA Solicitor to Mayor Kirkland, August 10, 2021
CWA Solicitor Frank Catania sent a letter to Chester Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland on 8/10/21 sharing internal emails and documents that seriously question whether DCED and their Act 47 recovery coordinators have truly been working in the City’s best interests as they...
Breaking News: Recently Released Emails Between Chester’s Receiver and Aqua
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of CWA versus DCED regarding redacted documents provided in a Right-To-Know case now reveals emails between the Commonwealth’s appointed receiver and Aqua officials in their ongoing hostile takeover efforts of CWA. The...
PA Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of CWA
On April 29, Pennsylvania Supreme Court entered judgment in favor of the Chester Water Authority, entitling it to communications among the Commonwealth’s Department of Community and Economic Development, the private firm appointed as Act 47 coordinator, Econsult...
Letter from CWA to Chester Mayor Kirkland, April 15, 2021
Letter sent RE: Ending the City of Chester's Receivership and Dispute with the Chester Water Authority [pdf-embedder url="https://chesterwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021.4.15ltr-Mayor-Kirkland-v.pdf" title="Letter from CWA to Chester Mayor Kirkland, April 15,...
Letter from CWA to Michael Doweary, Receiver for the City of Chester, regarding misstatements about the Chester Water Authority
Chester Water Authority – National Attention Comes to the Struggle
On March 23, Something in the Water appeared in The American Prospect, link below: https://prospect.org/environment/climate-of-opportunity/something-in-the-water/ The American Prospect is a Washington, D.C. based magazine which identifies itself as “an independent...
System Maintenance
CWA will be performing system maintenance on its computer systems on the morning of Saturday, March 27th. As a result, customers will be unable to access their account information or make payments during this time. Thank you for your patience.
Letter from Ratepayers in Support of CWA sent to elected officials in Harrisburg
CWA received this letter today from two ratepayers in New Garden Township who collected petition signatures in support of CWA and legislation to support municipal water authorities (HB 144 and HB 97). The letter and petitions were sent to several elected officials in...
Board Meeting Instructions
Board Meeting Notice and Agenda – June 16
Notice is hereby given that the Chester Water Authority Board meeting will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at the Concord Township Municipal Building, 43 Thornton Rd., Glen Mills, PA. View the Board agenda...
CWA BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2022
The schedule of CWA Board meetings for the remainder of the 2022 calendar year is as follows: June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15. All meetings are scheduled to take place at 2:00 p.m. on those respective days at the Concord...
History of Chester Water Authority
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 467
Chester, PA 19016
Bill Pay Address
Chester Water Authority
P. O. Box 71346
Philadelphia, PA 19176-1346
Chester Office Address
415 Welsh Street
Chester, PA 19013
Kennett Square Office Address
148 West State Street, Suite 101
Kennett Square, PA 19348
