About Chester Water Authority
The mission of Chester Water Authority is to provide quality water to all of our customers, when they need it, at a reasonable cost. Our water meets or exceeds all the criteria established by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), and the American Water Works Association (AWWA). We not only satisfy the water needs of our current customers, but we anticipate and plan for the needs of future customers through orderly growth. We charge the lowest practical rates to cover operation and maintenance costs, capital requirements, and bond obligations.
History
The origin of the Chester Water Authority dates all the way back to 1866.
Water Source
Learn where your award-winning water comes from!
Rates and Service Area
Chester Water Authority is committed to keeping our rates low while consistently providing the highest quality water.
Water System Improvement Projects
CWA takes our water seriously. Learn how we are keeping the water flowing.
Fishing and Boating
Chester Water Authority is proud of its beautiful Octoraro Reservoir. We are pleased to open parts of the reservoir for fishing and boating.
Water Quality Reports
Award-winning water. Water Quality Report for 2022 now available.
Meet Our Board
Our Board of Directors
Our board is composed of nine individuals who represent the three main ratepayer populations. Three members represent Chester County. Three represent Delaware County. Three represent the City of Chester.
Noel Brandon, Chairperson
Dr. Patricia Lewis-West, Vice Chairperson
Leonard J. Rivera, Secretary
Livia Smith, Treasurer
Donald Hurford
Alyssa Mehalick
John Shelton, Sr.
Erik Walschburger
Nicole Whitaker
Our Solicitor
Francis J. Catania, Esq.
Catania & Parker, LLP
(610) 565-8101
CWA Board Chairperson, Noel Brandon
Who We Are
Our Staff
Our team is responsible for directing and overseeing the daily operations of CWA. They, along with all of CWA’s employees, take seriously our critical mission to provide a high quality, affordable water to our more than 200,000 customers.
David J. Krupiak
Executive Manager
1980. Mr. Krupiak joined CWA in 1980 and served as Distribution Engineer until 1987. He then served as Chief of Distribution from 1987 until 2021 when he was promoted to Chief Operations Officer. He was appointed Executive Manager in April 2022. Mr. Krupiak holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Drexel University.
Michael S. D’Agostino, Esq.
Assistant to the Executive Manager/Director of Human Resources
2013. Mr. D’Agostino joined CWA in 2013. Mr. D’Agostino received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Politics from Widener University and a Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law.
Agnes Woebkenberg
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff DeRusso, P.E.
Director of Engineering
Stephen H. McBryde
Director of Plant Operations
Thomas Moore
Director of Business Development/Information Systems Groups
Our Award-Winning Water
Water Quality Reports
CWA is one of only two water providers in the entire state of Pennsylvania that has achieved Phase IV of the Partnership for Safe Water, a voluntary program administered by the US EPA, PA DEP, the American Water Works Association, the Water Research Foundation, and other drinking water organizations.
This Phase IV represents the highest level of achievement that can be received and signifies a “fully optimized system.” Phase IV is the culmination of a rigorous assessment process to determine conformance with the Partnership’s water treatment performance goals. The award honors utilities for achieving operational excellence by voluntarily optimizing their treatment facility operations and adopting more stringent performance goals than those required by federal and state drinking water standards. CWA has been Phase IV since 2013, and has to maintain standards and submit data every year to keep that status.
CWA has been a member of the Partnership for Safe Water since 1996. To get to the Phase IV award CWA had to complete the first three Phases of the Partnership for Safe Water Programs and along the way CWA has been awarded the Directors Award, the Phase III 15 Year Directors Award, the President’s Award and the Excellence in Water Treatment Award.
