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Potential Sale of CWA
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 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...
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...
Daily Times February 12, 2020: Chester may move on sale of water authority – again
Court Transcript From January 16, 2020 Hearing
https://chesterwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Transcript-1.16.2020-CWA-v.-City-of-Chester.pdf
S.A.V.E. Letter to DEP’s Recent Reversal of Position Related to CWA
https://chesterwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200123112721905.pdf
CWA Files Amended Complaint
https://chesterwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2019-12-30-Filed-CWA-Amended-Complaint-REDUCED-FILE-SIZE.pdf
CWA thanks the Longwood Fire Company for their support
Daily Times 11/1/19 – Editorial: Another anti-sale voice rejoins the Chester Water board
https://chesterwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Editorial-Another-anti-sale-voice-rejoins-the-Chester-Water-board110119.pdf
CWA thanks the Cochranville Fire Company for their support
Daily Times 10/15/19 – Editorial: The tranquil waters of Chester Water about to get choppy again
CWA seeking financial assistance from PennVest as a result of City of Chester’s legal action blocking CWA’s ability to borrow capital funds
https://chesterwater.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pennvest-letter-Oct-2019.pdf
S.A.V.E. Letter to Governor Tom Wolf
The Philadelphia Inquirer describes AQUA’s hostile takeover attempt of CWA as suburban ratepayers bailing out the City of Chester from financial distress.
https://www.inquirer.com/business/delcora-sale-privatization-political-utility-rates-philadelphia-water-20191001.html
