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Chester Water Authority Board Meeting Agenda – September 21, 2023
The Board of Directors of the Chester Water Authority will conduct its regular meeting on September 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Distribution Headquarters, 427 W. Front Street, Chester, PA. The agenda is available below: [pdf-embedder...
The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) EXTENDED to August 18th!
On January 4, 2022, LIHWAP opened in Pennsylvania to relieve water and wastewater unaffordability amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. This temporary federal emergency grant program: Restored water and wastewater service to 760 homes; Prevented 10,200 families from...
Public Notice: Reports of Taste Issues
CWA is aware that some of our customers are experiencing taste and/or odor in their water. We want to assure you that this does not pose a public health risk. The issue is naturally occurring and present in many surface waters, including ours. The issue may occur from...
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Public Meetings
Chester Water Authority Board Meeting Agenda – September 21, 2023
The Board of Directors of the Chester Water Authority will conduct its regular meeting on September 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Distribution Headquarters, 427 W. Front Street, Chester, PA. The agenda is available below: [pdf-embedder...
CWA Board Meeting Agenda – August 17, 2023
The Board of Directors of the Chester Water Authority will conduct its regular meeting on August 17, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Distribution Headquarters, 427 W. Front Street, Chester, PA. The agenda is available below: [pdf-embedder...
CWA Board Agenda – July 20, 2023
The Board of Directors of the Chester Water Authority will conduct its regular meeting on July 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Distribution Headquarters, 427 W. Front Street, Chester, PA. The agenda is available below: [pdf-embedder...
CWA Board Meeting and Agenda – June 29, 2023
The Board of Directors of the Chester Water Authority will conduct its regular meeting on June 29, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Distribution Headquarters, 427 W. Front Street, Chester, PA. The agenda is available below: [pdf-embedder...
CWA Board Meeting and Agenda – May 12, 2023
The Board of Directors of the Chester Water Authority will conduct its regular meeting on May 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Distribution Headquarters, 427 W. Front Street, Chester, PA. The agenda is available below: [pdf-embedder...
CWA Board Meeting Agenda – April 20, 2023
The Board of Directors of the Chester Water Authority will conduct its regular meeting on April 20, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Distribution Headquarters, 427 W. Front Street, Chester, PA.
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Press and Articles
Daily Times: Toilet to Tap: Pennsylvania seeing feeding frenzy of sales of public water/sewer systems
Philadephia Inquirer: Despite budget deficits and bankruptcy, Chester should not sell off its water system
The Nation: The War Over Public Water in Pennsylvania
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
WHYY: Pa. Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Chester Water Authority sale to Aqua
Daily Times: Pennsylvania Supreme Court takes appeal in Chester Water Authority sale
Delaware Valley Journal: Wolf Admin, Aqua ‘Waging War’ on Public Utilities in Distressed Communities, CWA Says
The Guardian: ‘Corporate vultures’: how Americans fearing higher water bills are fighting takeovers
Philadephia Inquirer: Pa. court opens path for Chester city to sell regional water utility to Aqua Pa. to get the city out of hock
Daily Times: In for a Soaking: Commonwealth Court sides with Chester in Water Authority battle
NBC News: Residents push back at high sewage and water bills from private companies
FOX 29: Aqua Pennsylvania looking to acquire Chester Water Authority
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