Essential Utilities’ Aqua Pennsylvania Subsidiary Acquires Lower Makefield Twp. Assets

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today announced that its Aqua Pennsylvania subsidiary has acquired the wastewater system of Lower Makefield Township, which serves approximately 11,000 customer connections in Lower Makefield, Falls and Middletown townships, and Yardley Borough, Bucks County Pa., for $53 million. The acquisition brings Aqua Pennsylvania’s total number of customer connections to more than 500,000. “We are proud to be part of the wastewater so