Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) President and CEO Christopher Franklin
accepted the Green Vision Award from PENJERDEL for the company’s
corporate commitment to environmental quality through its long history
of superior performance in providing high quality drinking water and
wastewater treatment. The award was presented to Franklin by Cofounder
and First Managing Partner of Manko Gold Katcher Fox LLP Bruce Katcher
at PENJERDEL’s 60th Annual Awards Luncheon held yesterday in
Philadelphia.
Franklin cited staples of the company’s environmental efforts in his
acceptance speech. “We are replacing hundreds of miles of old main to
reduce the loss of clean water due to leaking pipes. We’re investing in
new, more efficient pumping and treatment systems at our plants to
reduce the amount of energy required to treat and deliver water, and to
treat wastewater. Four of our water treatment plants, two in
Pennsylvania and two in New Jersey, have solar farms that complement
their traditional energy source.”
“Over the past few years, we’ve invested in compressed natural gas (CNG)
vehicles and now have 48 such vehicles in service in Pennsylvania and
have a CNG fill station at each of our three operations centers in
southeastern Pennsylvania,” said Franklin, who credited Aqua’s workforce
with the company’s achievements.
“The work of our current employees, as well as that of their
predecessors, has allowed us to become one of the fastest-growing water
and wastewater utilities in the country. And it is the dedication, skill
and professionalism of our employees that has enabled us to achieve and
maintain our reputation as a leader in our industry and to become a
“go-to” company for water and wastewater companies that face operations
challenges.”
PENJERDEL is a business council that supplements and supports issues
which affect the entire southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey
and northern Delaware tri-state region. It provides its members an
opportunity to receive and exchange the latest information on current
political, economic and cultural developments in the tri-state region.
Aqua America is one of the largest U.S.-based, publicly traded water
utilities and serves nearly 3 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and Virginia. Aqua
America is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
WTR. Visit AquaAmerica.com
for more information.
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