Aqua America
Aqua America is a company that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Aqua Pennsylvania’s high-tech robot adds efficiency and accuracy to PFAS testing in drinking water
Aqua Pennsylvania continues to lead the way in testing drinking water for PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals.” A robot is the latest tool in our toolbox that helps perform precise laboratory testing and highlights Aqua Pennsylvania’s commitment to removing these “forever chemicals” from drinking water. “Aqua’s lab robot is strictly used for the purpose […]
Aqua North Carolina installs 7 PFAS treatment systems to protect drinking water
Aqua North Carolina has announced the completion of seven new PFAS treatment facilities across its 51-county footprint. With these seven projects, Aqua North Carolina marks a key milestone in the construction phase of its comprehensive statewide master plan to address PFAS and become compliant with the new federal drinking water quality standard. Aqua hosted elected […]
Aqua America appointments utility industry veteran Christopher Womack to Board of Directors
Aqua America announced at its annual meeting the appointment of Christopher C. Womack to its board of directors. Womack is the president of external affairs for Southern Company, a leading gas and electric utility holding company based in Atlanta. In his current role, held since 2008, Womack directs the company’s public policy strategies and oversees the company’s […]
Aqua announces $750 million investment from CPPIB
Aqua America, the second-largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility based in the U.S., will receive an approximately $750 million investment by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The investment marks an important step in obtaining permanent financing for Aqua’s pending acquisition of Peoples Natural Gas. The investment is expected to close concurrently with, and contingent […]
Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca elected to Pennsylvania chamber board of directors
Aqua Pennsylvania announced that President Marc Lucca has been elected to the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s board of directors. Lucca was one of five newly elected directors selected to serve the board at the group’s annual membership meeting. The Pennsylvania Chamber is the largest broad-based business association in the state, with nearly 10,000 member […]