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Amid the controversial proposed sale of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority’s wastewater system to for-profit Aqua Pennsylvania for $1.1 billion, the Bucks County Commissioners wrote a letter seeking more information. This week, the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority provided a response.
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The response from the public authority answers the commissioners’ questions and provides more details on Aqua’s proposal to buy the sewer system, which could net the county $1 billion in profit.
Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority CEO Benjamin Jones wrote in his letter to the commissioners that no decision has been made on the sale, but they are seeking insights from ratepayers.
Aqua has pushed to convince ratepayers that the sale would make sense, and the authority has said it would lead to improvements to the system by the for-profit firm.
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Ratepayers and local governments have almost entirely been against the sale that will raise rates for customers and put control in the hands of a big corporation and not a local authority that reports to ratepayers.
The deal would be the largest one of its kind in Pennsylvania and possibly the nation.
The county chartered the authority in 1962, and the commissioners – two Democrats and one Republican – don’t have any official authority to approve or deny the sale. However, the authority board said they would take the commissioners thoughts into consideration.
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Click here to see a full copy of the commissioner’s questions and the authority’s response.
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