FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Andy Stettler/Jay Devine 215-568-2525 (o) Stettler 610-657-3805 (m) DELCORA Explores Merger to Benefit Ratepayers Signs Letter of Intent with Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater CHESTER, PA (July 16, 2019) – The Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) announced today that its board of directors voted unanimously to enter into a non-binding letter of intent to explore the possibility of merging DELCORA with Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater. The letter allows both organizations to share information and conduct due diligence to determine the feasibility of a merger. The decision to explore this option comes as DELCORA faces significant capital costs to comply with an Environmental Protection Agency Consent Order and Agreement in Philadelphia and a Consent Decree in Chester. The consent decree mandates that municipal wastewater authorities take steps to manage combined sewer systems including building new or replacing existing infrastructure. As these mandates are unfunded, municipal authorities typically must increase rates to pay for the new capital costs. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/2Y7kPzB “For almost 50 years DELCORA has always put the interests of our customers and ratepayers…
ADVERTISEMENT DELAWARE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL AUTHORITY 100 EAST FIFTH STREET POST OFFICE BOX 999 CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA 19016-0999 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING TIME & LOCATION Notice is hereby given that DELCORA’s Board of Directors Meeting previously scheduled to be held at the Western Regional Treatment Plant on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 1:00 PM, has been changed. The meeting will be held at DELCORA’s Administration Building, 100 East Fifth Street, Chester, PA at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE Notice is hereby given that DELCORA’s Finance Committee Meeting previously scheduled to be held on Monday, July 8, 2019 at 3:30 PM, has been changed to THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 at 3:30 PM at 100 East Fifth Street, Chester, PA.
ADVERTISEMENT DELAWARE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL AUTHORITY P.O. BOX 999 100 EAST FIFTH STREET CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA 19016-0999 SCHEDULE OF MEETING DATES FOR 2019 Regular Monthly Board Meetings The Regular Monthly Board meetings will be held in the Board Room of the DELCORA Building, 100 East Fifth Street, Chester, Pennsylvania, on the third Tuesday of each month at 3:30 P.M. Exceptions are noted in parenthesis: January 15 July 16 February 19 August 20 March 19 September 17 April 16 October 15 May 22 (Wednesday) November 19 June 18 (@ WRTP-1:00 P.M.) December 17(@1:00 P.M.) COMMITTEE MEETINGS The following committees will meet on the dates and at the times indicated below. All meetings will be held in the Board Room of the DELCORA Building, 100 East Fifth Street, Chester, Pennsylvania. Exceptions are noted in parenthesis: Finance Committee Meeting Time - 3:30 P.M. January 10 (Thursday) July 8 February 11 August 12 March 11 September 9 April 8 October 7 May 13 November 14 (Thursday) June 10 December 9 Operations & Engineering Committee Meeting Time…