NORTH COVENTRY TWP, PA — Pennsylvania utility regulators unanimously approved the transfer of Aqua Pennsylvania’s Suburbia Shopping Center water system to the North Coventry Water Authority on Oct. 1, clearing the way for the authority to replace a contaminated water source that requires costly treatment.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted 4-0 to approve the transaction and authorize Aqua to abandon its public-service obligation for the affected portion of North Coventry Township.
The decision allows the North Coventry Water Authority to connect the shopping-center system to its distribution network. The project previously received a finalized $400,000 Commonwealth Financing Authority grant to support the work.
Aqua filed its application May 28 under PUC docket A-2026-3062859. No protests were filed, and no hearings were held before commissioners considered the matter.
The commission approved the proposed order without opposition during its Oct. 1 public meeting, moving the transaction beyond the application and review stage.
The transfer covers Aqua’s Suburbia Shopping Center water-system assets and the properties and businesses served by that system. The available PUC meeting record does not identify the number of affected customer accounts.
The commission’s written final order had not been posted publicly as of the latest review. The available record also does not establish the purchase price, closing date, customer-rate effects, or any conditions attached to the approval.
The acquisition is intended to eliminate reliance on the shopping center’s contaminated water source by connecting the system to the authority’s existing distribution network.
The PUC’s Oct. 1 meeting can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-BDaSFOWpw.
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