Gotcha. Fun fact: York Water is oldest publicly traded water company in the US. It was founded in 1816.

But our rates will go up, The City of York WWTP who was bought out by PA American was extremely neglected by the city. PA American is going to have to dump tens of millions into the place to get it running correctly again. This WWTP is also considered a regional plant, as in it takes flow from several municipalities.

I don’t personally live within the confines of the city but I live in an abutting township who sells a portion of our flow to the city. So we will see the trickle down effects of these major repairs. That being said, these privatized companies can be great and also a curse. Something eventually would have had to happen at York. They were threatened several times via the EPA and DEP. I worked for the city at the WWTP as an automation and controls contractor for about 13 years. So I’ve seen the neglect and attitudes first hand. Either way, be it by private or public hand, the people get screwed.