Aqua Sewer Sale Opposition On Record By Falls Township Supervisors

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA —The Falls Township Board of Supervisors wanted it stated for the record.

Even though the deal is off, supervisors unanimously approved a resolution echoing the sentiment of countless Bucks County municipalities, as well as the Bucks County Commissioners to oppose the sale of the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority.

Earlier this month, the BWSA had said the $1.1 billion sale to Aqua was off the table.

Calling it “unconscionable” the resolution noted that privatizing the sewer system would result in “long term financial impacts that major increases in sewer rates will have on the residents and businesses being served.”

Supervisors passed the resolution at its meeting Monday night.

Other municipalities that sold their sewer assets to Aqua saw significantly higher sewer rates, including an 82 percent hike in Limerick Township and a 65 percent increase in Cheltenham Township.

In other business:

• Supervisors granted conditional use approval to Lux Industries to store dumpsters and park trucks at its property, which is situated at 351 W. Philadelphia Ave., in the township’s heavy industrial district.