Permanent takeover of shaky rural PA water company faces another setback

Municipal takeover of shaky rural Pa. water company faces a setback after $65K offer rejected

A lengthy legal process by Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission will now resume to determine whether Rock Spring Water Company should be forced to sell.

Permanent takeover of shaky rural PA water company faces another setback

FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — Efforts to strip control of a troubled rural water company from its longtime family owner have hit another roadblock, again delaying a permanent fix to years of unreliable service. Rock Spring Water Company recently rejected a $65,000 offer from nearby State College Borough Water Authority to buy the private Centre County system. Rock Spring is currently being managed by Pennsylvania American Water Company, one of the state’s…

Municipal Takeover of Shaky Rural Centre County Water Company Faces a Setback After $65K Offer Rejected

This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for Talk of the Town, a weekly newsletter of local stories that dig deep, events, and more from north-central PA, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — Efforts to strip control of a troubled rural water company from its lon…