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Water And Wastewater Rates
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Water And Wastewater Rates [Abstract]  
Water And Wastewater Rates Note 12 – Water and Wastewater Rates 

In August 2018, the Company’s operating subsidiary in Pennsylvania filed for a base rate increase in water and wastewater rates for its customers. In May 2019 the Company received an order from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, resulting in an increase of $47,000 in annual revenue, and new rates went into effect on May 24, 2019. The rates in effect at the time of the filing also included $29,493 in Distribution System Improvement Charges (“DSIC”), which was 7.5% above prior base

rates.  Consequently, the aggregate base rates increased by $76,493 since the last base rate increase and the DSIC was reset to zero.

In December 2018, the Company’s operating subsidiary in New Jersey filed for a base rate increase in water rates for its customers. In May 2019, the Company received an order from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, resulting in an increase of $5,000 in annual revenues, and new rates went into effect on June 1, 2019.

In addition to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey rate awards noted above, during the first nine months of 2019, the Company’s operating divisions in Ohio were granted base rate increases designed to increase total operating revenues on an annual basis by $974. Further, during the first nine months of 2019, the Company’s operating divisions in Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania received approval to bill infrastructure rehabilitation surcharges designed to increase total operating revenues on an annual basis by $4,531.