EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 1, 2002 relating
to the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2001, and 2000 and
for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2001, which appears
in the 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in
Philadelphia Suburban Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 28, 2002