CurrySoSpicy

CurrySoSpicy t1_iy19o9d wrote

Reply to comment by dherrmann in The danger of for-profit water companies such as Aqua America by [deleted]

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.

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CurrySoSpicy t1_iy17zow wrote

Reply to comment by devilspeaksintongues in The danger of for-profit water companies such as Aqua America by [deleted]

Hmm, I’m not there with you on the quality. I live in East York as well. What is bad quality about it? I can assure it’s safe to drink, I’ve been drinking it for 30 years and I can tell you the York Water staff is absolutely passionate about making the drinking water safe and good quality. You can read their 2021 drinking water report, it’s on their homepage.

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CurrySoSpicy t1_iy14r3n wrote

Reply to comment by Wi1dtortilla in The danger of for-profit water companies such as Aqua America by [deleted]

This is the case for The City York WWTP that just got bought out by PA American. I used to do automation and control work there. The city absolutely neglected the hell out of the plant and wouldn’t fix anything. They were up against a wall with DEP and EPA. So they sold out. Now PA American has to dump millions of dollars into the place to bring it up to speed.

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