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Bucks County nixes proposed $1.1 billion sewer sale to Aqua Pennsylvania amid public outcry

Bucks County Commission ends talks to sell BCWSA sewer system after uproar of protests: 'What we heard from the public was clear.'

Brian Maguire, of Warrington Township, Pa., asks a question during the Q&A about the proposal to sell its sewer system at the open house held by Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority in Perkasie on July 26, 2022. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, Bucks County called off the proposed $1.1 billion sale of the county’s sewer system to Aqua Pennsylvania after an upwelling of public opposition.
Brian Maguire, of Warrington Township, Pa., asks a question during the Q&A about the proposal to sell its sewer system at the open house held by Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority in Perkasie on July 26, 2022. On Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, Bucks County called off the proposed $1.1 billion sale of the county’s sewer system to Aqua Pennsylvania after an upwelling of public opposition.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer