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 BCWSA is an independent, non-profit agency, created in 1962 under the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Act to provide water and sewer services in the State of Pennsylvania.
BCWSA is one of the largest water and sewer authorities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania serving more then 78,000 accounts and 385,000 people in both the Bucks and Montgomery County areas. All income to operate the authority is derived directly from service revenues by customers using water and sewer. |
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[FEATURED] BCWSA Water and Sewer Maintenance Program |
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BCWSA is pleased to announce our new Water and Sewer Maintenance Program for Residential and Commercial properties. This program is designed to help customers offset the cost of repairing the pipes/laterals that come into and leave a property – which typically cost up to $5,000 for residential and up to $10,000 for commercial to replace. Under this program residential properties pay $5.00 per service for a monthly fee and commercial properties a $10.00 fee per service for coverage. The portion of the water service and sewer lateral that is eligible under this program runs from the main to the residential/commercial dwelling unit. Only the water service and sanitary sewer laterals that connect to the main system are eligible under this program. Sign up today! |
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Change in Philadelphia Water's Fluoridation Level |
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 Please be advised of this message from the Philadelphia Water Department:
Beginning on January 23, 2012, the Philadelphia Water Department will reduce their current fluoride level from an average of 1.0 milligram per liter (mg/L) to 0.7 mg/L. They expect this reduction to be complete by January 30. This change is being made in cooperation with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. |
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BCWSA Announces Sewer Rate Increase |
Warrington, PA (November 23, 2011) –Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority (BCW&SA) will raise sewer rates for our customers January 1, 2012. Our overall rate increase of $3.7 million per year is related to the $54 million dollars of capital improvements made and committed over the next two (2) years, as well as the escalating cost of fuel and operating materials BCWSA is experiencing.
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Comparative Utility Rate Increases |
The following chart compares utility rate increases over the past 10 years. Increases in other utilities, including energy, cable and trash, have far exceeded those of the Authority. In particular, trash service has seen increases every two years. All utilities researched have in fact experienced increases over the same time period while BCW&SA has retained its stability. |
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Iodine 131 Found in Philadelphia's Drinking Water |
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Please be advised of this message from the Philadelphia Water Department: What is Iodine‐131? Iodine itself occurs very naturally in the environment. Iodine‐131 is a radioactive form of iodine. When certain atoms disintegrate, they release a type of energy called ionizing radiation. This energy can travel as either electromagnetic waves (i.e., gamma or X‐rays) or as particles (i.e., alpha, beta or neutrons). The atoms that emit radiation are called adionuclides; e.g., radioactive iodine, cesium, and plutonium. |
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Source Water Monitoring for Radiological Elements |
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Please be advised of this message from the Philadelphia Water Department:
PHILADELPHIA - Water samples tested by the EPA on April 4 at the Water Department's three drinking water treatment plants found low levels of Iodine 131. The sample from the Queen Lane treatment Plant showed 2.2 picoCuries per liter-the highest drinking-water level found from the three samples. The sampling results are at low levels and are at or below the Safe Drinking Water Act's levels designed to protect the health of an individual over a 70-year lifespan. |
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BCWSA Comment on Newtown Artesian Proposed Rate Increase |
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 The Newtown Artesian Water Company (NAWC) recently filed a petition with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) seeking special permission to file a tariff supplement increasing its Purchased Water Adjustment Clause (PWAC) to $0.4389 per 1,000 gallons effective January 11, 2011. According to NAWC this increase is a result of BCW&SA’s rate increase.
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