In just two days, the PA State House will vote on a bill that could save you hundreds of dollars if passed.

Tell your state rep to vote ‘yes’ on HB 527 to stop greedy companies from taking over PA’s water.

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John,

Aqua is buying up public water works all over Pennsylvania, and then hiking up water bills by hundreds of dollars.

But you can help stop Aqua’s water monopoly. In just two days, the House is set to vote on a bill that would protect PA’s water from being bought by profit-hungry corporations.

This is our best chance to save Pennsylvania from Aqua’s greed. But unless we get just a handful more representatives to commit to a ‘yes’ vote by Monday, the vote will be canceled. That is why your representative needs to hear from you now.

Send an email to your representative demanding that they vote ‘yes’ on HB 527.

Last year, multiple bills were introduced in the House to try to stop Aqua’s hostile takeovers of PA’s water. But corporate lobbyists made sure that those bills did not go anywhere.

HB 527 has managed to get widespread, bi-partisan support in the House despite Aqua’s attempts at sabotage. And with enough public outcry this weekend, we can make sure it succeeds.

If passed, this bill would require a public notice and a public meeting ahead of a sale, as well as unanimous consent to the sale by all members of the water system’s governing body. It would protect Chester Water Authority and countless other publicly-owned water systems across the state. And it would save millions of people from seeing their water bills go up by hundreds of dollars.

That is why it is so important that you make sure your representative votes ‘yes’ on HB 527 next week.

Act now to stop Aqua from taking over PA’s water.

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Thanks for all that you do,
Lacey and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

Timeline of the Attempted Hostile Takeover, Save CWA
Comparing Drop to Drop, Chester Water Authority
Water Privatization Facts & Figures, Food & Water Watch, August, 2, 2015.
House Bill 527 Pennsylvania General Assembly, Janaury 12, 2022.

 
 

 

 


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