The Public Utility Commission (PUC) has jurisdiction over more than 200 water and wastewater utilities, including a number of municipal water and wastewater companies. The PUC does not have jurisdiction over utilities owned and operated by municipalities unless a municipality is serving customers who reside outside of its corporate boundaries. The Commission maintains jurisdiction over the rates and service to these outside customers.

Drinking Water

• 2,104 community water supply systems in PA serve more than 10 million people.
• 1,168 non-community water supply systems* in PA serve close to 500,000.
• $11.5 billion is needed for drinking water infrastructure upgrades over the next 20 years, according to the Needs Assessment Work Group created by the Governor's Sustainable Infrastructure Task Force.

Wastewater

• 4,432 wastewater systems in PA.
• 386 are considered "major" systems treating over 1 million gallons a day.
• 986 are publicly owned and operated by local municipalities or municipal authorities.
• $25 billion is needed for wastewater infrastructure upgrades over the next 20 years, according to the Needs Assessment Work Group created by the Governor's Sustainable Infrastructure Task Force.

Hot Topics

Funding Pennsylvania's Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Needs
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*A non-community water supply system is usually tied to a school, factory or other industry that supplies and treats its own water.

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