Headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pa., Aqua Pennsylvania is one of the largest investor-owned water utilities in the United States. It provides drinking water to more than 1.3 million people throughout the state. Aqua Pennsylvania is a part of Aqua America, one of the largest publicly held water utility of the U.S. Founded in 1968, the company provides water and wastewater services to more than 2.5 million residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Maine, Missouri, New York and South Carolina. It serves residential, commercial, fire protection, industrial, water, wastewater customers, and operating contracts. Aqua America also provides water and wastewater consultation, contract operations and management services through operating and maintaining contracts with municipal authorities.