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Exeter board to file formal complaint with PUC over proposed Pennsylvania American Water rate increase
Summary
Board members agreed by straw poll to direct administration to file a formal complaint with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission before the Jan. 13, 2026 deadline and to contact state representatives about rising water costs that could materially affect the district budget and taxpayers.
Board members discussed the potential impact of a proposed Pennsylvania American Water rate increase and planned a formal response at the Dec. 3 Committee of the Whole.
Business Administrator Brian Fike and other members described high local water bills and district conservation steps (fixture replacements) and warned that the proposed increase could add substantial annual cost to the district. One board member said a household’s water bill had been "$1,000 more than their township taxes," and another called the proposed increases "outrageous."
Members agreed by straw poll to direct administration to prepare and file a formal complaint with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and to solicit constituent complaints ahead of the state deadline. Solicitor and board members referenced a prior straw-poll approach used in an earlier rate review and recommended also contacting state representatives. The board member briefing listed 01/13/2026 as the deadline for PUC receipt of a formal complaint.
What’s next: administration will prepare a formal complaint to be filed with the PUC by the Jan. 13, 2026 deadline and send letters urging state representatives to act on the rate burden.
