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Chester receiver asks court for CWA financial records and board reconstitution after 14% rate increase
Summary
Receiver Vijay Kapoor filed a recovery plan modification in Commonwealth Court seeking detailed financial records from the Chester Water Authority to review a 14% water-rate increase and asked the court to restore a five‑member board appointed by the city, arguing 2012’s Act 73 is unconstitutional; a bankruptcy judge last week sanctioned CWA counsel $135,575 for obstructing discovery.
Vijay Kapoor, the receiver overseeing Chester’s municipal recovery, filed a recovery plan modification in Commonwealth Court on Oct. 28 asking the court to order the Chester Water Authority (CWA) to produce detailed financial records and to reconstitute the authority’s board so the city can appoint five members.
The filing responds to CWA’s announced 14% water‑rate increase effective Jan. 1, 2026, and challenges a 2012 amendment to the Municipality Authorities Act (Act 73) that Kapoor says narrowly targeted CWA and therefore qualifies as prohibited special legislation under Article III, Section 32 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Kapoor said the Commonwealth Court accepted the filing minutes after it was submitted.
Why it matters: the plan modification combines a request for transparency about the rate increase with a constitutional challenge to who controls the water authority. Kapoor said the information sought will help the city assess whether the 14% rise is justified and will protect the city’s interest in a public asset as Chester proceeds through…
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