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Municipal leaders press for full PURA review of proposed Aquarion sale; RWA offers a compromise
Summary
Municipal coalitions and regional planning organizations urged the Energy and Technology Committee to advance HB 5249 to restore clear legislative intent that PURA should have full regulatory review of Aquarion's proposed sale. RWA and Aquarion representatives filed an offer of compromise including a municipal payment floor, a $10 million rate stabilization fund and OCA staffing commitments; committee members remained split.
A coalition of mayors, regional planning organizations and municipal leaders told the Energy and Technology Committee on Feb. 26 that HB 5249 should clarify legislative intent to preserve the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s full statutory authority to review the proposed sale of Aquarion Water Company and the creation of the Aquarian Water Authority (AWA).
MetroCOG and WestCOG representatives — speaking for 24 municipalities that collectively represent about one million residents — said the 2024 special‑session legislation that created the Aquarian…
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