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  • 01-03-2012
    Water Meter Change Out Planned for Certain Dauphin and Perry County Customers

    Water Meter Changeout Planned for Certain Customers in Dauphin and Perry Counties
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  • 12-22-2011
    Customers Urged to Provide Updated Phone Number When Changing Phone Number On Account

    Updated Customer Phone Numbers Sought for Emergency Contact Purposes
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  • 11-15-2011
    Water Meter Changeout Planned for Newberry Township Customers

    Newberry Township Customers asked to Confirm Appointment for Water Meter Upgrade
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  • 10-03-2011
    Fire Hydrant Flushing Schedule for Fall 2011

    Schedule Subject to Adequate Weather Conditions
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  • 11-02-2011
    New Water Rates Approved by PUC

    Public Utility Commission Approves New Water Rates
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  • 09-28-2011
    Boil Water Directive Lifted for Harvey's Lake Customers

    Harvey's Lake Customers No Longer Need to Boil Their Water
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  • 09-26-2011
    Harvey's Lake Customers Directed to Boil Water Until Further Notice

    Boil Water Directive Issued for Harvey's Lake Customers
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  • 09-21-2011
    Fall Fire Hydrant Flushing Schedule

    Fire Hydrant Flushing Resumes
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  • 09-17-2011
    Boil Water Directive LIFTED for All Bloomsburg Area Customers

    Boiling Water No Longer Necessary in Bloomsburg and Surrounding Communities
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  • 09-16-2011
    Ample Water Supply Available for Bloomsburg Area Customers While Boiling Water for Consumptive Purposes

    Normal Water Use Encouraged, Although BOIL WATER DIRECTIVE REMAINS EFFECTIVE for Consumptive Purposes Until Further Notice
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  • 09-14-2011
    Bloomsburg Water Restoration Update for Areas Hardest Hit by Flooding

    Water Restoration Update in Areas Hardest Hit by Flooding
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  • 09-14-2011
    United Water Focusing on Restoration for Areas Still Without Water Service

    Technicians Verifying Condition of Mains Serving Areas Still Without Water Service
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  • 09-13-2011
    Bloomsburg Water System Pressurization Update

    Water System Pressurization Progressing in Bloomsburg Area
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  • 09-13-2011
    United Water Commencing with Restoration of Water Service to the Bloomsburg Area

    Restoration of Water Service Underway in Bloomsburg Area
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  • 09-12-2011
    Bloomsburg Area Customers Directed to BOIL WATER When Water Service is Restored

    Bloomsburg Area Customers Directed to BOIL WATER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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  • 09-12-2011
    Bloomsburg Water Treatment Plant Prepared for Restart

    Customers Alerted to Certain Needs Associated with Water Plant Restart
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  • 09-12-2011
    NOXEN Customers No Longer Need to Boil Their Water

    Boil Water Directive LIFTED for Noxen Customers
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  • 09-11-2011
    Boil Water Directive LIFTED for Dauphin and Perry County Customers

    Customers in DAUPHIN and PERRY COUNTIES NO LONGER NEED TO BOIL THEIR WATER
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  • 09-08-2011
    Boil Water Warning issued for all Dauphin and Perry County Customers

    Dauphin and Perry County Customers ONLY directed to BOIL THEIR WATER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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  • 09-08-2011
    Unprecedented Flooding Impacts Water Service to Bloomsburg Area Customers

    Record Rainfall Forces Water Plant Shutdown
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  • 09-07-2011
    Flood Conditions Predicted Throughout United Water's Service Territory

    United Water Prepares for Impact from Predicted Flooding
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  • 08-28-2011
    Electrical Power Outages May Cause Low Water Pressure in Certain Areas

    United Water experienced several power outages related to Hurricane Irene on the morning of August 28 in the following operational areas:  Harrisburg (East Shore), Mechanicsburg (West Shore), Dallas (Back Mountain).  The company has implemented its Emergency Response Plan by utilizing back-up generators and emergency interconnections with other water suppliers.

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  • 08-28-2011
    Village of Noxen Customers Directed to Boil Water

    We routinely monitor conditions in the water distribution system.  On Sunday, August 28, we experienced a loss of positive water pressure, due to a power outage caused by heavy rain resulting from Hurricane Irene. 

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  • 08-26-2011
    United Water Prepares for Adverse Weather

    United Water Pennsylvania is supplying donated water to the Extreme Makeover Home Edition project that is ongoing this week in Newberry Township.  A crew consisting of four United Water technicians installed a special yard connection on Sunday evening to supply volunteers working on the project with water to be used for construction-related purposes.

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  • 08-08-2011
    New Customer Information System unveiled - see link on home page

    We’re updating our computer system to serve you better. As part of the upgrade, all customers will receive a new account number by the end of the billing period.  If necessary, transactions may still be completed using the previous account number. We’re aiming for a seamless transition, but there will be a learning curve. Some website transactions may be temporarily unavailable.

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  • 06-22-2011
    United Water Assists Extreme Makeover Home Edition

    United Water Pennsylvania is supplying donated water to the Extreme Makeover Home Edition project that is ongoing this week in Newberry Township.  A crew consisting of four United Water technicians installed a special yard connection on Sunday evening to supply volunteers working on the project with water to be used for construction-related purposes.

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  • 06-02-2011
    United Water Cosponsors Regional Job Fair held by Cumberland County Economic Development on June 6

    true Bob Manbeck United Water Pennsylvania 717.561.1103, Ext. 1654 uwpaquestions@unitedwater.com UNITED WATER COSPONSORS REGIONAL JOB FAIR ON JUNE 6 Over 60 Vendors with JOB OPENINGS will Participate Harrisburg PA 2011 06 02 9 00 a.m. The annual job fair

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  • 05-09-2011
    UNITED WATER PENNSYLVANIA FILES RATE REQUEST WITH PUC

    United Water Pennsylvania today requested a net overall increase in rates of $2.8 million per year with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). If approved by the PUC, the average monthly residential customer bill would increase by about 7 percent, or 8 cents per day, based on consumption of 4,000 gallons of water per month.

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  • 11-29-2010
    Fire Hydrant Operations

    false Customer Service Department United Water Pennsylvania 888.299.8972 717.564.3662 uwpaquestions@unitedwater.com Fire Hydrant Tampering Subject to Prosecution Customers asked to be vigilant Harrisburg PA 2010 11 29 11 00 a.m. Public fire hydrants are to be operated only by emergency

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