Aqua America Chairman and CEO Appointed to Chesapeake Bay Watershed Blue Ribbon Finance Panel.Business Editors/Environment Writers BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2004 Nicholas DeBenedictis, Aqua America, Inc., (formerly Philadelphia Suburban Corporation) chairman and chief executive officer has been selected by Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell to serve on the new Chesapeake Bay Watershed Blue Ribbon Finance Panel. The panel of high-level business leaders, financial and economic experts, government officials and regional leaders will provide guidance to the Chesapeake Executive Council on funding the multi-state effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay. "I am honored that the Governor saw fit to appoint me to this committee," said DeBenedictis. "As a former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and a representative of both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a national water utility I am fully committed to support the Council's efforts of watershed preservation and look forward to working with this distinguished group of panel members. The Chesapeake Bay is not only a natural resource, but is one of our nation's true treasures and must be protected." The 15-member panel was selected by the Mayor of the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and the Governors of Delaware, Maryland, New York Maryland is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,920 at the 2000 census. The Town of Maryland is on the county's south border, and was named for the U.S. state of the same name. , Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, along with members of the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and . The panel is expected to meet throughout the year and provide final recommendations later this year. Additional panel members include: -- The Honorable Bruce Babbitt, District of Columbia -- The Honorable Gerald L. Baliles Gov. Gerald L. Baliles is the director of the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Founded in 1975, the Miller Center is a leading public policy institution that serves as a national meeting place where engaged citizens, scholars, students, media , Virginia -- The Honorable Penelope A. Gross, Virginia -- F. Henry Habicht, II, McLean, Virginia -- Jim Perdue Perdue may refer to:
-- Terry L. Randall, Williamsport, Maryland -- Joseph Corrado, Delaware -- William C. Baker, Baltimore -- Phyllis M. Cole, Petersburg, West Virginia Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,423 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grant CountyGR6. -- The Honorable James W. Hubbard James W. Hubbard is an American politician who represents district 23A in the Maryland House of Delegates. [1] Background Delegate Hubbard was born in Washington, D.C., on March 20, 1948; he graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in 1986. , Bowie, Maryland -- Thomas J. Kelly, New York -- James Patrick Muldoon, District of Columbia -- John McNeil Wilkie, District of Columbia -- James D. Wilkins, II, Circleville, West Virginia Circleville is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. Circleville was named for a Mr. Zirkle who once kept a store here. The old Circleville School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. DeBenedictis received a master's degree in environmental engineering from Drexel University and has worked in the water resource industry for most of his 30 year career. His past experience includes the Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. , Department of Environmental Resources, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and PECO Energy. Aqua America is the largest U.S.-based publicly-traded water utility serving approximately 2.5 million residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Maine, Missouri, New York, South Carolina and Kentucky. Aqua America is listed on both the New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges under the ticker symbol WTR. The company has been committed to the preservation and improvement of the environment throughout its history, which spans more than 100 years. |
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