Aqua America Executives to Broadcast Analyst Day Presentation Live; Meeting scheduled April 20.

BRYN MAWR, Pa. -- Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced today that it will conduct a live webcast of its Analyst Day event on Thursday, April 20, 2006 from 12:30 p.m. to approximately 2:00 p.m. EDT. The conference will be held at the Langham Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, where Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Nicholas DeBenedictis and Chief Financial Officer David P. Smeltzer will present a strategic and financial overview of the company.

Topics to be discussed include:

--U.S. Water Industry Overview

--Company Strategy

--Update on 2006 Expectations

--Future Outlook

The presentation will be webcast live from the investor relations section of the company's Web site at www.aquaamerica.com and archived for 30 days following the event. To access the live webcast, visit the company's Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to download any necessary audio or plug-in software.

Reservations are required to attend this event in Boston. Analysts and institutional investors interested in attending the conference should contact Michael Pullen at 480-614-3018 or [e-mail].

Aqua America, Inc. is the largest U.S.-based publicly-traded water utility, serving more than 2.5 million residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, Maine, Missouri, New York, and South Carolina. Aqua America is listed on both the New York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges under the ticker symbol WTR.

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