Aqua New Jersey Switching Customers to Monthly Billing

First Round of Monthly Bills Scheduled for July; Change Follows Installation of
Radio Frequency Metering Technology
PHILLIPSBURG & BLACKWOOD, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
Aqua New Jersey, Inc. (Aqua) announced today that area customers will start
seeing their water bills arrive monthly beginning early in July. The switch from
quarterly billing comes as the result of Aqua completing the installation of
radio frequency (RF) meters for all of its 30,000 customers in the
Warren/Hunterdon and Camden/Gloucester County service areas.

About one third of Aqua`s customers will get their first monthly bill in July.
Depending on their last meter read, the remaining customers will get either
their last quarterly bill or an interim bi-monthly bill. However, all Aqua
customers will receive monthly bills by August. Aqua will begin mailing postcard
to customers tomorrow informing them about the change.

"Monthly billing will help our customers track their water usage more closely,
which increases their ability to conserve water, and identify and fix potential
problems, such as leaks, more quickly," said Aqua President Bill Davis. "In
addition, many people find that monthly water bills make budgeting more
convenient, because they pay most of their other regular bills on a monthly
basis."

With the RF meter devices now installed throughout its Northern and Southern
divisions, Aqua will be able to collect meter readings more efficiently. "One of
the biggest benefits of RF is that we no longer have to access the customer`s
property to read the water meter. These high-tech instruments allow us to read
meters remotely from the curb," said Davis. "Further, using RF meters increases
reading accuracy while eliminating the need for estimated bills."

Aqua provides water and wastewater services to more than 50,000 customers
(approximately 150,000 residents) in nine New Jersey counties.

Aqua New Jersey, Inc.
Ginny Minnich, 609-587-5406 ext. 56511
Business Manager
gaminnich@aquaamerica.com

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