West Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, and the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, has signed an agreement with Jefferson Utilities to purchase the water and wastewater system assets of Jefferson Utilities, Valley Water and Sewer Services, Shenandoah Junction Public Sewer, and East Jefferson Sewer Services for $30 million.
The combined systems serve 3,978 customer connections in West Virginia’s Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan counties.
“West Virginia American Water looks forward to becoming the water and wastewater service provider for such a vibrant and growing part of the Eastern Panhandle,” said West Virginia American Water President Robert Burton. “We are committed to continuing the high level of service provided by these water and wastewater utilities, while being an excellent community partner and delivering on our infrastructure investment, technical expertise and decades of water and wastewater experience. Additional