Aqua:
Who: | Pa. Governor Tom Corbett, Aqua Chairman Nicholas DeBenedictis, and Aqua employees | ||
What: | Governor Corbett will visit Aqua’s time-fill CNG fueling station in Springfield, Pa. to see first-hand the company’s growing fleet of vehicles that use compressed natural gas (CNG), a clean-burning fuel alternative. The fleet has been partially funded through grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Both Governor Corbett and DeBenedictis will provide remarks. | ||
| In March, Aqua received a $225,000 grant from the DEP’s Act 13 fund. The grant is being used to fund the purchase of nine additional Freightliner M2 CNG-fueled dump trucks. In 2013, the company received an Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) of $86,812 from the DEP for the purchase of 14 new CNG-fueled vans. Aqua also received two grants for approximately $70,000 for infrastructure and plans to install private fueling stations at its West Chester and Willow Grove operations centers. | |||
| Aqua has supported a CNG fleet for more than a decade, purchasing its first bi-fuel pickup in 1997. To date, the company has invested $675,000 in CNG through vehicle purchases and infrastructure upgrades, including the construction of time-fill fueling stations. | |||
When: | Tuesday, April 8, 2014 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | |||
Where: | Aqua’s Springfield CNG Fill Station | ||
| 700 W. Sproul Road | |||
| Springfield, PA 19064 | |||
Audio/Visuals: | |||
| -- Interview opportunities with Governor Corbett and DeBenedictis on the benefits of CNG for both the environment and companies | |||
| -- Interview opportunities with Governor Corbett and DeBenedictis on the DEP’s Act 13 and AFIG funding | |||
| -- Visual of Governor Corbett and DeBenedictis in front of Aqua’s CNG fueling station | |||
| -- Visual of Aqua’s fleet of CNG-fueled vehicles | |||
Contact: | Donna Alston | ||
| Manager, Communications | |||
| O: 610.645.1095 | |||
| M: 484.368.4720 |
Contacts:
Donna Alston
Manager, Communications
O: 610-645-1095
M:
484-368-4720
DPAlston@AquaAmerica.com
