Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 2, 2004

Aqua America, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)


Pennsylvania
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
001-06659
(Commission File
Number)
23-1702594
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


762 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
    19010-3489  



(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (Zip Code)  

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 527-8000


(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 2, 2004, Aqua America, Inc. (formerly known as Philadelphia Suburban Corporation) issued a press release announcing its third quarter 2004 earnings.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c)     Exhibits.  
               
    99.1     Press Release, dated November 2, 2004, issued by Aqua America, Inc. (formerly known as Philadelphia Suburban Corporation).  

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  AQUA AMERICA, INC.
     
     
  By: ROY H. STAHL

  Roy H. Stahl
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Dated: November 2, 2004

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit        
         
99.1               Press Release, dated November 2, 2004, issued by Aqua America, Inc. (formerly known as Philadelphia Suburban Corporation).  

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