Jeffrey R. Hines, President and CEO of The York Water Company announced that the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PPUC) approved a settlement at its January 17, 2019 meeting, allowing an increase in base rates for water and wastewater customers of The York Water Company. The settled rates provide for cost recovery for York Water, while maintaining affordability to customers. The settlement approved by the PPUC affects approximately 68,000 water customers throughout York and Adams Counties, PA and 2,300 wastewater customers in the Asbury Pointe Subdivision, East Prospect Borough and portions of Lower Windsor Township, and West York Borough in York County, PA.