Sewickley Water Works v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) determined that the Sewickley Water Works is a municipal corporation rendering extraterritorial service and is thereby subject to the PUC’s jurisdiction. The Water Works challenges the PUC’s conclusion that it is an agent that is owned and maintained by the Borough of Sewickley whose geographic boundaries are co-extensive with the Borough’s.

The Water Works was created by a special act of the General Assembly, Act of February 21, 1873, P.L. 147 (Water Works Act) for the purpose of “erecting and maintaining waterworks to supply…