Editing Horsham Township, Pennsylvania (section)

===Utilities===
Electricity and natural gas in Horsham Township is provided by [[PECO Energy Company]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.peco.com/AboutUs/Pages/CompanyInformation.aspx | title=PECO: Company Information | publisher=PECO Energy Company | access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Electric Service Tariff|publisher=PECO Energy Company|date=July 17, 2017|page=4|url=https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/CurrentElecTariff_September012017.pdf|access-date=October 10, 2017|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404034227/https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/CurrentElecTariff_September012017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Service Tariff|publisher=PECO Energy Company|date=August 30, 2017|page=2|url=https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/CurrentGasTariff_September012017.pdf|access-date=October 10, 2017|archive-date=March 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322180031/https://www.peco.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/CurrentGasTariff_September012017.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Trash and recycling collection in the township is provided by private haulers including Arthur Moore, [[Republic Services]], [[Waste Management (corporation)|Waste Management]], Advanced Disposal, Horizon Waste, and Whitetail Disposal, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trash Collection & Recycling|publisher=Horsham Township|url=http://www.horsham.org/pview.aspx?id=10516&catID=612|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> Cable, telephone, and internet service to the area is provided by [[Xfinity]] and [[Verizon]]. Horsham Township is served by [[area codes 215, 267, and 445]].<ref name=puc>{{cite map|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission]]|title=Area Code 215 and 267 Map|url=http://www.puc.state.pa.us/telecom/pdf/areacode/215_ACMap.pdf|access-date=June 22, 2011}}</ref>

The Horsham Water and Sewer Authority provides water and sewer service in the township. The water system in Horsham Township consists of 15 wells, five above-ground storage tanks, and {{convert|103|mi|km}} of distribution lines, serving 7,042 customers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water Service|date=14 November 2016|publisher=Horsham Water and Sewer Authority|url=https://www.horshamwater-sewer.com/services/water|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref> In addition to water supplied from wells, the authority also purchases water from the [[North Wales Water Authority]]. Multiple groundwater wells in the township are contaminated with [[perfluorooctanesulfonic acid]] (PFOS) and [[perfluorooctanoic acid]] (PFOA) from the former [[Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove]] site, leading to the authority having to close wells to install treatment systems to decontaminate the water.<ref>{{cite web|title=Horsham Water Quality Update|publisher=Horsham Water and Sewer Authority|date=February 14, 2018|url=https://www.horshamwater-sewer.com/sites/default/files/pfc_update_to_council_02.14.18.pdf|access-date=February 23, 2018}}</ref> Portions of the township receive water from [[Aqua Pennsylvania]], a subsidiary of [[Aqua America]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Rates and Rules Governing the Distribution of Water|publisher=Aqua Pennsylvania|date=March 11, 2013|page=3|url=https://www.aquaamerica.com/media/22710/pa-supp_121_compendium_as_of_3-21-13_.pdf|access-date=October 11, 2017|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094519/https://www.aquaamerica.com/media/22710/pa-supp_121_compendium_as_of_3-21-13_.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The sewer system operated by the Horsham Water and Sewer Authority consists of five drainage districts, three of which are in the [[Pennypack Creek]] watershed and two of which are in the [[Neshaminy Creek]] watershed. Wastewater from the two districts in the Neshaminy Creek watershed, serving the central and western portions of the township, is treated at the Park Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant operated by the authority. Wastewater from the three districts in the Pennypack Creek watershed, serving the southern and eastern portions of the township, is treated at a [[wastewater treatment]] plant operated by the Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority, which the authority has an agreement with.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sewer Service|date=14 November 2016|publisher=Horsham Water and Sewer Authority|url=https://www.horshamwater-sewer.com/services/wastewater|access-date=February 22, 2018}}</ref>