EX-23.1 8 wtrg-20211231xex23_1.htm EX-23.1 Exhibit 231

Exhibit 23.1



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-240088,  333-255235, and 333-257234), on Form S-4 (No. 333-202393), and on Form S-8 (Nos. 033-52557, 033‑53689, 333-26613, 333-70859, 333-81085, 333-61768, 333-107673, 333-113502, 333-116776,  333‑126042, 333-148206, 333-156047, 333-159897, and 333-181389) of Essential Utilities, Inc. of our report dated March 1, 2022 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 



March 1, 2022