This episode details the complex financial crisis in Chester, Pennsylvania, and the ongoing legal battles surrounding the city's attempt to monetize its water assets to address its bankruptcy.

Sources for this podcast include:

• DV Journal (12/4/24): Pa. Supreme Court to Decide Chester Water Authority’s Future
• Bloomberg Law (11/18/24): Retirees Pitted Against Water Unit in City’s Two-Year Bankruptcy
• Delco Today (11/15/24): Monetization Move on Chester Water Assets Could Come Next Summer
• Bloomberg Law (11/13/24): Chester Water Cleared for Pennsylvania Supreme Court Appeal
• Delaware County Daily Times (10/13/24): In Chester, a new push by the receiver and Chester Water Authority to make their cases
• DV Journal (10/2/24): Chester Water Authority Wants PA Supreme Court Case to Resume
• WHYY (9/24/24): Did the Pa. legislature undermine Chester’s influence over its water authority?
• WHYY (9/20/24): If Chester’s water assets must be sold, the city’s retirees want them to go to the highest bidder
• Delco Today (9/4/24): Chester Plan to Sell Its Water Systems Is Getting Push Back
• Philadelphia Inquirer (8/26/24): Chester receiver proposes selling water authorities to help rescue the city from bankruptcy
• WHYY (8/6/24): Chester receiver aims to monetize bankrupt city’s water assets. Chester Water Authority vows to fight it
• WHYY (7/10/24): Scams, big bills and bargains: Why Pa.’s public water officials won’t stop talking
• Delaware County Daily Times (11/10/22): Chester receiver moves to take over administration of city
• Delaware County Daily Times (4/13/22): Penns

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