The York Water Company is engaged in the business of impounding, purifying and distributing water. The Company operates within its franchised territory, which covers 39 municipalities within York County, Pennsylvania, and seven municipalities within Adams County, Pennsylvania. Water service is supplied through the Company's own distribution system. The Company obtains its water supply from the South branch and East branch of the Codorus Creek, which together have an average daily flow of 73 million gallons per day. The Company has two reservoirs, Lake Williams and Lake Redman, which together hold up to approximately 2.2 billion gallons of water. It has a 15-mile pipeline from the Susquehanna River to Lake Redman, which provides access to an additional supply of 12 million gallons of water per day. As of December 31, 2008, the Company's average daily availability was 35 million gallons, and daily consumption was approximately 18.3 million gallons.