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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Franklin Chris   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AQUA AMERICA INC [WTR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. VP & COO Reg. Ops (Last) (First) (Middle) 762 W LANCASTER AVE. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/08/2013 (Street) BRYN MAWR, PA 19010 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 07/08/2013   M   4,284 A $ 16.1475 27,477 D   Common Stock 07/08/2013   F   2,192 (1) D $ 31.56 25,285 D   Common Stock 07/08/2013   M   5,983 A $ 18.3338 31,268 D   Common Stock 07/08/2013   F   3,476 (1) D $ 31.56 27,792 D   Common Stock 07/08/2013   M   1,375 A $ 23.26 29,167 D   Common Stock 07/08/2013   F   1,014 (1) D $ 31.56 28,153 D   Common Stock 07/08/2013   M   5,294 A $ 20.18 33,447 D   Common Stock 07/08/2013   F   3,386 (1) D $ 31.56 30,061 D   Common Stock 07/09/2013   M   352 A $ 23.26 30,413 D   Common Stock 401k               7,800.82 (2) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 16.1475

07/08/2013

M

4,284

03/01/2005

03/01/2014

Common Stock

4,284

$ 0

0

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 18.3338

07/08/2013

M

5,983

02/28/2006

02/28/2015

Common Stock

5,983

$ 0

0

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 23.26

07/08/2013

M

1,375

02/22/2008

02/22/2017

Common Stock

1,375

$ 0

2,036

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 20.18

07/08/2013

M

5,294

02/26/2009

02/26/2018

Common Stock

5,294

$ 0

0

D

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 23.26

07/09/2013

M

352

02/22/2008

02/22/2017

Common Stock

352

$ 0

8,273

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Franklin Chris 762 W LANCASTER AVE. BRYN MAWR, PA 19010			Exec. VP & COO Reg. Ops

Signatures

/s/ Brian Dingerdissen, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Franklin		07/10/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares disposed of as part of a stock swap to exercise stock options.
(2)	Includes 143.48 additional shares acquired under the Company's 401k plan since the last filing.

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