 BRYN MAWR, Pa.--BUSINESS WIRE--The board of directors of Essential Utilities Inc. NYSE: WTRG today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 0.2682 per share, payable Sept. 1, 2021 to all shareholders of record on Aug. 13, 2021. The Sept. 2021 dividend will represent a 7 increase compared to the 0.2507 cash dividend the company paid in June of this year. This marks the 31st dividend increase in the past 30 years, and the company has paid a consecutive quarterly cash dividend for more than 75 