EXHIBIT 23.1


The Board of Directors
Philadelphia Suburban Corporation

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(No. 333-81085) on Form S-8 of Philadelphia Suburban Corporation of our
report dated June 25, 1999, relating to the statement of net assets available
for plan benefits of Consumers Water Company Employees' 401(k) Savings Plan
and Trust as of December 31, 1998, and the related statement of changes in
net assets available for plan benefits for the year then ended, and all related
supplemental schedules, which report appears in the December 31, 1998, annual
report on Form 11-K of Philadelphia Suburban Corporation.



/s/ KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 29, 1999


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