SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D. C.  20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)                  May 16, 2003



                        THE YORK WATER COMPANY
        (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)



Pennsylvania                       0-690                            23-1242500
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission                    (I.R.S. Employer
 of incorporation)             File Number)                Identification No.)



130 East Market Street, York, Pennsylvania                               17401
(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number including Area Code                 717-845-3601




     (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



                         THE YORK WATER COMPANY
                                FORM 8-K





ITEM 5.    OTHER EVENTS


        York, Pennsylvania, May 16, 2003:  Jeffrey s. Osman, President & CEO of
       The York Water Company, announced today that the Company has filed a
settlement of its pending rate case with the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission.  The settlement, which is joined in by all active parties, provides
for an increase in annual revenues of $1,725,000.

The settlement will increase the average residential gravity customer bill from
$19.61 per month to $21.17 per month and the average residential repumped
customer bill from $23.84 per month to $26.23 per month.

The settlement must be approved by the presiding Administrative Law Judge Wayne
Weismandel and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission before increased
rates become effective.



                                   SIGNATURES




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                                         The York Water Company
                                                             (Registrant)


Dated:  May 16, 2003                                By: /s/Kathleen M. Miller
                                                        (Kathleen M. Miller)
                                                        Chief Financial Officer