BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The board of directors of Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3071 per share, payable June 1, 2024, to all shareholders of record on May 10, 2024. The June 2024 dividend payment of $0.3071 per share represents a $0.0201, or 7% increase over the June 2023 dividend payment of $0.2870 per share. Essential Utilities has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends for 79 years and has increased the dividend 33 times in t