The funding will support 39 drinking water, wastewater, and non-point source projects across the Commonwealth which will increase water quality for Pennsylvania’s citizens.
Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Shapiro Administration announced the investment of $288.2 million for 39 drinking water, wastewater, and non-point source projects across 24 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST). The projects include replacing lead service lines, rehabilitating aging systems, upgrading service capabilities, extending service to more communities, and reducing environmental contaminants through compliance with current regulatory levels and agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs).
“Today’s investment in our communities strengthen our clean water infrastructure while addressing legacy contaminants like lead and PFAS,” said PENNVEST Chairman Dr. Brian Regli. “Through use of traditional funding programs and funding introduced in 2022 under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, PENNVEST has already financed more than $67 million for nine PFAS projects across five counties prior to today’s funding awards announcement. With the announcement of funding awarded at today’s board meeting, PENNVEST’s total PFAS funding commitment has now increased to in excess of $95,096,576.
PENNVEST funding for water improvement projects originates from a combination of state funds approved by voters, Growing Greener funds, Marcellus Legacy funds, the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, federal grant awards to PENNVEST from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, and recycled loan repayments from previous PENNVEST funding awards.
A list of project summaries follows:
Drinking Water Projects
Allegheny County
- ***Pennsylvania American Water Company – received a $1,637,847 grant and a $2,462,153 loan for a complete water service line replacement of 250 utility-owned/ private owned lead water service lines in the Homestead Borough service area. The replacement process includes excavating an approximate 5-foot by 5-foot pit at the existing water main and an approximate 5-foot by 5-foot pit at the curb box on the private property side of the roadway curb line. From those pits, the existing lead line will be disconnected, and a new service line will be pulled through the same trench line between the two. Project components include ¾-inch type K copper service line replacement piping installed via trenched access pits and trenchless installations, restoration, traffic control, and erosion and sediment control. This project will provide direct water quality improvements to the system customers in this disadvantaged community and is consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), and Pennsylvania-American Water Company initiatives to remove lead containing lines from the public water supply system.
- ***Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority – received a $13,094,287 grant and a $12,962,589 loan to replace approximately 580 public and 1,100 private lead service lines serving 3,500 potential homes in the neighborhoods of Homewood, Oakland, Garfield, Friendship, Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, Southside Slopes, Central Northside, Marshall Shadeland, Mount Washington, and Squirrel Hill. The project will increase health benefits by removing lead contamination as well as conserve water by eliminating water leaks in the distribution system and the daily requirement for customers to flush water lines.
Bucks County
- ***Borough of Doylestown – received a $4,956,497 grant and a $1,043,503 loan for a Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) removal project affecting three well stations in the Borough’s distribution system. The project includes the installation of dual-vessel Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Treatment Systems at wells 9, 10, and 12. The treatment systems will necessitate a freestanding building at each well facility to house the vessels, controls, and necessary equipment appurtenances. Additional actions to take place in the project will include installation of a cartridge-style pre-filter at each well, and piping to filter-to-waste and backwash the filter vessels. New chlorine facilities are provisioned in the new treatment housing and existing chlorine equipment at these sites is to be relocated. The project will address health and safety concerns associated with PFAS contamination and allow the Borough to maintain independent operation of all water sources to meet system demand.
- ***Perkasie Regional Authority – received a $3,173,109 grant and a $668,042 loan to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) contamination affecting the distribution of drinking water to customers. Wells 5 and 6 pump into one central treatment location, Well 4, where the water is treated before entering the distribution system; and, sampling of Well 5 reflects PFOS contamination. This project will include the construction of a 40-foot by 35-foot addition to the existing 14-foot by 17-foot building to allow the Authority to install filtering tanks for the removal of PFAS chemicals from the drinking water to ensure water quality and safety for its customers. The project will address health and safety concerns associated with PFAS/PFOS contamination and allow the Authority to increase current pumping rates at Well 5 to provide higher yield.
Carbon County
- ***Hazleton City Authority – received a $16,225,000 grant for a complete upgrade and expansion of the Dreck Creek pump station and pipelines. Work will begin with new tie-ins to the existing intake pipe at the Dreck Creek reservoir "G". Upgrades will also be made to the electrical service and emergency generator. Multiple new pumps will be installed to meet peak demand, as well as new variable speed controllers to adjust station flow to meet filtration plant demand, and new header piping, valves, and meters. Due to the importance of the Dreck Creek source, temporary station bypass pumping will be installed to facilitate renovations of the existing facility. This project will allow the system to meet the anticipated additional daily water demand of existing and new customers, improve availability of treated water, and reduce water loss.
- Borough of Jim Thorpe – received a $4,250,000 loan for a water main replacement project. The project includes the replacement of two 6-inch watermains with 5,800 linear feet of 8-inch ductile iron pipe,190 services, and 10 hydrants. Replacing the existing water main and services will consolidate two outdated water mains into one new one.
Chester County
- ***Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. – received a $7,759,395 grant and a $1,633,605 loan for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) remediation projects at the Stonehedge and Saybrooke Wells in Upper Uwchlan Township and the Robert Dean Wells in West Whiteland Township. New treatment facilities will be constructed at each of the current well locations and be outfitted with ion exchange units to adsorb PFAS compounds. The project will remove PFAS from the drinking water system, allowing for current and future PFAS regulatory compliance and protecting customers from potential health hazards known to be caused by “forever chemicals” contamination.
Erie County
- ***Erie City Water Authority – received a $3,266,426 grant and a $3,233,574 loan for the replacement of approximately 860 total galvanized, customer-side service lines and water meters within the City of Erie. This replacement project will result in a reduction in water leakage and permit the Authority to maintain compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule revisions.
- North East Borough Water Authority – received a $4,455,000 loan for phase one of planned water system upgrades. This phase consists of five projects. The first project is the Hutchinson Drive waterline replacement which includes the installation of approximately 2,000 linear feet of 8-inch watermain and associated valves, hydrants, service lines, and pavement restoration. The second project involves the installation of emergency back-up generators at the Route 20 and Freeport Beach pump stations. These installations will include integral sub-base fuel tanks, and sound attenuating, weatherproof enclosures. A third, sedimentation tank cover project, will include the installation of three pole timber and steel-sided buildings to cover six existing sedimentation tanks. The fourth project will include the replacement of three existing pumps at the Freeport Beach station and one variable frequency drive at the Route 20 station. The last project, of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system upgrades, is planned to include the installation of a programmable logic controller (PLC) based control and monitoring system, providing control over chemical feed rates, monitoring of process facilities, alarm notifications, and report generation. The five projects combined will increase service reliability and performance within the distribution system, pump stations, and conveyance system.
Jefferson County
- ***Brookville Municipal Authority – received a $1,224,904 grant and a $2,925,096 loan for the replacement of approximately 350 lead water service lines in the Brookville Borough and Pine Creek Township service areas. The project includes replacement of 115 utility/public-owned and private-owned lead water service lines, 171 public-owned lead water service lines and 64 private-owned lead water service lines. The replacement process includes excavating an approximate 5-foot by 5-foot pit at the existing water main and an approximate 5-foot by 5-foot pit at the curb box on the private property side of the roadway curb line. From those pits, the existing lead line will be disconnected, and a new service line will be pulled through the same trench line between the two. Project components include ¾-inch high-density polyethylene (HDPE) service line replacement piping installed via trenched access pits and trenchless installations, as well as restoration, traffic control, and erosion and sediment control. Removal of all leaded component water service lines will provide direct water quality improvements to the system’s customers and is consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), and Brookville Municipal Authority initiatives to remove lead containing lines from the public water supply system.
Lackawanna County
- ***Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. – received a $4,594,672 grant and a $967,328 loan to minimize the presence of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) contamination in finished water. The Jefferson Heights Wells 1 and 2 portion of the project will include the construction of a new treatment facility on the existing station property and will involve the usage of granular activated carbon (GAC) to adsorb the PFOS and PFOA compounds. On the grounds of the Jefferson Heights Well 3 property, another new treatment facility will be constructed and will use ion exchange units to adsorb the PFOS and PFOA compounds. The project will address health and safety concerns associated with PFOS and PFOA contamination.
Lancaster County
- Columbia Water Company – received a $1,992,058 loan for repairs to and recoating of the Columbia, Manor Mountville, and East Donegal water tanks. Prior to recoating the tank interiors, the existing coating must be removed to the original steel. The tanks’ exteriors will also receive an overcoating. In addition to the coating work, the project also includes the following repairs to the tanks: weld repairing to the interior wet chamber pit and seams, replacement of all hatch gaskets, exterior ringwall joint grout, and overflow screens, welding to cracks in the steel base plates and corrugated skirt, pressure washing of concrete base foundations, and the removal and replacement of the interior wet chamber safety climb cables. Recoating the tanks will help to protect the infrastructure from corrosion which directly impacts the quality of the water distributed to customers.
Lebanon County
- Richland Borough – received a $4,113,505 loan to construct a new elevated water storage tank. The project will consist of site work, the installation of a 500,000-gallon elevated water storage tank, interconnect piping, instrumentation, control and communication systems, a tank mixing system, surface restoration, electrical work and an emergency generator. The new elevated storage tank will provide a better and more reliable method to provide adequate and consistent water pressure in the Borough.
Lehigh County
- *** Emmaus Borough – received a $9,731,255 grant and a $2,048,745 loan for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) remediation projects affecting wells 1 and 2 in this disadvantaged community. This treatment upgrade project includes the construction of a new building addition on the site of the existing waterworks treatment facility, and the installation of two lead-lag granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment trains, a below-grade wastewater equalization basin, a sulfuric acid chemical system, and additional, necessary chemical, electrical, instrumentation, and control systems. By mitigating PFAS contamination, this project will improve the water quality and allow the Borough to be in compliance with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) regulations.
Luzerne County
- ***Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. – received an $850,865 grant and a $179,135 loan to mitigate the presence of Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination in the Applewood Manor Well 1, serving Dallas Township. The project will include the construction of a new treatment facility, to be located on the existing station property, and will include the usage of ion exchange units to adsorb the PFOS and PFOA compounds. The project will address health and safety concerns associated with this type of contamination.
- ***Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. – received a $1,239,124 grant and a $260,876 loan to remediate the presence of Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination in in the Penn Lake Treatment Well, serving Penn Lake Park Borough. The project will include the construction of a new treatment facility on the existing station property and will include the usage of ion exchange units to adsorb the PFOS and PFOA compounds. The project will address health and safety concerns associated with PFOS and PFOA contamination.
McKean County
- *Bradford City Water Authority – received a $4,118,500 loan for a system-wide water meter replacement project affecting customers in the City of Bradford, the townships of Bradford, Foster, and Lafayette, and Lewis Run Borough. The project will include the replacement of 5,797 existing water meters that have been failing or under-registering water usage, and the installation of an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system. The installation of new water meters will allow the Authority to accurately measure water usage and reduce labor costs by eliminating the need to review meter readings more than one time per year.
Montgomery County
- ***Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. – received a $1,635,644 grant and a $344,356 loan to minimize the presence of Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination in Perkiomen Township. The project will include the construction of a new treatment facility on the existing Cranberry Well 2 Water Treatment Plant property and will include the usage of ion exchange units to adsorb the PFOS and PFOA compounds. The project will address health and safety concerns associated with PFOS/PFOA contamination.
- ***Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. – received a $7,842,004 grant and a $1,650,996 loan to decrease the presence of Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination in Lohmiller, Twin Ponds, and Hunters Run wells. The Lohmiller Well and Hunters Run Wells 4 and 5 portions of the project will include the construction of a new treatment facility on each of the existing station properties and will include the usage of granular activated carbon (GAC) to adsorb the PFOS and PFOA compounds. On the Twin Ponds Well 8 property, a new treatment facility will be constructed and will use ion exchange units to adsorb the PFOS and PFOA compounds. The project will address health and safety concerns associated with PFOS/PFOA contamination.
Philadelphia County
- *City of Philadelphia – received a $68,775,000 loan to construct a new pumping station and install system upgrades to the East Park Booster Pumping Station, serving as the only interconnection between the West and Central Philadelphia water distribution systems. Construction activities during the project include the creation of a two-story, 11,350 square foot new pump station and new driveway from 33rd Street. Also included in the project is the installation of four 24 million gallons per day (MGD) booster pumps, two air release valves, 23 disc gate valves of various sizes, 2,615 linear feet of piping of various sizes including stormwater management and wastewater service piping, a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, a floor drain system, interior lighting, an underground stormwater detention basin, new electrical equipment, two 13,200 volt to 4,160 volt transformers and underground duct banks, raceways and wiring, an emergency generator and load bank, four concrete valve vaults, and one 48-inch venturi meter with copper piping. Around the exterior of the new facility, new fencing, site sign, exterior lighting and landscaping will also be installed. The existing station will be decommissioned by modifying the site piping and building to create office and storage space for the Philadelphia Water Department. This project will improve equipment reliability and worker safety, bring the high voltage electrical gear into code, and increase system resilience in times of emergency.
Schuylkill County
- Mahanoy Township Authority – received a $2,000,000 loan under the Advance Funding Program to fund engineering fees for a three-phase project that will upgrade portions of the complete system serving Mahanoy City and Gilberton Boroughs as well as portions of Mahanoy Township. Phase I will concentrate on improvements to the water treatment plant, which is at the end of useful life. Phase II will address Sources and System Hydraulics to improve overall efficiency. Phase III will focus on the distribution system, including lead service line removal. This rehabilitation will extend the useful life of the treatment plant by 20 years and is expected to result in water saving through improved hydraulic efficiency.
- ***Schuylkill County Municipal Authority – received an $ 8,219,243 grant and a $230,757 loan for system upgrades to the Morea Well Treatment Facility (Well 2), which serves approximately 120 residential customers, and is now operated by the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority. System improvements include the construction of a new treatment facility to include iron and manganese treatment, chemical application, and disinfection contact time. Additional construction will include necessary chemical, electrical, instrumentation and control (I&C) and other supporting facilities. Equipment to be installed will include a new 100 million gallons-per-day (MGD) submersible well pump, two 100 MGD high service booster pumps, and a new 830 foot 8-inch diameter ductile iron transmission main. Additionally, 120 service lines in the Morea system will be equipped with new meters, and any private service lines found to contain lead will be replaced. The public portion of all service lines will be replaced regardless of material. The project will increase system reliability, improve water quality and water pressure, and provide better access to water storage for emergency and fire service.
Westmoreland County
- ***Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County – received a $4,556,036 grant and a $5,443,964 loan for the replacement of approximately 1,000 lead water service lines on both the customer and public sides in the Apollo, North Apollo, Leechburg, West Leechburg, Hyde Park, East Vandergrift, and Vandergrift Boroughs, and Parks Township service areas. The project will help the Authority facilitate compliance with state and federal regulations to protect consumers through the replacement of existing lead service lines which are known to be detrimental to human health.
Wastewater Projects
Adams County
- Berwick Township – received a $1,626,218 loan for a headworks improvement project. Construction in this project will include a new concrete and concrete masonry unit (CMU) headworks building with a new influent channel for the screen, a manual bypass channel, and wet well. Equipment installation will include three new influent pumps with new equipment pads, valves, controls and a control panel, an 8-inch ductile iron force main, and a fine mesh perforated screen. The project will improve efficiency, operations, and safety at the plant and decrease long-term maintenance costs and frequency of potential overflow events.
Blair County
- Bellwood Borough Authority – received a $607,955 grant and a $1,756,045 loan for improvements to the sanitary sewer system. The project includes the replacement of an existing sewage flow metering station, approximately 1,176 linear feet of 12-inch and 2,680 linear feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer main, laterals, railroad boring and all associated appurtenances. This project also includes the removal and replacement of 17 manholes. These improvements are expected to rectify deficiencies related to degradation of the existing pipe and stem inflow and infiltration (I&I) related hydraulic issues that the system currently experiences during periods of significant precipitation.
- Freedom Township Water and Sewer Authority – received a $1,244,000 loan for upgrades to the Newry Pump Station. The project will include the installation of new pumps, controls, a generator, and a bypass connection. The wet well will receive concrete patching and coating to prevent further degradation. These upgrades will increase the facility’s efficiency and decrease maintenance costs.
Bradford County
- ***Towanda Municipal Authority – received a $7,736,520 grant to complete upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant. This project includes the construction of a new 47-foot by 40-foot headworks building. Equipment to be installed in the new facility includes two 6-millimeter laced link fine screening units, a vortex-style grit collector to be installed in a 10-inch grit chamber, an end-suction, centrifugal grit pump and grit classifier, and ancillary communication and electrical components. Items that will be replaced or repaired include components associated with the autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion (ATAD) system, the air supply piping to each of the jet headers, all in-tank piping, and the ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system. Two ATAD feed pumps and the jet pump will be replaced, while two new sludge transfer pumps, an ATAD jet pump, and an ATAD foam pump will be acquired to use as eventual replacements later. Demolition of the existing headworks building will be completed following the construction of the new building and miscellaneous yard piping will be removed or relocated. The project will allow the Authority to remain in compliance with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) regulations.
Bucks County
- ***Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority – received a $9,434,574 loan for a cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining project to resolve inflow and infiltration (I&I) issues throughout its service area. The project will be performed in ten defined problem sections: IW-3, IW-4, IW-4A, IW-5, IW-7, IW-8, IW-9, MC-2, PR-1, and USMA. The total lining in the project will include 47,247 linear feet of 8-inch sewer main, 1,010 linear feet of 12-inch sewer main, 521 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sewer, and lining of 729 laterals. The project will reduce wet weather peak flows affecting Ironworks Creek, Mill Creek, Pine Run Creek, and Neshaminy Creek.
- Sellersville Borough – received a $2,264,515 loan to replace 5,600 linear feet of 8-inch gravity main along Lawn Avenue. New piping to be used includes 4,120 linear feet of 8-inch and 1,410 linear feet of 10-inch gravity main. Also included is the replacement of 29 existing sanitary manholes. This project will reduce inflow and infiltration (I&I) as well as conserve water currently being lost due to pipe breakage and leaks.
Lancaster County
- Northwestern Lancaster County Authority – received a $1,381,968 loan for upgrades at the Pumping Station Number 1. A new pumping station building will be constructed. Also, included in the project will be the installation of two pumps, a wet well, a valve chamber, two variable frequency drives, a bioxide system, two lined manholes, one pump control, and a stand-by generator. A third pump will be acquired as a backup when needed in the future. These upgrades will lower maintenance costs and ensure the station’s operation is reliable.
McKean County
- Pennsylvania American Water Company – received a $15,200,000 loan for improvements to the Kinzua Road Wastewater Treatment Plant. In addition to the construction of a new treatment building, the project will include the installation of a ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system, fine bubble membrane diffusers and a blower with supplemental cascade aeration, a Volute press, a plant-wide surge protective system and power quality meter, new power distribution feeders, a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, and provisions for future site security upgrades. The project will address the effluent exceedance levels of total suspended solids (TSS), fecal coliform, and dissolved oxygen (DO), as well as decrease the number of combined sewer overflow events and improve the solids handling process.
Mercer County
- Borough of Jackson Center – received a $9,482,675 grant to replace the existing wastewater treatment plant along Bradley Road in Jackson Township. A structural and mechanical evaluation concluded that no aspects of the current treatment plant could be rehabilitated or modified for continued use. This project will include the construction of a 98,000 gallons-per-day (GPD) wastewater treatment facility that will be located adjacent to the existing plant. Because all existing mechanical equipment is at the end of useful life, modern equipment will be purchased for the new plant. This project will reduce operational and maintenance costs and allow the Borough to meet processing demands, now and into the future, and be compliant with effluent discharge limits.
- Jamestown Municipal Authority – received a $1,099,860 grant for a sanitary sewer collection system lining project. Included in the project is the lining of approximately 14,500 lineal feet of existing 8-inch diameter gravity sanitary sewer with cured-in-place pipe (CIPP). All existing laterals are to be reinstated and point repairs may be required in some locations. This lining project will extend the functionality of the existing sanitary sewer infrastructure while eliminating the restoration costs associated with a full replacement.
Tioga County
- Elkland Borough Authority – received a $1,863,730 grant to upgrade the extended aeration activated sludge wastewater treatment plant. The project includes the installation of two influent pumps with variable frequency drives (VFDs), four dissolved oxygen (DO) probes, two oxidation reduction potential (ORP) probes, two mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) probes, a total residual chlorine analyzer, a total suspended solids probe, three positive displacement blowers, a programmable logic controller (PLC), a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) / telemetry system, a 200 kilowatt generator, and an aerobic treatment system (ATS). Also planned are the repair of five aeration chains in Basin 1A, the rehabilitation of equipment in the wet well, and upgrades to the supernatant pump station. The project will eliminate discharge limit exceedances, protecting water quality of the Cowanesque River, and prevent potential contamination at the raw water intake site of the Nelson Water Plant located approximately three miles downstream.
Washington County
- **Mid Mon-Valley Water Pollution Control Authority – received a $400,279 grant and a $4,169,721 loan to upgrade Pump Station No. 2, Pump Station No. 3, and Pump Station No. 4. The upgrades at Pump Stations No. 2 and No. 4 include utilizing the existing wet well. The dry-pit station will have the equipment removed, and the pit will be filled with stone. The existing control building will be demolished. Construction includes a concrete structure on piles above the existing wet well with a valve room, generator, and control room. The pump stations will be upgraded with new submersible pumps, meter, valves, and a generator. Upgrades to Pump Station No. 3 involve a similar scope of work, except the existing wet well and below-grade dry pit station will be demolished. For this pump station, a new wet well will be constructed, along with a new valve room, generator, and control room. The pump station will also be furnished with new pumps, meter, valves, and a generator. The project will eliminate sanitary sewage discharges to the Monongahela River by replacing the aging pump stations and infrastructure.
Westmoreland County
- ***Donegal Township Board of Supervisors – received a $7,071,769 grant and a $1,839,595 loan for the construction of a sanitary sewer collection and treatment system to serve the area extending from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Donegal Interchange to Laurel Highlands Campland. The project includes the construction of a new 110,000 gallons-per-day (GPD) sequencing batch reactor (SBR) wastewater treatment facility, approximately 6,600 feet of sanitary sewer collection piping, manholes, 3,200 feet of 6-inch water line, a 1,900-foot-long gravel access road, and associated appurtenances. The treatment facility includes ultraviolet (UV) disinfection and a sludge belt filter press. The project will replace the failing Campland treatment facility and will collect and treat wastewater from several other independent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holders in the service area, thereby consolidating permit holders. The new sanitary sewer collection and treatment system will eliminate untreated or inadequately treated sewage discharge affecting Minnow Run and ensure compliance with a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) consent order.
Wyoming County
- The Lake Winola Municipal Authority – received a $2,712,240 loan for upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant. The project will include the installation of new lagoon liners, two lagoon treatment units, a submerged attached growth reactor (SAGR), an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system, a new pump, a metals treatment system, an emergency generator, a supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, a new electrical system, and all related programmable logic controllers (PLCs) for the mechanical systems. Also included will be the removal, cleaning and re-assembly of the aeration system in the lagoons, the inspection, repair, and replacement of under drain and leak detection system components, and the demolition of the current chlorine disinfection system. This project will allow the Authority to be compliant with NPDES permit limits for ammonia-nitrogen and copper and will eliminate untreated or inadequately treated sewage discharge.
Non-Point Source Projects
Allegheny County
- Borough of Franklin Park – received a $460,000 loan to convert an existing stormwater extended-release dry basin to a managed released concept, implementing stormwater best management practices (BMPs). The conversion will take place by regrading basin walls and importing amended soils. Other project improvements include the removal and replacement of the current outlet structure, the replacement of approximately 67 linear feet of storm pipe, and the installation of approximately 500 linear feet of underdrain. This project is anticipated to result in the reduction of approximately 80,946 pounds per year of total suspended solids into Pine Creek, a tributary to the Allegheny River.
Cumberland County
- **East Pennsboro Township Authority – received a $2,111,284 loan for a stream restoration project. The restoration will affect 4,655 lineal feet of the Enola Run stream and will include reconnection to the floodplain, repair of eroding streambanks, planting of riparian buffers, and development of environmental educational components such as instructional signs and access trails. These stream improvements will benefit not only Enola Run, but also the Conodoguinet Creek, the Susquehanna River, and the Chesapeake Bay. The project will result in approximately 104.5 tons per year of sediment reductions; 316.5 pounds per year of phosphorus reductions; and 349.1 pounds per year of nitrogen reductions to support East Pennsboro Township’s Pollutant Reduction Plan (PRP).
*Denotes projects that are funded by Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF).
**Denotes projects that are funded by Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF).
***Denotes projects that are funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
For projects noted above as funded with DWSRF, CWSRF, and IIJA federal funds, the use of the word ‘grant’ within this release is defined as a principal forgiveness loan, which is the functional equivalent of a grant in that it does not require repayment. For those same projects with loan terms extending beyond 20 years, the use of the word ‘loan’ equates to a bond purchase.