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A ground breaking was held Friday for the $17.2 million sewer treatment plant to replace the one in Honesdale built in 1955.
The expanded plant, with 2.2 million gallon a day capacity, takes into account projected growth over 30 years. Central Wayne Regional Authority (CWRA), combining Honesdale Borough’s and Texas and Cherry Ridge townships’ sewer needs, was formed to oversee the operation.
CWRA Chairman Martin Young noted that this has been a long, hard process but one done with the best interest of the citizens in mind. Their job, he said, is to manage finances of the sanitation system, ensure that waste water is process according to environmental regulations, and to keep costs down as low as possible for the customer.
In the future, they will consider the potential of treating waste water trucked in from local gas drilling operations, and in expanding their customer base possibly to Dyberry Township and Bethany Borough.
Michael Bedrin, Regional Director, Pa. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), applauded the Authority members for their courage and conviction to help protect the high quality waters of the Lackawaxen River. This in turn serves to boost the region’s economy.
The current plant is rated at 1.18 million gallons per day. The upgrade project follows a recommendation from DEP in the required Honesdale Borough sewage facilities plan. The current plant is hydraulically overloaded, by as much as 0.4 million gallons per day. The same plan called for the creation of the regional Authority. The old plant also showed signs of deterioration.
The new plant will require higher quality standards of what is allowed to discharge into the river. Portions of the existing plant will be utilized in the new design.
Howard Robson Inc. is the general contractor; Joyce Electrical Inc., is the electrical contractor and Optimum Controls Corp. received the process and instrumentation contract.
Expected to be completed by January 14, 2011, the project is being funded by a 30 year PennVest low interest loan of $11,750,000, a $5,050,700 grant and $400,000 local share.
A ground breaking was held Friday for the $17.2 million sewer treatment plant to replace the one in Honesdale built in 1955.
The expanded plant, with 2.2 million gallon a day capacity, takes into account projected growth over 30 years. Central Wayne Regional Authority (CWRA), combining Honesdale Borough’s and Texas and Cherry Ridge townships’ sewer needs, was formed to oversee the operation.
CWRA Chairman Martin Young noted that this has been a long, hard process but one done with the best interest of the citizens in mind. Their job, he said, is to manage finances of the sanitation system, ensure that waste water is process according to environmental regulations, and to keep costs down as low as possible for the customer.
In the future, they will consider the potential of treating waste water trucked in from local gas drilling operations, and in expanding their customer base possibly to Dyberry Township and Bethany Borough.
Michael Bedrin, Regional Director, Pa. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), applauded the Authority members for their courage and conviction to help protect the high quality waters of the Lackawaxen River. This in turn serves to boost the region’s economy.
The current plant is rated at 1.18 million gallons per day. The upgrade project follows a recommendation from DEP in the required Honesdale Borough sewage facilities plan. The current plant is hydraulically overloaded, by as much as 0.4 million gallons per day. The same plan called for the creation of the regional Authority. The old plant also showed signs of deterioration.
The new plant will require higher quality standards of what is allowed to discharge into the river. Portions of the existing plant will be utilized in the new design.
Howard Robson Inc. is the general contractor; Joyce Electrical Inc., is the electrical contractor and Optimum Controls Corp. received the process and instrumentation contract.
Expected to be completed by January 14, 2011, the project is being funded by a 30 year PennVest low interest loan of $11,750,000, a $5,050,700 grant and $400,000 local share.
