NOTICES
PENNSYLVANIA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Environmental Assessment Approval for PENNVEST Funding Consideration
[51 Pa.B. 5962]
[Saturday, September 11, 2021]Scope: Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Projects for October 20, 2021, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) Board meeting consideration
Description: PENNVEST, which administers the Commonwealth's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), is intended to be the funding source for the following projects. The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of these projects, and the information received in the Environmental Report for these projects, has not identified any significant, adverse environmental impact resulting from any of the proposed projects. The Department hereby approves the Environmental Assessment for each project. If no significant comments are received during this comment period, the Environmental Assessment will be considered approved and funding for the project will be considered by PENNVEST.
To be considered, the Department must receive comments on this approval on or by Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Written comments can be mailed to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''PENNVEST SRF-Environmental Assessment'' as the subject line in written communication.
For more information about the approval of the following Environmental Assessments or the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Programs contact Richard Wright, Bureau of Clean Water, Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, (717) 772-4059, riwright@pa.gov, or visit the Department's web site at www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/InfrastructureFinance/Pages/default.aspx.
Comments received during the comment period, along with the Department's comment and response document will be available on the Department's web site at www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/InfrastructureFinance/Pages/EnvironmentalReview.aspx.
Upon approval, the complete list of approved projects and their costs can be found in a press release on PENNVEST's web site at www.pennvest.pa.gov.
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CWSRF Projects Being Considered:
Applicant: Greater Johnstown
Water AuthorityCounty: Cambria Applicant Address: 640 Franklin Street
Johnstown, PA 15901Project Description: The proposed project consists of the installation/rehabilitation of approximately 9,700 linear feet of 8-inch to 10-inch sanitary sewer collection pipes, manholes, and appurtenances, 6,450 linear feet of 6-inch lateral pipes and the separation of storm sewers from the existing sanitary sewer system. The project will serve 11 of the 12 neighborhoods that make up the City of Johnstown, including Oakhurst, Morrellville, Prospect, Woodvale, Roxbury, Moxham, Hornerstown, Walnut Grove, Cooperstown, Cambria City and Minersville.
Problem Description: The system consists of approximately 520,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer mainline. A consent order and agreement (CO&A) between the City of Johnstown and the Department on July 14, 2010, requires the elimination of all sanitary sewer overflows (SSO) from the collection system. Under the CO&A, the City of Johnstown was obligated to implement a rehabilitation plan that would reduce infiltration/inflow (I/I) entering the collection system during wet weather events and thus eliminate SSO discharges into the Stonycreek and Conemaugh Rivers. The system was purchased by the Greater Johnstown Water Authority from the City of Johnstown in the fall of 2020. The obligations under the CO&A have been entered into by the Greater Johnstown Water Authority upon system transfer.
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Applicant: Milton Regional Sewer Authority County: Northumberland Applicant Address: 5585 State Route 405
Milton, PA 17847Project Description: The project consists of the abandonment of Lewis Township's existing wastewater treatment plant and the installation of a pumping station at the former treatment plant site to convey sewage to Milton Regional Sewer Authority's existing gravity collection system on Vincent Avenue. Approximately 17,870 linear feet of forcemain will be installed along Susquehanna Trail, 8th Street Drive and Vincent Avenue to complete the connection. In addition, a smaller pump station and 1,590 linear feet of gravity sewer and forcemain will be constructed to serve the Susquehanna Trail/Route 54 corridor with a connection made to the existing Lewis Township collection system.
Problem Description: The existing Lewis Township Wastewater Treatment Plant is nearing its capacity. While the plant is not currently overloaded, high diurnal loadings from the Warrior Run School District campus have caused inefficiencies in the biological treatment process. Currently, Warror Run School District has plans to expand its campus to include a regional elementary school which will increase the number of students served from roughly 1,000 to 1,600. Between the Warrior Run School District's plans and expected growth in Lewis Township, the plant needs to be upgraded or replaced to ensure effluent limits can be met. Connection of the elementary school cannot occur until either an upgrade or replacement of the plant has been completed.
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Applicant: Borough of Shoemakersville County: Berks Applicant Address: 242 Main Street
P.O. Box 190
Shoemakersville, PA 19555Project Description: A new screen will be installed at the Shoemakersville Sewer Plant to remove rags and other debris from the wastewater. This will protect the wastewater plant equipment from clogs and damage. A new sludge press will be installed to replace the existing sludge press. The new press will improve the dewatering process and reduce disposal costs.
Problem Description: After a complete evaluation of the wastewater treatment plant in 2014, five major process repairs or upgrades were recommended: (1) raw sewage screening upgrade; (2) sludge dewatering upgrade; (3) disinfection system upgrade; (4) clarifier roof repairs; and (5) return activated sludge (RAS) and waste activated sludge (WAS) pump rebuilds or replacement. The Borough of Shoemakersville is in the process of addressing each of these major infrastructure items and has addressed the clarifier roof repairs and RAS and WAS pump refurbishment to date. The next two highest priority items are the raw sewage screening upgrade and the sludge dewatering upgrade.
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DWSRF Projects Being Considered
Applicant: Alexandria Borough Water Authority County: Huntingdon Applicant Address: 7561 Bridge Street
P.O. Box 336
Alexandria, PA 16611-0336Project Description: The proposed project includes the replacement of approximately 40,000 linear feet of water mains. The Alexandria Borough Water Authority is also proposing to replace pre-filter strainers, raw water feed tank, air compressor, valves, chemical feed pumps, transfer pumps, flow meters, turbidimeters, pressure switches, pressure and temperature transmitters, chlorine analyzers, check valves, O-rings, gaskets, finished water booster pumps, waste pumps, backwash pumps and submersible pumps as well as installing a new supervisory control and data acquisition system. A 300,000-gallon finished water storage tank is also proposed to add more finished water storage.
Problem Description: The distribution piping is around 100 years old and past its life expectancy. Many distribution system components are almost 20 years old and at the end of their useful lives. The system is also in need of additional finished water storage to help meet peak demand.
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Applicant: Alexandria Borough Water Authority County: Huntingdon Applicant Address: 7561 Bridge Street
P.O. Box 336
Alexandria, PA 16611-0336Project Description: Alexandria Borough Water Authority's dam requires structural rehabilitation, including but not limited to a new concrete spillway and retaining walls. New reservoir and stream intakes will be constructed and a new raw water transmission main will connect the new stream intakes to the existing water treatment plant.
Problem Description: The dam at the Robinson Run Reservoir requires repair to remain structurally sound. The intake structures, which are a part of the dam structure and the adjacent stream intake structures are also at the end of their useful lives.
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Applicant: Greenfield Township Municipal Authority County: Blair Applicant Address: P.O. Box 372
Claysburg, PA 16625Project Description: The Greenfield Township Municipal Authority is proposing the development of a new groundwater source (Well # 4) capable of pumping 504,000 gallons per day (GPD). A disinfection facility will be constructed for Well # 4 effluent.
Problem Description: The system currently has two well sources, Well # 1 and Well # 3, each capable of pumping 540,000 GPD and 230,000 GPD, respectively. The average daily flow is about 162,000 GPD with a peak demand of 255,000 GPD. The system is unable to meet adequate source redundancy during peak water demand. The new source will provide the system with sufficient water to meet peak demand in the event Well # 1 is offline.
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Applicant: Municipal Authority of the Borough of Somerset County: Huntingdon Applicant Address: 347 West Union Street
P.O. Box 71
Somerset, PA 15501Project Description: The project consists of replacing approximately 51,500 linear feet of waterline and about 554 large diameter water meters, demolishing the Laurel Hill filtration plant, constructing a one million gallon per day (MGD) potable water tank, improving the Shaffer Run chemical building, installing standby generators at all critical facilities (North Somerset pump station, Coxes Creek water treatment plant, Shaffer Run Well # 2, Coxes Creek Well # 7 and Coxes Creek Well # 8) and installing two solar panel systems.
Problem Description: The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Somerset currently blends well water with Laurel Hill reservoir water prior to processing at the Laurel Hill filtration plant. Operation and maintenance costs can be significantly reduced by removing the surface water source, shutting down the filtration plant and increasing well water production. A new one MGD storage tank with gravity discharge will eliminate the need for pumping. In addition, the distribution system is old, leaky and in some cases, constructed of cast iron pipe with lead joints. The goals of the project are to eliminate the health risk associated with lead, reduce water loss and reduce energy consumption.
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Applicant: Hooversville Borough County: Somerset Applicant Address: 50 Main Street
P.O. Box 17
Hooversville, PA 15936Project Description: Hooversville Borough is installing approximately 9,000 linear feet of waterline and a pump station to provide an interconnect with the Conemaugh Township Municipal Authority. In addition, 190 customer water meters will be replaced, 20 fire hydrants will be installed and about 14,000 linear feet of waterlines will be replaced throughout the distribution system. The current treatment plant is anticipated to be abandoned upon project completion.
Problem Description: The system is currently experiencing roughly 55% water loss throughout the distribution system. In addition, the Conemaugh Township Municipal Authority is experiencing problems with treating raw water from the Stonycreek River during periods of elevated turbidity. The settling tank lacks sufficient volume.
PATRICK McDONNELL,
Secretary
Department of Environmental ProtectionBRION JOHNSON,
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1555. Filed for public inspection September 10, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]
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