PADEP permit changes, WWTF garage and flow reported to trustees

Sep 9, 2026

HRG informed the board that PADEP will add a copper limit and require zinc monitoring in the WWTF NPDES permit; trustees were also updated that the WWTF garage structure is up and contractors will begin work around Aug. 17, and that June average flow was 109,500 gallons per day.

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HRG informed the West Cocalico Township Authority that Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has indicated the WWTF's NPDES permit renewal will include a copper limit and require zinc monitoring going forward. The change will create a new ongoing monitoring obligation for the authority's wastewater treatment facility.

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