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Hampton Township seeks state grant to repair Cord Head Run sewer line
Summary
Township staff proposed applying to the Commonwealth Financing Authority Small Water and Sewer Grant Program for an interceptor lining project on Cord Head Run, seeking $489,000 with a required 15% match of $87,000 from the township’s capital improvement fund; no formal vote was recorded.
Hampton Township officials said they will seek state grant money to line and strengthen a sanitary sewer run that has been repeatedly damaged by floodwaters.
Environmental services staff told the council the township is seeking authorization to submit an application to the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Small Water and Sewer Grant Program for the Cord Head Run interceptor project. The township would request $489,000 and provide a required 15% local match of $87,000 from the township’s capital improvement fund.
The project as described would line sewer pipe from Macaulay Road downstream to Clearview to restore structural integrity, staff said. “I do think we have a worthy project,” an environmental services staff member said, adding the town has repeatedly had to recover toppled manholes and other infrastructure in the Cord Head Run area.
Staff told the council the grant program awards up to $500,000 per project and can fund stormwater, flood control, water, or sanitary projects. They also said the program opens sporadically and can be influenced by state budget and legislative timing; one staff member characterized the program as “highly political.”
Council members asked about the township’s odds of receiving the grant and how the work would proceed if the application is unsuccessful. Staff said two state representatives who cover the township—one from each party—might help the application and that, if the township does not receive the grant, the work would be completed incrementally over multiple years using township funds.
No formal motion or recorded vote was made in the transcript; staff said they were “looking for authorization to submit an application,” but the record does not show an official vote to grant that authorization.
The township’s environmental staff said the grant’s 15% match would come from the annual capital improvement fund for sewer lining and that awarding the grant would allow the township to complete the work in a single year rather than spreading it across multiple budget cycles.
Planning staff and others will return with the formal application materials and any required conditions should the council formally authorize the submission.
