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Altoona introduces ordinance to guarantee $6.75 million PENNVEST loan for sewer screen replacement
Summary
City council heard a presentation from the Altoona Water Authority about aging combined sewer overflow (CSO) screens and introduced an ordinance to guarantee a $6,750,000 PENNVEST loan to replace screens reaching the end of their useful life.
The Altoona City Council on Monday heard a presentation from the Altoona Water Authority on failing combined sewer overflow (CSO) bar screens and introduced an ordinance authorizing the city to guarantee a $6,750,000 PENNVEST loan to replace the equipment.
The presentation was led by Brad Kelly, director of wastewater operations for the Altoona Water Authority, who said the bar screens were installed in 1989 and “have reached their useful life.” Kelly said the CSO facilities include more than 1 million gallons of underground storage and that the plants collect an average of about 25 tons of debris per year. He described newer “FlexRite” screens as having no sprockets or mechanical parts below grade, which…
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