Glassport council hears $290,400 sewer-televising update; channeling-wall bids set for Oct. 18

Glassport Borough Council on Oct. 15 received a progress report on several sewer and wastewater projects, including a borough-wide televising program and near-complete diffuser replacement work at the municipal sewage plant.

The most immediate item was an update on Edge AI’s work to televise 22 miles of borough sewers, a project the minutes list at $290,400. Council Vice President Mark Stecak’s report (read by Council President Anthony Colecchi) said contractors have encountered a 10-foot section of crushed sewer and are having trouble accessing some manholes; public-works staff are assisting to gain access.

Council also heard that the diffuser-replacement project at the sewage plant is almost complete and that an aeration-tank bypass went smoothly. Separately, the DEP-mandated removal of an underground storage tank at the Public Works Garage is finished; the borough is awaiting soil-sample results to determine whether remediation will be necessary.

The channeling-wall replacement at the wastewater treatment plant was advertised in the Mon Valley Independent on Sept. 25; bids are scheduled to be opened in council chambers Oct. 18 and the project will be awarded Nov. 19, according to the report presented at the meeting.

Why it matters: The televising and plant repairs are part of the borough’s long-term control plan for sanitary infrastructure and address both maintenance needs and regulatory compliance. If the soil tests from the removed tank show contamination, the borough may face further remediation costs and scheduling impacts.

Council did not take final action on the televising or remediation at the Oct. 15 meeting; the timetable for the channeling-wall award and the ongoing work at the plant were presented as updates.