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Authority reports completed lining, developer sewer installs and warns pump testing delayed by low flows
Summary
Lower Pottsgrove officials said lining work on Brooke and Buchert roads is complete, grinder pump stations were installed for recent developments, and pump-controller testing is delayed because flows are too low; staff will investigate increased flow on Shire Drive.
At the April 14 meeting the Lower Pottsgrove Township Authority received operational updates that the Authority said indicate recent construction progress but lingering testing constraints.
Edward C. Wagner, the Authority manager, reported that the sewer-lining project on Brooke Road was finished more than a week earlier and that work on Buchert Road (between Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School and N. Valley Road) was completed the day of the meeting; Sanatoga Road lining was scheduled to begin the following day. "There have been no complaints from residents," Wagner said.
Engineer Fred Ebert reported a flow increase on Shire Drive that the operator will investigate. Ebert also described a testing limitation for pump controllers: flows were reported to be so low that running the pumps for testing would "suck the wet well dry," preventing staff from operating pumps long enough to exercise controller logic. He said several logic issues have been identified but that multiple wet-weather events are needed to complete tests.
Development-related sewer work is progressing, Ebert said: sanitary-sewer improvements for the Royal Farms complex have been installed; the AD Moyer grinder pump station is installed and operational; the Royal Farms grinder pump station is installed and awaiting testing; and Wawa's sanitary-sewer work has been installed and tested. Wagner noted that sanitary-sewer easement agreements for Royal Farms and Wawa still need to be recorded.
Separately, the Authority's CAP reporting showed 25 laterals inspected so far in 2025 with eight requiring repairs (a 32% failure rate), a figure staff said underscores ongoing infiltration/inflow and lateral-condition work.
Next steps: staff will investigate the Shire Drive flow increase, complete controller testing when sufficient wet-weather events occur, record required easements for developer installs, and return with testing results at a future meeting.
