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Salem Township approves intergovernmental pact with sanitary authority to fix sewer defects
Summary
The Salem Township board approved Resolution 19-2024 on July 17, authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority to correct Grade 4 and 5 sewer defects in the Cloverleaf area; the authority estimates in-house repairs at about $109,000.
At its July 17 meeting, the Salem Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Resolution 19-2024, authorizing an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with the Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Authority to correct Grade 4 and 5 defects within the township’s public sewer lines.
Supervisor Kerry Jobe said the work responds to a Department of Environmental Protection consent order to stop stormwater infiltration and complete necessary repairs. He said cameraing of the lines was completed with grant funds and that the remaining grant money will be applied to 26 identified repairs. Jobe told the board that the Franklin Township authority estimates it can complete the in-house repairs for about $109,000.
The motion to approve the resolution was made by Kerry Jobe and seconded by Bob Zundel; both voted in favor and Supervisor Ken Trumbetta was recorded as absent. The resolution authorizes the agreement necessary to carry out the work required under the DEP consent order; the meeting record did not specify a contract start date or detailed procurement steps beyond the intergovernmental authorization.
Next steps: the township will proceed with the cooperation agreement and apply grant funds toward the identified repairs; the sanitary authority was identified as the implementing party for the in-house repairs described by the board.
