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Pittsville manager reports sewer valve fixed; WWTP upgrades due by August, new plant delayed pending USDA review
Summary
Town Manager Joe Mangini told the Pittsville Economic Development Commission that a sewer pressure control valve issue has been repaired (pressure at 72 PSI) and upgrades to the current wastewater treatment plant should be ready by August; a replacement plant is likely delayed about 10 years pending U.S. Department of Agriculture pre-application approval.
Town Manager Joe Mangini told the Pittsville Economic Development Commission on March 26 that the town had remedied problems with the sewer pressure control valve and pressure has returned to 72 PSI.
Mangini told commissioners that upgrades to the town's current wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) are on schedule to be ready by August. He said planning for a new treatment plant remains a longer-term effort: a new plant is "likely delayed by about 10 years," and the town needs U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval of a pre-application before it can move into design and secure funding.
The timing matters for local development. Mangini linked the near-term WWTP upgrades to capacity needed for upcoming subdivisions and said longer-term plant replacement depends on federal review and funding decisions. No formal vote or action was recorded at the meeting; Mangini presented the status updates as part of his monthly report.
Next steps noted at the meeting include completing the current plant upgrades and pursuing the USDA pre-application process for the longer-term replacement. The commission adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
