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Municipal authority reports compliance, grant awards and neighborhood interest in sewer extensions
Summary
The municipal authority said Ridley Creek treatment plant met permit requirements in 2025, reported a $60,000 state grant for a pump-station upgrade and a $205,000 grant toward a $630,000 pump-station project, and outlined sewer-extension outreach showing 58 households 'very interested' in public sewer and plans for an engineering study.
A municipal authority representative reported the Ridley Creek wastewater treatment plant remained in compliance in 2025 and outlined several recent capital and operational actions intended to extend equipment life and control costs.
The authority said it upgraded UV final disinfection at the plant, completed sewer-pipe linings in Sudbury Valley, and received a $60,000 Pennsylvania grant toward the Hersheyville pump-station upgrade. For a separate pump-station project the authority said the estimated total cost is about $630,000 and it secured roughly $205,000 in grant funding.
Authority staff explained they had purchased equipment to perform lining and televising work in-house — a step they said reduces costs and helps identify inflow and infiltration problems that drive treatment volumes. "We can save cost by reducing inflow and infiltration," the representative said.
On sewer extensions, the authority described outreach to neighborhoods including Charter Chase and Goshen Downs. It reported survey returns showing 58 households "very interested" in public sewer, 23 would be interested if costs were known, 42 not interested and 31 did not respond. Authority officials said they will commission an engineering study to determine project cost estimates and explore financing options and potential grant programs to reduce homeowner costs.
Officials cautioned that connecting neighborhoods to public sewer requires substantial capital and that any program will need resident buy-in. The authority noted potential grant programs exist but that the township must weigh costs and options before advancing a project.
No formal board action was taken at the meeting; authority staff said follow-up would include an engineering scope and cost estimate to present to the township and that staff will continue seeking grants and financing options.
