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Township reports temporary sewage pumping; Crabtree feasibility study shows promising numbers
Summary
Officials said recent pumping removed sewage from the township station to avoid downstream interceptor problems; FTMSA handled pumping. Supervisors reviewed a preliminary feasibility study for the Unity Township Municipal Authority Crabtree project and said it may be more cost‑effective than MAWC, with Morris Knowles expected to bill slightly more for added work.
Salem Township officials told the board on Sept. 18 that temporary pumping removed sewage from a township pump station to reduce strain on downstream interceptors in the White Valley area.
Chair Bob Zundel said sewage was pumped out of the township’s pumping station over the prior two days to avoid adding flow to downstream lines experiencing interceptor issues; FTMSA is conducting the pumping. Supervisor Kerry Jobe updated the board on the Unity Township Municipal Authority’s Crabtree sewage project, reporting the township approved a preliminary feasibility study that returned favorable numbers. Jobe said that running lines further into the service area does not materially increase per‑connection cost and that the Morris Knowles engineering invoices will rise slightly because of the extra work; a PowerPoint with final figures will be shared when available.
No formal vote or contract award was recorded for the Crabtree project at the Sept. 18 meeting; supervisors described the study results as promising and directed follow‑up work and final cost analysis.
