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Board hears construction delays after suspected fuel lines found at CTE site
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Perry told the Conewago Valley SD board that contractors found presumed fuel/oil lines at the Colonial Career and Technology Center (CTE), the Department of Environmental Protection is conducting excavation and soil testing, and remediation could delay work into the start of the school year.
Superintendent Dr. Perry told the Conewago Valley School District board on July 13 that construction at the Colonial Career and Technology Center (CTE) faces possible delays after crews uncovered presumed fuel or oil lines during excavation.
"The Department of Environmental Protection was contacted, so they are now involved," Perry said, describing excavation that began when contractors were preparing utility lines. He said DEP had started digging out the lines and would next begin soil testing every 20 feet; if any tests come back positive for contamination, remediation could take up to a month and further delay the project.
Perry said the fuel lines run from the mechanical room to the parking lot and then toward Elm Avenue, and that crews had not yet located any storage tanks. He reported crews found two‑inch lines and that an administrative study suggested they might be remnants of very old fuel or natural gas infrastructure.
The superintendent described a domino effect of delays tied to the CTE work: electricians cannot demolish old electrical equipment until the fuel lines are addressed, which in turn affects placement of new boilers and completion of HVAC and plumbing work. He said contractors and district staff were meeting to assess options and that the district hopes to have more detailed timelines by the end of the week.
The board was told work at a separate site, the NOE campus, has begun after contractors received notices to proceed; Perry contrasted that progress with the unresolved issues at CTE.
Next steps the district described include continued coordination with DEP on testing and remediation plans, soil testing results every ~20 feet, and staff updates to the board once trades and contractors provide feasibility recommendations. Perry said the administration will communicate potential schedule impacts to families as details are firmed up.
The report was part of the superintendent's broader update on district initiatives, which also covered AI training and the status of an interdistrict resolution related to Adams County Technical Institute.
