Bristol Township and Penndel were awarded $591,111 in state grants to put toward improvements to their wastewater treatment facilities.
The funds came through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) under its Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Grant Program.
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Bristol Township received $347,833 in grant money to purchase a new emergency generator for its wastewater treatment plant. The current aging generator is leaking oil and nearing the end of its useful life. The new generator will help power the wasterwater treatment facility in power outages.
Penndel’s $243,278 grant will upgrade it’s pump station and implement an inflow and infiltration removal program. The project will upgrade Pump Station No. 2 and fix 18,750 linear feet of sewer main over the course of three years. The current wastewater generated by the borough flows into the Neshaminy Interceptor, which often becomes over capacity and overflows. Upgrades to the pump station will reduce these overflows, particularly during wet weather, protecting water quality.
“These improvements will maintain our sewer infrastructure in the area and keep overflow out of the Delaware River,” State Rep. Tina Davis said. “The grant funding also helps offset costs to users, which is great news for the residents of Penndel and Bristol Township.”
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“I’m pleased that residents in these municipalities will benefit from better water quality and distribution as a result of these project,” State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson said. “This funding is an important resource for small communities that seek to address water and sewer issues.”
