Falls Twp. Seeks Public Comment On Wastewater Plan Update

August 13, 2025

Public feedback is invited as a plan is prepared ahead of the expected decommissioning of two wastewater treatment plants and the construction of a new one in the Keystone Trade Center in Falls Township.

Falls Township and Morrisville Borough are preparing to submit a Sewage Facilities 537 Plan Update Revision to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection as part of the work being undertaken by the Morrisville Municipal Authority.

The plan calls for the decommissioning of the Morrisville Municipal Authority and Keystone Trade Center wastewater treatment plants.

The Morrisville Municipal Authority will fund the decommissioning, construction of new transfer pump stations, and associated force mains. The new systems will redirect sewage flow to the new facility, according to a statement.

The new plant on 54 acres in the Keystone Trade Center will serve customers in parts of Falls and Lower Makefield townships, and all of Morrisville and Yardley boroughs.

The facility is designed to accommodate future growth, but the plan does not include an expansion of the service area.

The Morrisville Municipal Authority serves approximately 40,000 customers between the four municipalities.

Funding for the project will come from grants and loans, with the expenses spread across the authority’s customer base over a set period, officials said.

The plan from the Morrisville Municipal Authority is to build a new 10-million-gallon-a-day, state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility to replace the 60-year-old plant along River Road. The goal is to build a facility that can handle growth expected over the next 20 to 40 years.

The Morrisville Municipal Authority agreed to pay $4 million for the 54 acres where the new plant will be constructed.