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Two projects receive PennVEST loans
State low-interest loans announced this week will be used to pay for major water and sewer line projects in area communities.
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority board approved the loans. PENNVEST is an independent agency managed by a 13-member board of directors and funded by nearly $2 billion from state appropriations, state bond sales and federal grants.
The Authority of the Borough of Charleroi was awarded a $4.8 million loan. The money should cover the cost of a construction project set to begin this summer, said Ed Golanka, general manager. It is expected to take a year to complete.
The work involves finishing a water booster station, a 12-inch transmission main between Rodgers Lane and the pump station, a 500,000 gallon elevated storage tank and an interconnection with the North Charleroi Service District. This project is expected to reduce the number of line breaks.
The project will involve multiple contractors.
"It will be rather transparent to everyone because there will be no real service interruptions," Golanka said.
Customers in Fallowfield Township, North Charleroi, Bentleyville and Ellsworth will directly benefit from the upgrades and improvements. Ratepayers could be affected, but the authority is working to minimize any increase in their bills.
"We're looking at it as improvements to those areas to support future growth," Golanka said.
In addition, a $3.5 million loan has been awarded to the Municipal Authority of the City of Monongahela.
The loan will be used for construction of the Park Avenue pump station along with installation of 2,750 feet of force main and 1,700 feet of gravity sewers.
The project is designed to help eliminate overflow of wastewater into Pigeon Creek during heavy downpours.
The construction will complete work mandated under a corrective action plan signed in 1998 by the City of Monongahela, the authority and the state Department of Environmental Protection, said Don Devore, municipal authority board chairman.
When the work is complete, all homes in the city will have sewage service.
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