$12.6M State Loan Issued For Sewer Authority In Northwest Chesco

HARRISBURG, PA– Pennsylvania will loan the Northwestern Chester County Municipal Authority $12.6 million for sewer system upgrades to serve 723 households in Honey Brook Township and Honey Brook Borough, state Rep. Dan Williams announced Monday.

Williams, a Chester County Democrat, said the municipal authority’s wastewater treatment system cannot reach ammonia removal limits during the winter months to meet the requirements of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

“This project will create long-term savings for the users of the Northwestern Chester County Municipal Authority as it will allow the authority to operate more efficiently,” Williams said. “In addition, the upgrades will create a more environmentally friendly system.”

The loan, administered through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, will pay for the removal of the current system and the addition of a new moving bed biofilm reactor system to break down the sewage in an more efficient manner.

Upon project completion, the authority will be able to ensure proper wastewater treatment and maintain compliance, Williams said.

The water in the system will be discharged into Brandywine Creek, which is designated as a High-Quality Waters stream by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Williams represents the 74th Legislative District comprised of Atglen, Coatesville, Honey Brook Borough, Honey Brook Township, Modena, Parkesburg, Sadsbury, South Coatesville, Valley, West Caln, West Sadsbury and Districts 1, 2 and 3 of Caln Township.