Whitemarsh Township Receives A State Grant To Improve Water And Sewer Quality

WHITEMARSH, PA — The township has received nearly $30,000 from a state grant program to go toward improving water quality and sewer infrastructure.

Whitemarsh recently got awarded a total of $29,939 from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to help fund two projects in the township, with the money coming from the Act 13 grant program and the Multimodal Transportation Fund.

Of the grant money Whitemarsh recently received, $20,000 will go toward the installation of a rain garden at the township building to treat stormwater generated before it runs into the Wissahickon Creek, and $9,939 will be used toward a study looking at the township's existing sewage plan and possible future upgrade to sewer facilities, according to the office of State Rep. Mary Jo Daley, D-148.

"These grants will go a long way in addressing a number of issues in our area," Daley, a Democrat whose district includes Whitemarsh, said in a statement. "Keeping our waterways clean and seeking how to improve our current infrastructure are all projects that are well-deserving of this funding and attention."

According to Daley's office, the Act 13 grant program and the Multimodal Transportation Fund both help fund initiatives across the commonwealth to improve greenways, water quality, recreational areas and transportation infrastructure.