Sewerage project is 80 percent complete
DUNBAR TWP. – The $8.7 million Dunbar Township Municipal Authority sewerage project is 80 percent completed. Widmer Engineer Inc. engineer Don Reho gave that report at Thursday DTMA monthly meeting.
Reho also reported that $7 million has been spent on the project to date and said that contractors have until the end of January to complete the project.
Reho said the time expired on the project is 62 percent. He additionally said that the Leisenring/Rogerstown portion of the project, Contract No. 1, is 75 percent completed.
The Trotter portion, which is Contract No. 2 and the Adelaide/Crossland portion, Contract No. 3 are 99 per cent completed.
The sewage plant general contract, Contract No. 4 is 93 percent completed and the sewage plant electrical work, Contract No. 5 is 70 percent completed.
Reho said 3,900 feet of sewers were installed in Leisenring/Rogerstown while all of the sewers have been installed and all of the paving has been completed in Trotter.
In Adelaide/Crossland, all of the sewers have been installed with the exception of two laterals, and all of the paving has been completed except for the paving that will be needed when the two remaining laterals are installed.
At the sewage plant most of the mechanical work, which includes piping and installation of the mechanical equipment, has now been completed. The installation of the concrete wet well and valve chamber at the Falls Avenue pump station has also been completed.
Reho said contractors plan to start up the plant sometime in mid-November to make sure that everything is working okay. He also said that the pump station should be completed by the end of November.
Richard Widmer, vice president of Widmer Engineering Inc., told resident not to hookup to the laterals yet because letters will be sent to residents informing them of the rules for hookups.
“You probably will not get your first bill until 60 days after the letters go out,” said Widmer.
time to hire a contractor and take care of your hookups.”
Reho also informed the DTMA that they should think about hiring a plant operator with a Class D or higher license.
Reho agreed to get a quote from the same company who is supplying a plant operator and assistant operator to the Dunbar Borough/Township Sanitary Sewage Authority.
Widmer reported that his company has completed an Environmental Review for the Route 119 sewerage project. He said that the application would be sent to the Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) within the next couple of days.
RUS is financing the $8.7 million project through a loan/grant. Widmer estimated the Route 119 tie-in project costs will be about $4 million and said it may be a couple of years before the township can break ground on the project.
During public participation several Leisenring and Ridge Boulevard residents complained about problems they have encountered during the project.
Widmer asked them to be patient until he can get the contractors to complete the jobs.
“We’re preparing punch lists for each area and the contractors have to complete all of the work to our satisfaction before they will be released from the project,” said Widmer.