Richland Borough will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a new elevated water storage tank.
The 500,000-gallon tank, to be built at 40 Georgie Lane, is designed to maintain more consistent water pressure, improve fire flow and emergency supply, and provide redundancy to an aging reservoir, officials said. The project marks the second major water system upgrade in recent years, alongside the Well #9 project.
Officials called the capital program notable for a borough of about 1,600 residents. The projects have drawn more than $7.5 million in grants and subsidized loans from PENNVEST, the Commonwealth Financing Authority, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the state Department of Community and Economic Development…