(WJET/WFXP/ YourErie.com ) — More than $2 million will go towards a sewer extension project in North East.
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) announced a $2.44 million loan was awarded to the North East Township Water and Sewer Authority for the project.
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According to a release, the funding will extend the 17,000-foot public sewage service to approximately 112 homes, two businesses and several developable lots.
The project will run along and near portions of State Route 5, Gay Road and Seitzinger Road, terminating at the township’s border with Ripley, New York.
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“According to local officials, there are numerous properties known to have malfunctioning on-lot septic systems, aged small flow treatment facilities or direct wildcat discharges into Lake Erie and its tributaries. Additionally, recent soil surveys indicate a heavy presence of silt loam in the area which is unfavorable for continued use of conventional on-lot wastewater disposal systems,” said Pennsylvania state Rep. Dan Laughlin.