Burns: Forest Hills Municipal Authority receives $4.5 million for sewer upgrades
Project will address malfunctioning sewer systems, provide additional service to residents
Rep. Frank Burns July 19, 2019
EBENSBURG, July 19 – Nearly $4.5 million in state funding will help to restore reliable sewer service to residents in Adams Township, Cambria County, state Rep. Frank Burns announced today.
The Forest Hills Municipal Authority received the $4.467 million loan from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority to address ongoing issues with a malfunctioning sewer system, eliminating significant impacts on local streams and drinking water wells, said Burns, D-Cambria.
Specifically, the loan will allow the authority to:
- Extend 23,000 feet of gravity sewers;
- Extend 1,900 feet of force main; and
- Improve manholes and a pump station to provide service to residents in the Luther/Salix Airport area of the township.
“This loan provides critical funding for the reliable wastewater treatment our residents deserve, while helping to keep utility bills from skyrocketing,” Burns said. “These are the types of state investments in our communities I’m proud to fight for in Harrisburg.”
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, commonly known as Pennvest, offers low-cost loans and grants throughout the state to fund sewer, storm water and drinking water maintenance and improvement projects.