HARRISBURG – Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) today announced Cumberland Township, Greene County, has been awarded $1.8 million through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to continue critical upgrades to the sanitary sewer system serving the village of Nemacolin.
“Reliable infrastructure is key to protecting public health, boosting our economy and keeping our communities strong for the future,” Bartolotta said. “This major investment will help Cumberland Township keep updating its old sewer system, which has served residents for over a hundred years, and make sure we meet environmental standards for many years ahead.”
The funding will support the next phase of a comprehensive sewer rehabilitation project in the historic coal mining community. Improvements include the installation of lined epoxy resin textile piping throughout the sanitary sewer system, spot restoration work, replacement of 160 feet of return lines with new four-inch stainless steel return lines, installation of a new pretreatment mechanical bar screen, and construction of a new ultraviolet treatment system at the wastewater treatment plant.
The CDBG program provides federal funding to support community and economic development projects that improve public infrastructure and quality of life in communities across Pennsylvania.
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