From staff reports
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) has awarded nearly $11 million in grant and low-interest loan funding to two sewer projects and one water quality plan in Venango County.
Frenchcreek Township, the Franklin General Authority and Polk Borough are the beneficiaries of the fund awards, which were announced Wednesday by state Sen. Scott Hutchinson and state Rep. R. Lee James.
Frenchcreek Township is receiving $4.78 million ($3.19 million grant and $1.59 million loan) toward construction of a new 450,000-gallons-per-day treatment plant, a new headworks facility with a main channel and bypass channel, and new aerobic digesters.
The current trickling filtration process will be replaced with a three-tank sequencing batch reactor and ultraviolet disinfection system.
The Franklin General Authority is receiving a $3.68 million loan to replace two sections of aging waterline along Allegheny Boulevard between the French Creek overpass and the intersection of Front Street in Sugarcreek Borough.
And Polk Borough is receiving $2.37 million ($1.58 million grant and $791,232 loan) that will be contributed to Frenchcreek Township to build the new wastewater treatment plant.
PENNVEST provides grants and low-interest loans for design, engineering and construction of publicly and privately owned drinking water distribution and treatment facilities, as well as stormwater and wastewater projects.
