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North East Township Planning Commission Reviews Boro Discharge Relocation Project

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Overall view of the wastewater discharge relocation project
Overall view of the wastewater discharge relocation project
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The North East Township planning commission had it’s first look at the Borough’s wastewater discharge relocation project during their first 2016 meeting. An overall drawing showing the new pump station and pipeline locations provided a comprehensive look at what is going to be involved.

Coseup of land portion of the project
Coseup of land portion of the project
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This was an chance for the planning commission to review the details, though it still needs approval from the Department of Environmental Protection. It was primarily an informational overview. No action by the commission was necessary.

Coseup of lake portion of the project
Coseup of lake portion of the project
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This is a large and complex project that will require long distance subsurface directional drilling, the lake and nearshore drilling is almost 3000 feet. We’ll provide more details as they become available.

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Comments

  1. Great post Paul with all the details and maps. The one question I have is why are they changing the discharge point?