ATTENTION ALL PROPERTY OWNERS & CUSTOMERS - Changes to Sanitary Sewer Billing for 2012

The Water Pollution Control Division of the Public Works Department is headed by the Superintendent, assisted by the Assistant Superintendent, and consists of sixteen employees, including a Laboratory Technician and an Environmental Operations Coordinator. It is located at the site of the Water Pollution Control treatment plant, 2133 Broadway Avenue. The WPC Department operates and maintains the sanitary sewage treatment plant and City's sanitary sewage collection system, consisting of main lines, manholes and pump stations which are owned by the Hermitage Municipal Authority and are leased to the City. It is also responsible for the enforcement of local ordinances and state and federal laws and requirements as they relate to waste water collection and treatment, the operation of private on-lot systems, and the general protection of the environment. The WPC Department works very closely with the Planning and Development Department and the Hermitage Municipal Authority.
 

MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY IN THE NEWS

  January 11, 2012 - Authority Refinances, Issues Bonds

  November 10, 2011 - Sewer Authority Refinancing Bonds

  October 6, 2011 - Board eyes possible savings from refinancing sewer bonds

  October 4, 2011 - Sewer Line Extension Bids High

  September 8, 2011 - City Seeking Sewer Line Extension Bids

  July 7, 2011 - Panel Issues Notice, Awards Pact for Projects

  June 23, 2011 - Bids Come In Low for Rombold Road Sewer Line Repair Work

  June 2, 2011  - Board Approves Emergency Repairs to 50-year-old Sewer

  May 7, 2011 - Contract Awarded for Pine Hollow Sewer Project

  April 21, 2011 - Sewer Line Project Cost Lower Than Expected

  April 7, 2011 - Authority OKs Lease to Store Digester Equipment

  March 18, 2011 - City to Inspect Sanitary, Stormwater Problem

  March 3, 2011 - Officials Planning Sewer Work in Pine Hollow Area

  February 4, 2011 - Electrical Service Work Swells Costs

  February 2, 2011 - $32M Treatment Plant Project Underway (Hermitage Newsletter)

  January 6, 2011 - Shale Shelf Will Reduce Costs
 

The Hermitage Municipal Authority (HMA) provides sewerage collection, conveyance and treatment services to the City of Hermitage, the Boroughs of Clark and Wheatland, and the Townships of South Pymatuning, Shenango and Jefferson.

The Hermitage Municipal Authority owns and oversees the construction and management of the sewerage system that serves the City of Hermitage and the interceptor sewers, pump stations, forcemains that convey wastewater from adjoining municipalities to which treatment services are provided at the HMA waste water treatment plant.

Hermitage Municipal Authority - Sewerage Service Map
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The HMA's system, as of 2008, is comprised of approximately 150 miles of collection and interceptor sewers ranging in diameter from eight to 36 inch diameter VCP, PVC, RCP and DIP lines; pressure sewers ranging from 1.5 to two inches in diameter PVC lines; forcemains ranging from two to 16 inches in diameter PVC and DIP lines and 15 pumping stations ranging from 80 GPM to 1,750 GPM.

In 2009, the Daniel Drive and Magargee Run sewerage systems were connected to HMA's sewerage system.  The Magargee Run sewerage system provides sewerage service to Jefferson Township





MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY (SEWER) – 5 Yr. Term – first Wednesday of each month, 7:30 a.m. (WPC Administration Building)

 City of Hermitage Sewer Lateral Inspection Application Form & Instructions

For more information, contact:

Mr. Thomas Darby, Superintendent, Water Pollution Control
2133 Broadway Road
Hermitage, PA 16148
724-347-4941
tdarby@hermitage.net