Cranberry Township was awarded more than $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to assist with water and sewer projects.
The Township received $1.75 million for an upgrade to the solids handling portion of the Brush Creek Treatment Plant wastewater facility. Wastewater solids consist of sludge, screenings, grit, and scum and are the by-product materials produced during the water treatment processes.
The upgrades are estimated to cost $30 million but are also offset by $5 million in federal Community Project Funding received in January 2023. Design for the project is nearing completion.
The Township also received $272,565 for a water line project along Burke Road that aims to create redundancy in the system to be used in the event of a line break. The estimated cost for the project is $500,000.
State Rep. Stephenie Scialabba and State Sen. Elder Vogel were instrumental in securing the funding.