U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, got an up-close look at Cranberry Township’s Brush Creek Water Pollution Control Facility on Thursday during a tour with Township and Butler County officials.
Kelly was instrumental in securing a $5 million Community Project Funding grant to improve solids handling and the dewatering process. The project will further improve hydraulic processes, which is key to protecting the Brush Creek Watershed And ensuring that effluent water is treated to maintain the highest environmental standards. It will also improve in-plant flow management which better enables the treatment system to respond to peak weather flows and improve the effluent quality of the discharge.
The Treatment Plant, located along Brush Creek, provides wastewater treatment services to the Township, along with portions of Pine, Marshall, and New Sewickley townships. The plant uses physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove pollution from wastewater collected from homes, businesses, and industries. After being treated, water is released into Brush Creek and reclaimed as a source of environmental restoration for the ecosystem.
