The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) will increase sewage rates seven percent starting January 1, 2010. That means a homeowner using about 18,000 gallons of water per quarter will see an increase of $1.81 per month.
Spokesperson Nancy Barylak says that’s because the city-county authority needs extra revenue to meet the requirements of the consent decree, a mandate drafted to reduce sewer overflows from going into area waterways. She says their costs are rising due to the inspection and cleaning of 95 miles of interceptor sewer lines and the addition of technical staff to address consent decree compliance.
Barylak also says the rate hike will help offset a jump in ALCOSAN’s daily operating costs.
ALCOSAN is required to submit a regional plan by January 2013, in which the authority will outline how it plans to address the mandates of the consent decree, but Barylak says it will project future rate increases before it releases that plan.
Meantime, ALCOSAN is holding a series of public meetings to discuss the impact of overflow issues and meeting the consent decree, on residents and businesses. All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 5
Father Ryan Arts Center - 420 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks,
Monday, November 9
Penn Hills Senior Center - 147 Jefferson Road
Tuesday, November 10
Whitehall Borough Building - 100 Borough Park Drive
Brashear Association - 2005 Sarah Street, Pittsburgh's South Side
Wednesday, November 11
Parkview Banquet Hall - 726 Midway Drive, O'Hara Township 15215
Thursday, November 12
The Union Project - 801 North Negley Avenue, East Liberty
Monday, November 16
Mt. Lebanon Recreation Center - 900 Cedar Boulevard
North Versailles Library - 1401 Greensburg Avenue
Tuesday, November 17
Oakdale Community Room - 104 Seminary Avenue
Hilltop United Methodist Church - 631 E. Warrington Avenue, Pittsburgh's Knoxville section
Wednesday, November 18
Sharpsburg Borough Building - 1611 Main Street
Avalon Borough Building - 640 California Avenue
Thursday, November 19
Courtyard by Marriott - 401 West Waterfront Drive, West Homestead
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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