Western Westmoreland Municipal Authority

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Fact Sheet (Revised April 19, 2012)

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CONTACT INFORMATION

12441 Route 993

North Huntingdon, PA 15642

Telephone: (724) 864-0452

Fax: (724) 864-6486

· Meetings are held the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 P.M., in the Authority conference room.

FACILITIES

· 4.4 MGD Wastewater Treatment Plant, with a wet weather design flow of 7.25 MGD (15 MGD Peak)

· One Remote Pump Station (Ardara System)

· 8-Miles Interceptor Sewer

· One permitted combined sewer overflow (CSO) regulator

· Three permitted sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) regulators

COMMUNITIES SERVED/CUSTOMER BASE

EDUs Percent

· North Huntingdon Township:

· Brush Creek System 6,300 39%

· Ardara System 284 2%

· Penn Township: 4,827 30%

· Hempfield Township: 332 2%

· Irwin Borough: 2,611 16%

· North Irwin Borough: 397 3%

· Manor Borough: 1,286 8%

Total 16,037 100%

· One combined sewer community: Manor Borough

DATE OF INCORPORATION

February 29, 1972

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYEES

· General Manager: Kevin Fisher

· Number of Board Representatives: 10

ü North Huntingdon Township: 3

ü Penn Township: 2

ü Hempfield Township: 1

ü Irwin Borough: 2

ü North Irwin Borough: 1

ü Manor Borough: 1

· Board members are appointed by the respective communities every five years.

These are voluntary positions; no salary is collected by any board member.

· Union Employees: 12 over 2 shifts (9 first shift), 3 second shift/weekend shift)

· Plant manned 16 hours per day Monday through Wednesday, and 8 hours per day Thursday through Sunday.

CONSULTANTS

· Solicitor: Campfield & Ferraro

· Engineer: Wade Trim, Inc.

· Auditor: Edward P. Opst, CPA

· Trustee: US Bank

CURRENT REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS

· NPDES Discharge Permit-Issued 12/01/2011, Including Long-Term Control Plan for Elimination of Manor CSO

· Consent Order & Agreement (COA) Ardara System (Tributary to ALCOSAN)

· NPDES Part II Construction Permit for Solids Processing & Plant Improvements Project

· PaDEP Consent Order & Agreement/Corrective Action Plan/Tap Allocation Plan-Brush Creek System

CURRENT LOANS AND BOND ISSUES

· PENNVEST Low Interest Loan: $2,160,940 for 2005 wet weather improvement projects associated with plant and interceptor upgrades

· 2010 Sewer Revenue Bonds Series A: $6,000,000

ü Supplemental Funding for the Solids Processing and Plant Improvements Project

· 2010 Sewer Revenue Bonds Series B: $7,660,000

ü Refinancing of the 2005 Sewer Revenue Bonds, resulting in $182,635 savings to be used for capital projects

RATE HISTORY

· The Authority is funded through collection of sewer service charges, currently at $20.35 per month per Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) for the regular system. One EDU is equivalent to a usage rate of 50,000 gallons of water per day.

· On October 30, 2007, the Authority established a separate rate district for the Cavittsville-Ardara System. The current rate for this district is $30.61 per month per EDU.

Regular System Rates:

Cost/EDU/Month Effective Date

· $ 6.00/EDU 02/29/1972

· $ 8.00/EDU 04/01/1981

· $10.00/EDU 08/01/1997

· $14.00/EDU 01/01/2002

· $16.65/EDU 01/01/2006

· $20.35/EDU 04/01/2010

Cavittsville-Ardara Area Rate System Rates:

Cost/EDU/Month Effective Date

· $29.95/EDU 01/01/2008

· $30.61/EDU 01/01/2010

· Capacity Fees: The Authority established a capacity tapping fee on October 20, 2005. The current capacity tapping fee is $1,500.00 per EDU.

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