Published January 08. 2024 12:03PM
by Terry Ahner tahner@tnonline.com
Lehighton has received a sizable grant to address the borough’s inflow and infiltration.
Borough engineer Vanessa Nedrick, of Remington & Vernik, told borough council on Tuesday that the borough received the H20 Pennsylvania Water Supply, Sanitary Sewer and Stormwater Projects grant for $611,245.
Nedrick told council the grant can be used for inflow and infiltration abatement work throughout the borough.
She said she believes the borough has three years to spend the grant.
Nedrick said in March there were two drainage areas in the older portions downtown that have about 80% flow infiltration. She said at that time there was a 50% grant match.
Former borough Manager Steve Travers said at that time the match portion was from the borough’s ARPA funds.
Travers previously said the study broke it up into seven drainage areas, and that if the borough were to get the grant and use ARPA funds, it would take care of two drainage areas.
He said the grant would save the borough money so it could add a smaller project, possibly a third drainage area.