CLEARFIELD – Spring will bring some final work on efforts to comply with a state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) mandate in Clearfield Borough.
At Thursday’s Clearfield Borough Council meeting, Engineer Todd Banks of Stiffler, McGraw and Associates, said the Clearfield Municipal Authority submitted its long-term control plan in dealing with inflow and infiltration problems in the borough’s sanitary sewage system.
Banks said there was one combined stormwater and sewer line, located along Nichols Street, which had to be addressed in the spring. Once this final line has been addressed, the borough will need to conduct flow monitoring for 12 months.
Borough Operations Manager Leslie Stott said she would contact Gwin, Dobson and Foreman, CMA’s engineers to make preparations for the project.
According to previously published GANT News articles, CMA, the borough and Lawrence Township have been working to correct problems with stormwater inflow and infiltration in the sanitary sewer system.
While the township and borough own their respective sewer lines, CMA owns the interceptors and holds permits for the sewage treatment plant. CMA is presently undergoing a multi-million dollar expansion and upgrade project at the sewage treatment plant.
The borough and township have undertaken projects to remove stormwater from the sewer system by replacing broken pipes and construction of new sewer and stormwater systems. All three entities are under a mandate form the DEP to remove the stormwater from the system.
Also at the meeting, the council discussed the recent snow events. Code Enforcement Officer Larry Mack said he had received numerous complaints about snow blocking the ADA approaches in the sidewalks throughout the borough.
Mack said he drove around the borough and every ADA approach was blocked. Mack said he has been speaking with the building owners throughout the downtown area about keeping the ADA approaches cleared.
Mayor Jim Schell also added that with rumors of another potential snow storm predicted for next week, residents were urged to move their vehicles when they see the snow plows coming. He said moving the vehicles helps speed up the snow removal process. He also encouraged residents to help their neighbors to keep their sidewalks cleared of snow and ice.
In other business, the council voted to approve:
- Sending one police officer to a mandatory training March 2-3 at a cost of $59.40.
- Closing Water Street and Locust Street from Front Street to the river for Family Fun day to be held June 12.
- Approving a Community Development Block Grant Budget Revision from 2012 to transfer $477.94 from the 2012 program administration to the 2012 Daisy Street Improvements Project to pay one of the few remaining engineering bills.
- Hiring Alex Burkett as a full-time police officer effective Feb. 20.