General Information: Overview

The Peters Township Sanitary Authority was created in 1964 by the township under the Muncicpal Authorities Act of 1954 for the purpose of providing and maintaining a sanitary sewer collection, conveyance, and treatment system for the western portion of the township. It owns and operates 118 miles of collector sewers, 8 lift stations, and two wastewater treatment plants, the Brush Run WPCP and the Donaldson Crossroads WPCP. The Authority Board consists of 5 township residents appointed by the Township Council for a staggered 5-year term.

Board meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the PTSA office located at 3244 Washington Road, McMurray, PA. Additional meetings are held on the Fourth Tuesday of each month as needed.

Statistics:

• Number of Employees - 12
  8 are PA DEP Certified Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators, the remaining 3 employees are office staff, and skilled maintenance staff are not required to be certified.
  
• Customers Served
  Residential - 5135
  Commercial - 261
  
• Wastewater treated annually (includes both WPCP)
  Gallons - 762,850,000
  
• Pollutants Removed Annually (pounds)
  BOD - 1.241 Million
  Ammonia - 90,191
  
• 2006 Operating Budget is 2.6 Million
• 2006 capital improvement plan budget is $747,000