This Division provides ALCOSAN with engineering services and technical support to successfully administer the Capital Improvement Programs, and assist in the operation and maintenance of the plant and interceptor system.
The responsibilities include engineering design and project management, maintaining engineering and construction related records, overseeing operating control systems development, technical review of federal, state and local regulations, and management of the sewer service provided to the 83 municipalities in Allegheny County.
- Capital Projects, which includes planning, design and construction of capital improvements along with the preparation of contract plans and specifications and construction management. These duties typically involve the expertise of outside consulting engineering firms.
- Control Systems and Electrical Engineering, which includes the development and maintenance of the Operating Control Systems, the sewage treatment plant instrumentation, and the remote access shafts and pump stations. The duties also include providing engineering planning, design and construction management of electrical engineering related improvements. Outside consulting engineering firms are typically involved in this process.
- Wet Weather Programs, which include the management of sewer planning within the service area, and the development of engineering plans to comply with EPA Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO), and Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) policies and regulations. This group is the primary agent for developing the Regional Wet Weather Long Term Control Plan for ALCOSAN to comply with its current NPDES permit requirements, and is also the ALCOSAN component to the 3 River Wet Weather Demonstration Program, which is responsible for developing better municipal sewer management practices.
