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ALCOSAN and U.S. Army Corps Partner for Infrastructure Improvement

Jan 13, 2023, 11:17 AM

ALCOSAN and the Pittsburgh District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently signed an agreement to authorize funding for construction of a grit chamber along Spring Garden Run. The grit chamber construction is estimated to cost approximately $4.3 million and expected to finish by the end of 2024. Once implemented, the chamber will remove 200,000 pounds of grit and sediment annually from the sewer system; grit and sediment that can cause long-term damage to ALCOSAN’s infrastructure. Read more here.

 

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