Burns: $400,000 grant to replace Jackson Township wastewater lines

EBENSBURG, March 29 – State Rep. Frank Burns, D-Cambria, today announced a $400,000 state grant to the Jackson East Taylor Sewer Authority to replace sewer lines at Leisure Village Mobile Home Park in Jackson Township.

Burns said the project includes installing 3,300 linear feet of 8-inch sewer main, 72 service laterals with 5,700 feet of 4-inch sewer pipe and 11 manholes, at a total project cost of $500,000.

“The existing lines are undersized and have poor alignment, which results in inflow and infiltration problems,” Burns said. “I’m very happy to inform my constituents that state funding will cover four-fifths of the cost of this vital infrastructure improvement project.”

The state grant arrives through the Department of Community and Economic Development’s PA Small Water and Sewer grant program, which funds activities to assist with construction, improvement, expansion, or rehabilitation or repair of a water supply or sanitary sewer system.

Eligible projects must have a total project cost between $30,000 and $500,000, and funding is available for municipalities and municipal authorities.