Rep. Mike Kelly presents $5 million Community Project Funding grant to Cranberry Township

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- On Thursday, April 4, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) toured the Cranberry Township Brush Creek Water Pollution Control Facility and presented a $5 million Community Project Funding grant to township officials for the project.

"Projects like these here in Cranberry Township are a great return on investment for Pennsylvania taxpayers," Rep. Kelly said. "Cranberry Township is a rapidly growing community that is giving people a reason to move to the area, work, and raise a family. This project ensures the township can meet the needs of its residents for decades to come."

Rep. Kelly was instrumental in securing the $5 million Community Project Funding grant, which was funded in the FY2023 federal budget, to improve solids handling and the dewatering process. The project will further improve hydraulic processes, which is key to protecting the Brush Creek Watershed and ensuring that effluent water is treated to maintain the highest environmental standards. It will also improve in-plant flow management which better enables the treatment system to respond to peak weather flows and improve the effluent quality of the discharge.

The Treatment Plant, located along Brush Creek, provides wastewater treatment services to Cranberry Township, along with portions of Pine, Marshall, and New Sewickley townships. The plant uses physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove pollution from wastewater collected from homes, businesses, and industries. After being treated, water is released into Brush Creek and reclaimed as a source of environmental restoration for the ecosystem.