A Philadelphia water project that will replace a nearly 100-year-old pump station to improve the reliability of drinking water supplies was awarded $68 million in state funding on Thursday.
The East Park Booster Pump Station Replacement Project aims to build a new station to replace one originally built in the 1930s. With the existing equipment nearing the end of its useful life, replacing the station is critical to allow the city to continue to deliver safe, reliable drinking water to Philadelphians, according to state Rep. Keith Harris, D-Phila.
“This may not be a big flashy project, but making investments in infrastructure like this is critical to the health and well-being of all Philadelphians, regardless of which neighborhood you live in,” Harris said. “I want to thank the state for its support of this project and congratulate everyone working on this project on securing this much-needed funding.”
The state funding was awarded through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, or PENNVEST, and will assist in the construction of a new building near the existing pump station. It will house four pumps with 24-million-gallons-per-day capacity each, which provides an additional pump to allow for maintenance and repairs along with onsite emergency backup.
More information is available online at pa.gov/agencies/pennvest.html
