Sewer rates to drop in Chadds Ford

It may not be a lot, but sewer rates are about to drop in Chadds Ford Township. The Sewer Authority, in a special June 18 meeting, voted on the rate change effective July 1.

The rate for a single-family dwelling will drop to $195 per quarter, that’s $15 down from the $210 they had been paying.

Residents in multi-family dwellings will see a savings of $10 per quarter. They will be paying $137 per quarter beginning next month.

The authority made the announcement in a press release issued June 19.

In a telephone message later that day, Sewer Authority Vice Chairman Amanda Konyk said, “This is good news for the people of Chadds Ford. It’s really good for the people in Painters Crossing.”

This is the first rate change in more than a decade and while the drop is seen as a positive, the authority also said in the release that rates could go back up.

“[U]pward adjustments may be required in the future with increases in plant operating costs due to aging facilities, particularly at the Ridings Waste Water Treatment Plant,” the release read.

Authority Chairman Marc Altman said in the statement: “After a decade without any change in the sewer rates, we are pleased to be able to reduce them for our customers.”

Rates for commercial customers remain what they have been because “of the greater complexity and therefor expense of commercial uses,” the release said.

The authority owns two treatment plants, Ridings and trhe one at Turner’s Mill. There are other sewage treatment facilities in the township, but they are privately owned.

For more information on the Sewer Authority, click here.

 

About Rich Schwartzman

Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...

Comments

comments

Leave a Reply