The cost is uncertain, but Concord Township supervisors voted Nov. 10 to update the township sewer plan, a move that could affect 86 properties in two areas of the township.
If the state Department of Environmental Protection approves the Phase 2 Sewer Project, 49 homes in the Mendenhall area and another 37 in Penns Grant would be able to tie into the public sewer system, possibly by October 2016.
Residents would be able to connect to the sewers in about 265 days from the time DEP approves the plan.
The actual project cost, as well as the cost to homeowners, is as yet unclear. A preliminary estimate shows the construction cost to be $1.1 million, with almost $400,000 more in engineering costs and contingencies. That brings the estimated total to $1.49 million. But the total could be less once the project is actually put out for bid.
The cost to tie in, the tapping fee, is also unknown at this time. A current guess, according to supervisors, is $10,000 to $15,000. The fee has two parts, the capacity part and the capital cost part.
Supervisors’ Chairman Dominic Pileggi said the capacity portion of the tapping fee is $3,840. The actual capital cost would be spread out among the users. Additionally, residents would have to pay plumbers to make the connection from their homes to the sewer lines at the street. That cost can range from $35 to $50 per foot.
Tapping fees must be paid all at once, but Pileggi said Concord, unlike other townships, does not require residents to tie in automatically once the system is available.
Pileggi said residents won’t be required to pay the fee until they either choose to tie in, must tie in because of failed septic systems, or when they sell their homes. Affected residents won’t be allowed to sell until the homes are connected to the public sewer lines, he said.
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.
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