According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an estimated 10 percent of all homes have leaks that waste 90 gallons or more per day. Capital Region Water offers the following tips from the EPA to help you identify and fix leaks around your home: Review your water usage during a colder month, such as… Read More »
In 2019, Capital Region Water will be investing $40 million in capital improvement projects to renew aging infrastructure, improve local water quality, and provide reliable service for current and future generations. Capital improvement projects are projects that improve infrastructure or assets like pipes, treatment equipment, or green infrastructure. They are typically large construction projects that… Read More »
We want to hear from you. Capital Region Water will accept public comments on its revised Drinking Water Rules and Regulations between March 28 and May 3. Capital Region Water’s Board of Directors will take public comments into account before it votes on the Regulations at their May 22 meeting. Changes include updates for clarity and… Read More »
Background: Capital Region Water is committed to protecting water quality through sustainable forest management. In 2016, Capital Region Water adopted a revised Forest Management Plan for the DeHart Property and recorded a conservation easement permanently limiting land use and formally acknowledging a commitment to responsible forest stewardship. Today, the approximately 8,000 acres that encompass the… Read More »
January 17 Update: Market Street between 13th Street and Cameron Street is open again. Thank you for everyone’s patience while we invested over $1 million to repair two 100-year+ sewers and install additional storm drains to improve drainage. There is temporary asphalt in place now. Final street restoration will take place when temperatures rise and… Read More »
Background: The Cameron Street water main is a 12-inch diameter drinking water main built in 1884. Capital Region Water is renewing this pipe to reduce water main breaks and provide safe, reliable drinking water service for years to come. This project will rehabilitate 2,340 feet of 12-inch diameter water, 50 feet of 8-inch diameter pipe,… Read More »
The Asylum Run Interceptor was constructed in 1923 and carries an average of 2 million gallons of wastewater every day from Susquehanna Township and Penbrook Borough. Project Purpose: This project will rehabilitate 3,195 feet of the Asylum Run Interceptor from the Department of General Services Annex Complex across Cameron Street to the Paxton Creek Sewer… Read More »
March 12, 2019 Update: The Front Street Sewer Interceptor Rehabilitation Project was partially completed due to a utility conflict. We will be restoring the park in March and rebidding the project later this year. Thank you for your continued patience with this critical project. Background: The Front Street Interceptor was built in 1913 and carries an average… Read More »
Capital Region Water will be rehabilitating the Upper Reservoir behind the Civil War Museum between April and September 2018. The Upper Reservoir was built in 1924 and holds 28 million gallons of drinking water split between two sections: East Reservoir and West Reservoir. This will be the first rehabilitation of the reservoir on record. First,… Read More »
This project is funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: The City of Harrisburg and Capital Region Water are working together, thanks in part to grant funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and Impact Harrisburg, to rehabilitate four City Parks, including green infrastructure to manage… Read More »
