Stormwater Small Sewer Separation
Background: As outlined in CRW’s City Beautiful H2O Program, significant CSO reduction is required within the Paxton Creek Interceptor sewersheds. Small sewer separation is a…
Projects
Collection System Cleaning & CCTV Investigation Phase 7
Background: Cleaning and inspection of the collection (combined sewage, separate sanitary, and separate storm) system has been a priority for CRW since 2013. While we…
Rehabilitation
Paxton Creek Interceptor
Rehabilitation
Background: Paxton Creek Interceptor (PCI) conveys combined sewage from over half the City, Susquehanna, and Lower Paxton Townships to Front Street Pump Station. CRW had…
Drinking Water Distribution System Automated Meter Reading Network Conversion
Background: CRW currently gathers water usage readings from meters through a radio-read system. A transceiver (MXU) unit with each meter allows CRW employees to drive…
Wastewater Collection System PennDOT I-83 Expansion WW Impacts
Background: PennDOT is undertaking an Interstate 83 (I-83) Master Plan to widen and improve the interstate in the Harrisburg area. The I-83 East Shore Section…
PENNVEST Pro-Fi Phase 5
Background: CRW is employing decentralized green/grey stormwater control infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff and prevent flows from entering the combined sewer system, thereby reducing combined…
PENNVEST Pro-Fi Phase 4
Background: CRW is employing decentralized green/grey stormwater control infrastructure to manage stormwater runoff and prevent flows from entering the combined sewer system, thereby reducing combined…
MS4 Paxton Creek TMDL
Background: CRW owns the City of Harrisburg Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) and applied for an individual NPDES Permit to operate the system in…
Arsenal Boulevard Sewer Rehabilitation
Background: In 2015, CRW staff responded to reports of sewage odors near the State Hospital complex and located compromised pipe and manholes in an unnamed…
3rd & Wiconisco Separation
Background: At the intersection of Third and Wiconisco Streets, in a permitted MS4 area, CRW O&M staff have identified a diversion manhole that allows sanitary…
DeHart Primary Transmission Main Mountain Line Repairs
Background: CRW’s primary supply raw water transmission main is a 42‑inch reinforced concrete cylinder pipe constructed in the late 1930s. The original isolation and air…
AWTF Energy Recovery Improvements
Background: Methane produced in CRW’s AWTF anaerobic digestion process is utilized as fuel for boilers and two 400-HP enginators that generate electricity sold to the…
Annual Sewer System Improvements (Combined, Sanitary & Storm)
Background: CRW’s collection (combined sewage, separate sanitary, and separate storm) the system collects and transports wastewater and stormwater originating within the City of Harrisburg to…
Front Street Interceptor Rehabilitation – Phase 2
Background: The 111-year-old Front Street Sewer Interceptor conveys a mixture of sewage and stormwater from half of the City of Harrisburg, as well as Susquehanna…
PennDOT I-83 Expansion SW Impacts/ Sewer Stormwater Separation
Background: PennDOT is undertaking an Interstate 83 (I-83) Master Plan to widen and improve the interstate in the Harrisburg area. The I-83 East Shore Section…
Lower Paxton Creek-Stormwater Injection Well
Background: The Stormwater Injection Well Study is focused on the wet weather control within the Lower Paxton Creek Priority Planning Area identified in the alternative…
Bellevue Park GSI – Pond Retrofit
Background: CRW is employing green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) to manage stormwater runoff and prevent flows from entering the combined sewer system, thereby reducing combined sewer…
Camp Curtain Big Green Block
Background: CRW is partnering with the Camp Curtin YMCA and the City to develop visible GSI improvements as part of the community center rehabilitation and…
Drinking Water Distribution System Water Main Replacement
Background: CRW’s finished water distribution system delivers drinking water and fire flows throughout the City of Harrisburg and portions of Susquehanna Township, Paxtang, and Penbrook.…
Drinking Water Distribution System PennDOT I-83 Expansion DW Impacts
Background: PennDOT is undertaking an Interstate 83 (I-83) Master Plan to widen and improve the interstate in the Harrisburg area. The I-83 East Shore Section…
Drinking Water Distribution System: Cameron Street Water Main – Phase 4
Background: One of CRW’s most challenging sections of the distribution system lies in Cameron Street. This is due to the expense and challenging environment for…
DeHart Dam Improvements Project
Background: CRW’s primary raw water supply is the DeHart Reservoir, impounded by DeHart Dam. The dam was constructed in the early 1940s with an emergency…