Elliot Street 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 and Penbrook. Much…
Projects
Broad Street Market– Water and Wastewater System Improvements
Background: The area beneath the Broad Street Market, at the intersection of Third and Verbeke Streets, houses some of the oldest brick sewers and cast-iron…
Stormwater Small Sewer Separation
Background: As CRW’s City Beautiful H2O Program outlines, significant CSO reduction is required within the Paxton Creek Interceptor sewersheds. Small sewer separation is a cost-effective…
Collection System Cleaning & CCTV Investigation
Background: Cleaning and inspection of the collection system (combined sewage, separate sanitary, and separate storm) has been a priority for CRW since 2013. While we…
Rehabilitation
Paxton Creek Interceptor
Rehabilitation
Background: The Paxton Creek Interceptor conveys combined sewage from over half of the City of Harrisburg, including the project area, which runs along the creek,…
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Upgrade
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: CRW became aware of issues with existing sewer infrastructure in the area in 2015 when staff responded to reports of sewage odors near the…
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…
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…
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…