
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…