East Earl Township Act 537 Plan – Village of Goodville/Joint Municipal Plan (East Earl, PA)
Client: East Earl Township
Contact: David Zimmerman, Township Supervisor
Professional Services Provided:
- Community On-Lot Sewage Disposal
- Feasibility Analysis
- Consent Order and Agreement Negotiations
- with PA DEP
- Act 537 Plan Preparation Services
- Preliminary WWTP Design and Cost Analysis
- PENNVEST, USDA and Act 13 Funding Coordination
- Tapping Fee and User Rate Analysis
ELA Group Engineers worked with East Earl Township to develop a cost-effective option for residents to comply with sewage treatment needs.
The Village of Goodville, located in East Earl Township, is a small village with compact residential lots and a high percentage of failing On-Lot Disposal Systems (OLDS). East Earl Township supervisors worked for decades to find a cost-effective solution to meet their residents’ domestic sewage treatment needs. At the request of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), East Earl Township’s Authority engineer performed an Update Revision for the Village of Goodville. Unfortunately, the Township struggled to find a cost-effective solution for its residents’ sewage needs.
ELA Group was contracted to update East Earl Township’s Act 537 Update Revision for the Village of Goodville to aid in the solution. ELA Group performed additional well sampling, reviewed additional wastewater treatment options, and conducted a cost analysis to determine the most feasible and cost-effective option for the residents. During this study process, ELA worked with the PA DEP to help the Township meet its Consent Order & Agreement (CO&A) milestones and complete the Act 537 Update Revision. ELA Group evaluated spray irrigation systems, rehabilitating existing OLDS, connecting to nearby municipal systems, and establishing an individual wastewater treatment plant.
Following submission of the adopted Act 537 Update Revision for the Village of Goodville, a nearby Borough, Terre Hill, expressed interest in working with the Township to form a joint sewer authority to operate a regional wastewater treatment plant. ELA Group was able to work with the PA DEP and modify the existing CO&A to allow the municipalities to explore the formation of a joint sewer authority through the Act 537 process.
