Johnstown Redevelopment Authority is an authority that oversees commercial development in the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
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Johnstown Redevelopment Authority oversees sewage treatment in the Johnstown Metro Area. The authority operates one treatment plant at Dornick Point, on the west end of Johnstown. Customers are billed on a quarterly basis by JRS for the treatment of the sewage at Dornick Point. They are also billed by their home municipality for transport to the plant.
There are 20 Municipalities in which the system serves either all or a portion of, they include
The Dornick Point Treatment Plant was opened in 1960 and was upgraded in the 1980s. In 1990, a plan was enacted to separate the sanitary sewers from the storm sewers, with over 110 miles of line just in the city of Johnstown, this is a daunting task for the authority. Sludge was land filled, beginning in 1995, and in 1999 the PSA machine (used for making oxygen) was shut down for economic reasons. The plant uses 5-10 tons of liquid oxygen per day. In 2005, the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority purchased the plant and oversees all operating aspects.
The JRA has several projects under their belt since the late 1960s. Some of them include:
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The JRA has also assisted the city in cleaning up many state-designated brownfields in industrial parks