CAMBRIA TOWNSHIP WATER AUTHORITY
COLVER, PA 15927
Account Questions: 814-748-7379
Service Problems: 814-748-7275
Board Members:
John Symlnycky,Chairman
Raymond Walwro,Vice-Chairman
Frank Legdon, Secretary
Robert Wallace,Treasurer
Clifford Davis, Asst. Sec/Treasurer
Plant Manager: Kenneth L. Taylor, Jr.
The Cambria Township Water Authority was formed in 1977 under the Municipal Authorities Act of 1945. The purpose of the authority is to provide quality drinking water for the local area residents. Initially, the authority serviced only Colver and Twenty Row but the service area was later expanded to include the Colver Co-generation plant and Tripoli.
When the authority was formed it included the Vetera Dam reservoir, the distribution system and a well, which were originally constructed in 1913. Vetera Dam provides the majority of water whereas the well provides additional water at various times of the year. A pump house was built in 1940.
Last year at this time we were working on our Seventh Street project. This involved the upper portion of Seventh Street where we were replacing the old water line with a new line to better serve the homes on that street. Using our own employees, as well as contractors, we replaced the line, gate valves and a fire hydrant. We then paved the portion of the street that we had removed.
Currently, we are working on a project on Third Street to replace an existing water line. This project is partially finished with the new line, valves, and hydrants already in place. We will be bidding the paving for the portion of the street that we had to remove. We are hoping to have this project completed in preparation for the project next year.
We are scheduled to receive a grant in 2009 to do a project to extend the water lines on Long Avenue. We have agreed to pay the engineering costs for this project and we have already had a portion of the engineering completed in preparation for the project next year.
The goal of the authority is to attempt to complete one project each year using our own funds. We approach our projects in this manner so that we can finance them without having to take out loans.
The authority meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7;30 P.M. in the Cambria Township Municipal Building. The public is invited to attend.