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Our Mission

The Howe Township Municipal Authority (HTMA) was formed in 2008 by the Howe Township Board of Supervisors to address the outcome of the Township’s 537 Plan. HTMA was charged with implementing a sanitary sewer collection system in the Township.


The project will provide public sewer service to one-hundred forty-six (146) existing residential, commercial, and institutional equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) located along the State Route 34 (Red Hill Road) planned growth area and along Juniata Parkway; thereby allowing for the decommissioning of an existing packaged wastewater treatment plant and failing on-lot disposal systems. Wastewater will be conveyed to the Newport Borough Municipal Authority’s (NBMA) wastewater facility for treatment and disposal.

Our Mission

The Howe Township Municipal Authority (HTMA) was formed in 2008 by the Howe Township Board of Supervisors to address the outcome of the Township’s 537 Plan. HTMA was charged with implementing a sanitary sewer collection system in the Township.


The project will provide public sewer service to one-hundred forty-six (146) existing residential, commercial, and institutional equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) located along the State Route 34 (Red Hill Road) planned growth area and along Juniata Parkway; thereby allowing for the decommissioning of an existing packaged wastewater treatment plant and failing on-lot disposal systems. Wastewater will be conveyed to the Newport Borough Municipal Authority’s (NBMA) wastewater facility for treatment and disposal.

Project Overview

New customers located in the proposed project area will benefit from public wastewater service, the decommissioning of failed on-lot systems and the decommissioning of a packaged wastewater treatment facility. Existing NBMA customers will benefit from the economies of scale gained from serving these new users. The regionalization will also benefit both communities from economic development to sustainable rates as a reduction in redundant services.


The sewer facilities will generally consist of 6,724 linear feet (LF) of gravity sewer line, 7,253 LF of low-pressure sewer, 8,532 LF of force main and three (3) sewage pumping stations. This project will include decommissioning of a 5,000 gpd packaged wastewater treatment facility, and approximately ninety-two (92) on-lot disposal systems in order to send wastewater flow to the NBMA Wastewater Treatment Facility. The NBMA’s facilities have been expanded to handle the additional wastewater plus an allocation for future flows.

Project Overview

New customers located in the proposed project area will benefit from public wastewater service, the decommissioning of failed on-lot systems and the decommissioning of a packaged wastewater treatment facility. Existing NBMA customers will benefit from the economies of scale gained from serving these new users. The regionalization will also benefit both communities from economic development to sustainable rates as a reduction in redundant services.


The sewer facilities will generally consist of 6,724 linear feet (LF) of gravity sewer line, 7,253 LF of low-pressure sewer, 8,532 LF of force main and three (3) sewage pumping stations. This project will include decommissioning of a 5,000 gpd packaged wastewater treatment facility, and approximately ninety-two (92) on-lot disposal systems in order to send wastewater flow to the NBMA Wastewater Treatment Facility. The NBMA’s facilities have been expanded to handle the additional wastewater plus an allocation for future flows.

PROJECT FUNDING

The estimated Project Cost is approximately $10.5 million including purchase of wastewater treatment capacity at the NBMA WWTP and upfront Newport design costs. An intermunicipal agreement was signed by the Authority with Howe Township, Borough of Newport, Oliver Township, Newport Borough Municipal Authority, and the Oliver Township Municipal Authority for wastewater generated in Howe Township to be treated and disposed of in the Borough of Newport.


The Authority has been committed to obtaining as much public grant funding as possible to reduce the financial burden to the residents of the community. To date the Authority has secured the following grants and loans:


PennWorks Grant: $2,849,257
PENNVEST Loan: $460,000


In 2018, HTMA also received an Offer from PENNVEST that includes a $2,981,510 grant and a loan in the amount of $3,514,900 at a rate of 1% for 40 years.


HTMA received an entitlement grant from CDBG for $73,103. This grant will be used, specifically to help offset the cost of constructing laterals and abandoning of the septic tanks for those qualifying residents. To discuss the program, or to identify if you qualify for funding, please contact Frank Campbell.

HTMA has also received a $1,000,000 CDBG State Competitive Grant. This grant helped reduce the projected average monthly user rate by nearly $20 a month!  


If you have questions please contact Frank Campbell, Authority Chairman at fcampbell26@gmail.com or come join us at a regularly scheduled Howe Township Municipal Authority Monthly Meeting.

Board Members

Michael Capozzoli

Chairman

162 Juniata Parkway East,

Newport, PA 17074
(717) 275-3871

Chuck Burd

Vice Chairman

62 W. Shortcut Road,

Newport, PA 17074
717-648-9970

Patricia Ibaugh

Right-To-Know-Officer

99 Juniata Parkway East,

Newport, PA 17074
717-275-3892

Theresa Moyer

Treasurer/Secretary and Office Manager

90 Juniata Parkway East
Newport, PA 17074
717-319-3073 Cell

717-567-3905 Office

Joshua Hitz

Assistant Secretary/Treasurer

127 Juniata Parkway East,
Newport, PA 17074
717-648-3295