THE WASHINGTON -EAST
WASHINGTON JOINT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 510
2 WILSON AVENUE
WASHINGTON PA 15301
Phone 724-225-1010
Fax 724-993-4741
Office Hours:
8:00 to 4:15
Office is closed for lunch
from 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
Lobby Hours:
8:15-11:30 and 12:15 to 4:00
Our offices will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021 in observance of Memorial Day
After hours Emergency - Call 724-222-5490
The Business Office has reopened to walk in customers, however for the protection of both the customers and employees masks are required while inside the building. Only one individual is permitted in our lobby at at time. The office is still operating at its normal business hours to process payments, answer questions and provide service. Payments can still be dropped in the drop slot to the right of the entrance door.
THE WASHINGTON-EAST WASHINGTON JOINT AUTHORITY
RATE SCHEDULE (effective January 1, 2021)
RATES FOR USERS
Sewer rentals shall be due at the following monthly or quarterly rate from all users who discharge sewage containing no process or industrial waste or other matter more concentrated than domestic sewage as determined in accordance with the regulations of the Authority:
PER MONTH PER QUARTER
MINIMUM USAGE CHARGE (up to 4000 Gallons)------------------ $12.00 $24.00
PER QUARTER
MINIMUM GRINDER PUMP CHARGE (up to 4000 Gallons)------------------------------------ $7.20
PER QUARTER
MINIMUM PUMP STATION CHARGE (up to 4000 Gallons)------------------------------------- $7.00
USAGE BLOCK (Per 1,000 Gallons)
BASIS FOR DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF SEWERAGE SERVICE
Usage charge for Each 1,000 gallons used----------------------------------------------------$6.00
Lift Station Rate where Applicable Add per 1,000 gallons-------------------------$1.75
Grinder Pump Rates where Applicable Add per 1,000 gallons ------------------------$1.80
The amount of sewerage service furnished to each user shall be deemed to be equal to the amount of water supplied to such user by the water company; and the usage of sewerage service, expressed in terms of gallons per month, or gallons per quarter, shall, except as otherwise hereinafter provided, be equal to the consumption of water as metered by the water company.
WWTP Nitrification Towers Upgrade
The Authority is currently in the process of updating the Nitrification Towers at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and improving tertiary treatment equipment. The items being replaced are pumps, electrical drives, motors, distribution arms, media and structural supports. The total cost of the project will be approximately $2,000,000.00 and should be completed in the fall of 2014.
