The Berks County Commissioners and the Berks County Planning Commission previously prepared a Sewer and Water System Regionalization Study in 1998. The purpose of the 1998 Study was to determine what opportunities existed for improving water quality, reliability, customer service and economic development by strengthening the water and sewerage systems in Berks County. The Study then determined both the current status of the sewer and water systems in the County and what strategies might be implemented to help achieve the goals stated above.
The goal of this Update is to determine whether the original recommendations of the 1998 Study are still valid and to include any new opportunities that would allow the sewer and water systems to achieve these goals.
Draft Study (.PDF)Cover, Introduction, AcknowledgementTable of ContentsSewer and Water StudyAppendix A - Tables Infiltration and Inflow Budget Analysis Sewer Engineering and Legal Fees Sewer Outside Laboratory Analysis Sewer Billing and Tapping Fee Analysis Sewer Annual Electricity Budget Sewer Plant Capacity and Age Sludge Disposal Data Water Engineering and Legal Fees Water Outside Laboratory Analysis Water Billing and Tapping Fee Analysis Water Annual Electricity Budget Water System Capacity and Age Staffing AnalysisAppendix B - Maps Public Sewer Service Areas Public Water Service Areas Regional Maps Oley Hills Public Sewer Service Areas Oley Hills Public Water Service Areas Oley Hills Public Sewer and Water Service Areas with Composite Zoning Tulpehocken Public Sewer Service Areas Tulpehocken Public Water Service Areas Tulpehocken Public Sewer and Water Service Areas with Composite Zoning Metro Public Sewer Service Areas Metro Public Water Service Areas Metro Public Sewer and Water Service Areas with Composite Zoning Hawk Mountain Public Sewer Service Areas Hawk Mountain Public Water Service Areas Hawk Mountain Public Sewer and Water Service Areas with Composite Zoning Southern Highlands Public Sewer Service Areas Southern Highlands Public Water Service Areas Southern Highlands Public Sewer and Water Service Areas with Composite ZoningAppendix C - Economic Development Public Sewer and Water Service Areas with Composite Zoning