BUREAU OF SEWERAGE

The Bureau of Sewerage, also identified as the Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility (AWTF), through a lease agreement, operates the sewerage conveyance and treatment system for The Harrisburg Authority. The management structure of this bureau consists of four divisions: Administration, Operations, Maintenance and Field Maintenance.

The Administration Division oversees the entire operation of the AWTF. The major revenue sources include metered and unmetered usage of the system both for the City and the six suburban municipalities served by the AWTF: Steelton, Paxtang and Penbrook Boroughs and Lower Paxton, Swatara and Susquehanna Townships, as well as corresponding utility liens. Other revenue sources are sludge handling charges, laboratory fees, industrial user charges and sale of electricity.