SEWAGE FACILITY ENFORCEMENT GRANTS AWARDED

          Harrisburg, August 24, 2007 -- State Senator Michael A. O’Pake today announced that two Berks County municipalities have been awarded state Sewage Facilities Enforcement Grants totaling $9,004 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
          According to Senator O’Pake, Cumru Township will receive a $5,297 grant and Greenwich Township will receive a $3,707 grant through the Sewage Facilities Enforcement Grant Program.
          Senator O’Pake explained that the grant funding reimburses municipalities up to 50% of the costs of performing the sewage enforcement provisions of Act 537 of 1965, the Sewage Facilities Planning Act.
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