The History of the Clairton Municipal Authority
1958-The
Board of the Clairton Municipal Authority was formed.
1960-The construction of the primary system of the
sewage treatment plant was constructed at a cost of $1,213,330.00.
1962-The
first employees were hired and the flow that was being treated was only from
the city of Clairton and was estimated at a flow of one million gallons a
day.
1962-The Authority was incorporated on April 4th.
1976-The plant had an upgrade of adding a sludge
drying system.
2001-2005 There was an upgrade of the current screw
pumps, aeration tanks, denitrification tanks, drying room, gravity belt
thickener, centrifuge, and the polymer delivery system. This was all
completed by KLH Engineers, Inc.
Today the plant operates at 6 million gallons per day and 14 million during wet weather conditions. In the future it is estimated the plant will operate at 25 million gallons a day. Until the expansion study is completed the maximum million gallons per day will not be determined. The planned expansion will make the Clairton Municipal Authority the third largest treatment plant in Allegheny County.