Connection to the system will be mandatory for properties within a certain distance from the service lines and projected monthly bills are $91.

The estimated rate is based on projected loan funding from Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.

The township prepared a joint Act 537 plan update with Knox Borough through the EADS Group Inc. engineering company of Clarion to study a wastewater treatment plant upgrade which will increase the hydraulic and organic capacity to 0.6 million gallons per day and 1,501 pounds per day of biological oxygen demand. The plan also called for the examination of the existing wastewater collection system.

The area impacted includes the existing sewer service area and the area adjacent to the existing wastewater treatment plant.

The plan’s major recommendation involves the construction of new wastewater treatment plant, replacement of existing wastewater collection system and extension of services to the Wentlings Corners portion of Beaver Township .

The proposed township sewage service area will include lines along State Route 338 from Knox to the Wentlings Corners area, including south to the Interstate 80 interchange, along Twin Church Road to the top of German Hill and along Wentlings Corners Road back to State Route 338.

Final approval of the plan  by both the township and Knox Borough will clear the way for the municipalities to form a joint sewage authority which would oversee the construction and operation of an upgraded and expanded sewage collection and treatment system.

Comments on the proposed plan from anyone interested in the project   will be received in writing before April 30.

Written comments should be addressed to the township secretary at 694 Wentlings Corners Road, Knox, Pa. , 16232. The pan also open for inspection between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.