Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority history

1969 - (November 26) After seven years of planning and completion of a $27M construction project—the WVSA begins treating raw sewage at its Hanover Township plant, fulfilling a 25-year-old state mandate that area communities refrain from dumping waste into the Susquehanna River.

1970 - (September 29), formal ceremonies were held at the treatment plant, officially dedicating the multi-million dollar wastewater and treatment system operated by WVSA as the first major environmental control project in northeast Pennsylvania to combat water pollution.

1972 - (June 23) WVSA’s treatment plant sustains substantial damage from Hurricane Agnes, which ravaged several areas of northeast Pennsylvania.

1986 - WVSA breaks ground for a new secondary treatment plant that will remove 90 percent of the impurities from wastewater the Authority pumped into the Susquehanna River--an improvement over the 35-40% removed by the Authority’s sole, primary system.

1989 - (September 20) Mindful of its customers and their needs, WVSA expands its business office to include a Customer Service division that would skillfully manage customers’ billing inquiries.

1993 - (September 3) WVSA holds a formal, public dedication of its new state-of-the-art Water Testing Laboratory at its Hanover Township plant.

1997 - WVSA enters into Municipal Collection Service Agreement with Plymouth Township.

1999 - WVSA is honored with the 1999 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.

2010 - WVSA achieves significant reduction in nitrogen and phosphorous by using highly accurate ammonium probes to control blowers.

2014 - WVSA enters into Municipal Collections Service Agreement with the Boroughs of Ashley, Larksville, and Luzerne.

2017 - WVSA leads the Regional Stormwater Management Program, another exemplary approach to collaborative, cost-efficient measures aimed at pollution reduction.

2018 - WVSA is recognized for its commitment to environmental initiatives, collaboration and community service with the 2018 Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence and the 2018 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.