Better water pressure coming for some Salisbury residents

SALISBURY TWP., Pa. -

Decades of low water pressure should be washed away before the end of this year for residents of one hillside neighborhood in the northern tip of eastern Salisbury Township.

Bethlehem, which provides water to some homes in that part of the township, plans to install a booster pumping station to end the low-pressure problem in the Weil Street neighborhood.

For many years, residents have complained about the water pressure, said Salisbury manager Randy Soriano. I believe we have reached the point where the issue will be resolved.

Bethlehem officials described the pumping station project to Salisbury commissioners Thursday night.

We realized there was poor service up in this area theres low water pressure --- so weve designed a pump station to put in this neighborhood, to boost the pressure for these customers, said Edward Boscola, the citys water and sewer resources director.

The pumping station project, which will cost about $100,000, will be paid by Bethlehem, said the city officials.

Boscola said the small, prefabricated pumping station should be installed and operational by the end of this year if not sooner.

The significant improvement initially will benefit about 50 homes and city officials hope that will increase by owners of at least 50 more homes who will decide to tie into the water system.

Soriano said the very first complaint he received when he became township manager in 2008 was about insufficient water pressure in that neighborhood. He added many of those complaints are about not having enough pressure to take decent showers.

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Better water pressure coming for some Salisbury residents