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Community FacilitiesChalfont Borough has enacted waste management ordinances and resolutions which regulate haulersand designate plan-approved processing and disposal facilities, and according to the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Environmental Resources are in conformance with the requirements of the BucksCounty Municipal Waste Management Plan. The Waste Documentation Program involves measuringthe amount of waste generated and tracking it from its origin to the disposal site and reporting thewaste flow information to the county and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.The borough has complied fully with this program that started in 1994.Trash CollectionAs of January 1, 1997, J.P. Mascaro of Harleysville began collection of trash under a one-yearcontract. The trash is landfilled at the Keystone Landfill near Scranton. The trash hauler collects trashas well as recyclable material at the curb. Leaves are collected twice a year in the fall.RecyclingAct 101 requires municipalities with populations between 5,000 and 10,000 and a density of 300 ormore persons per square mile to develop a curbside recycling program. The borough has a populationdensity greater than 300 persons per square mile; however, its population is under 5,000. Chalfontpresently does not meet these parameters and is not required to develop a curbside recycling program.However, the borough has a curbside recycling program which includes collection of newspaper, clearand colored glass, aluminum, magazines, plastic, and steel and tin cans.The success of the recycling program can be measured in part by the amount of material collected. In1996, 304 tons of recyclable material, or 159 pounds per person, was collected in the borough. In1996, 2,425 tons of municipal waste was collected in the borough. The recycled material represents12.5 percent of the total waste stream collected in the borough. This is a low rate compared with theaverage for Bucks County which is 18 percent.Except for being able to drop off Christmas trees at the borough yard after the holidays, ChalfontBorough does not at this time have any other program that addresses yard waste, such as leaves indgrass clippings. Estimates indicate that this type of waste amounts to an average of 18 percent of thetotal waste stream. The incorporation of a yard waste program in the borough could affect a significantreduction in waste production and related trash collection costs. This waste could be collected at acentral drop-off site where it could be processed which would save collection and landfilling costs.Because Chalfont has no mandatory collection of recyclables and yard waste, much of this material iscollected and landfilled. Mandatory collections of recyclables and yard waste will reduce the wastestream and maintain or lower the cost of collection and landfilling.Wastewater TreatmentAll of Chalfont Borough is served by public wastewater facilities. Sewage generated in the borough iscollected by the Chalfont New Britain Township Joint Sewage Treatment Authority collection systemand treated at the plant on Upper State Road in New Britain Township.Chalfont Borough Comprehensive Plan Update Draft
Community FacilitiesAlthough wastewater facilities in Chalfont Borough are adequate for the population served, severalissues must be addressed to ensure adequacy into the future. Water conservation and inflow andinfiltration are factors affecting public wastewater facilities.Water ConservationWater conservation is an important issue in wastewater facilities planning because most water used in ahousehold or business becomes sewage, which must be treated. Any water not used presents a savingsin treatment costs. Encouraging the use of water conservation devices such as low flow toilets, faucetaerators, and providing educational information goes a long way in the effort to reduce water usageand the related wastewater treatment costs.Because the borough relies entirely on groundwater as a source, the issue of water conservation isparticularly important because the groundwater used is not returned to recharge the aquifer, but ratherexits the borough through sewer lines. Thus, conservation of water not only saves money spent ontreatment, but also helps to preserve essential groundwater resources.inflow and InfiltrationAs a sewerage system ages, groundwater infiltrates the lines through cracks and seams. Duringstorms, runoff enters the system through manholes and basement drains. All flows in a sewer line aretreated at the treatment plant; therefore, this extra flow which does not necessarily need to be treated isprocessed, resulting in unnecessary costs for borough residents. Consequently, in order to reducetreatment costs, reducing infiltration and inflow should be done on a continuing basis. This effort notonly reduces costs, but has the added benefit of providing additional capacity in the collection systemfor new development.Water SupplyAll residences and businesses in Chalfont Borough are served by public water facilities. The ChalfontBorough Water Department provides water to 2,115 customers including all borough residents andthose in portions of New Britain Borough and Township. All of the water is pumped from theborough’s five wells. Two of the wells are located in the borough: one on Hellberg Avenue andanother on Blue Jay Road. Two are in New Britain Borough along Butler Avenue and at Stephen Placeand one is along Park Avenue in New Britain Township. The water is stored in tanks at 500 NorthMain Street and at Dorset Way in New Britain Township. In emergencies the borough can utilize waterfrom the North Wales Water Authority. The NWWA Forest Park treatment plant was connected to theborough system when the plant was built. This plant treats surface water originating at the DelawareRiver.Groundwater resources are the only source of water for the borough. Chalfont is underlain by threedifferent geologic formations which bear potable water, Brunswick, Lockatong, and Stockton. TheBrunswick formation located south of Butler Pike yields 50 to 200 gallons per minute. The Lockatongformation underlies the borough center and in the northernmost portion of the borough yields 20 to48 Chalfont Borough Comprehensive Plan Update Draft
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