Welcome to the Scranton Sewer Authority website.  The Scranton Sewer Authority serves the residents of the City of Scranton and also the borough of Dunmore.  We hope to use this website as a gateway, so that we may provide valuable information to our customers and also the general public.  We will make available, important notices, meeting schedules, news & updates on various Sewer Authority related information, and more.  If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to visit the contact section of the website.

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Latest News & Updates from the Scranton Sewer Authority

 

Updated Deliquent Account Policy - 08/31/10

The Scranton Sewer Authority recently adopted a policy whereby, in the event of a water shut off, delinquent customers must pay their entire outstanding balance in full in order for water service to be restored to the property. Once the water is shut off, partial payments will no longer be accepted to restore service. Pennsylvania American Water will not be instructed to turn water service back on unless the SSA is in receipt of payment in full of the outstanding balance.

 

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Stormwater Community Outreach Program - 06/08/10

"Thinking Globally and Acting Locally"

Through a public education partnership, the Scranton Sewer Authority and the Lackawanna River Corridor Association are providing information and technical support for homeowners to better manage stormwater on their properties. This partnership is part of an effort to update the Authority’s Long Term Control Plan to meet Federal Clean Water Act requirements associated with discharges from its Combined sewer System.

To learn more about this important program please visit this link: Lackawanna River Corridor Association

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Long Term Control Plan Update - 05/27/10

The Scranton Sewer Authority (Authority) has recently launched an effort to update its Long Term Control Plan to meet Federal Clean Water Act requirements associated with discharges from its Combined Sewer System. The Authority’s existing Long Term Control Plan was adopted in 2000 and is now outdated.  A Long Term Control Plan establishes the approach selected by the Authority for the control of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) to ultimately comply with federal and state water quality standards.

A CSO (or Combined Sewer Overflow), also known as a regulator is used primarily in sewer systems that not only take in waterwater but also take in storm water from basins in the street. These types of system are known as combined systems. In a heavy rain event a combined system can become surcharged. To reduce the excess flow in a rain event, regulators are designed to open at a predetermined level of flow and discharge the excess flow to a river or stream.