The Philadelphia Water Department will be making improvements to the Belmont water treatment facility to reduce leakage and improve the integrity of the basins. The project includes:

• Construction of a temporary retaining dam between the two basins in order to keep one basin in service throughout the project
• Cleaning and relining of basins
• Addition of a spillway to capture basin overflow
• Construction of a new basin dividing wall

Most of the construction activity should occur without much disturbance to the community. However, the early stages (first 2 months) of the project may be noisy and there is the potential for increased traffic on Stoudt Rd where signs have been posted. Work will be occur from 7am-3pm, Monday through Friday and is expected to last for approximately 16 months, ending in the Summer of 2014.

Updates forthcoming