Blog Archives: Municipal Infrastructure
Understanding PA-DCED Grant Funding Opportunities Webinar
Posted by Tori Morgan on Thursday, February 5, 2026
This webinar has concludedUnfortunately, no recording is available, but if you have questions regarding DCED funding applications or programs, contact me.contact ToriSecuring PA Department of...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Stormwater | GIS Mapping | Budgeting & Funding
Pennsylvania Municipal Bid Base Amounts 2026
Posted by Bryon Killian on Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Each year the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announces new public project cost thresholds required for public bids. The thresholds for 2026 have increased again this year.In 2026, the...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Municipal Engineering | Stormwater | Budgeting & Funding | Project Management | Regulations
Turning Data into Dollars with a Rate Study. How Water & Sewer Utilities Can Build Financial Stability and Community Trust
Posted by Tori Morgan on Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Across Pennsylvania, local water and sewer utilities are facing familiar challenges: rising costs, aging infrastructure, regulatory pressure, and increasing expectations for transparency. The...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Budgeting & Funding
2026 PA Environmental Compliance Calendar
Posted by Tori Morgan on Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Staying on top of environmental regulations is an arduous task. The numerous regulations, deadlines, and requirements are enough to get anyone’s head spinning. That’s why we developed the...
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Categories: Industrial & Manufacturing | Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Wastewater | Stormwater | Environmental | Regulations
Is Your Municipality Ready for Tomorrow’s Land Use Challenges? Three Emerging Trends in Pennsylvania You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Posted by John Lavelle on Monday, September 29, 2025
Across Pennsylvania, municipalities are constantly facing new waves of land use pressures, ones that didn’t exist a decade ago but are now reshaping communities and economies. From data centers...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Municipal Engineering | Regulations
It’s Time to Get Serious About Service Line Inventories
Posted by Stacy Silva on Tuesday, August 26, 2025
The countdown for initial service line inventories (SLIs) has reached zero, and that deadline has passed us. But the clock is still ticking for Pennsylvania water systems. By 2037, every system must...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Potable Water | Municipal Engineering | Environmental | Budgeting & Funding | Regulations | Revised Lead & Copper Rule (RLCR)
Enhancing Infrastructure Assessments with Form-Centric & Mobile Data Collection
Posted by Caitlin Zerman on Friday, May 30, 2025
Form-centric and mobile data collection tools are transforming infrastructure assessments. Infrastructure is the backbone of any community, supporting everything from transportation to utilities....
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Municipal Engineering | GIS Mapping
PennTec 2025: Funding, FOG, and Forward Thinking
Posted by Entech Engineering on Tuesday, May 27, 2025
The conference season is in full swing and, at Entech, when we have expertise, we don’t hoard it, we actively share it. Building on our team’s strong presence and contributions at recent...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure | Entech, Engineering, & Beyond
Tagged: Wastewater | Engineering
5 Reasons to Reduce Inflow and Infiltration
Posted by Tim Lester on Wednesday, May 21, 2025
If your sewer system experiences inflow or infiltration, it could cause a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO), which is bad news for your community. SSOs can result in public health hazards, unsanitary...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Wastewater | Stormwater | Health & Safety
5 Things You Need to Know About PA's MS4 PAG-13 Permit Updates
Posted by Shawn Fassl on Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) has recently announced updates to the PAG-13 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer...
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Categories: Municipal Infrastructure
Tagged: Stormwater