$500K Grant Coming For Bensalem Pump Station Upgrades

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —The township is getting a $500,000 grant for upgrades to the Totem Road Pump Station, officials said.

State Rep. K.C. Tomlinson (R-Bucks) and Sen. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) announced that Bensalem Township has received a grant from the Pennsylvania Local Share Account (LSA) program to replace an odor scrubber.

The grant will fund the odor scrubber replacement project at the Totem Road Pump Station, which will replace the current chemical odor scrubber unit as the current scrubber has reached the end of its current life.

The replacement will ensure the facility's foul odors will not escape into neighboring areas, officials said.

“This is excellent news for the Bensalem area,” Tomlinson said. “Making sure that the current odor scrubber is replaced ensures the pump station on Totem Road stays active and continues treating wastewater properly.”

“I’m pleased to have helped secure funding for this necessary project in Bensalem,” Farry said. "This investment of a new odor scrubber will make sure their odor control system always remains operational.”

The PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (Act 2004-71), as amended, provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for these grants.