The Doylestown Township Municipal Authority is set to award two construction contracts for its North Wells 3 and 4 Well House Upgrade at a public meeting Thursday, Oct. 15.
The authority's board of directors will vote on Contract No. 2026-02 for general and mechanical construction and Contract No. 2026-02E for electrical construction at the well house, according to the meeting agenda. The agenda lists no dollar amounts. It does not name the contractors recommended for the awards.
The meeting begins at 3:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room at DTMA headquarters, 425 Wells Road.
Beyond the contract votes, the board will hear an update on the Northern Water Main Extensions project and review the 2027 budget. The authority also plans to approve payments to Gilmore & Associates for two phases of PFAS treatment facility design work.
The authority has pursued several PFAS-related projects over the past two years. In April, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero and state Rep. Tim Brennan announced a $4,440,800 PENNVEST grant to fund a new treatment building with filters for manganese and PFAS removal. The grant also covers new chlorination equipment and a 30,000-gallon holding tank for PFAS media backwash water.
"This 4.4 million dollar grant is a major win for the residents who rely on the Doylestown Township Municipal Authority for high-quality drinking water," Santarsiero said in the April announcement.
The DTMA serves about 10,000 residents in Doylestown Township, parts of New Britain Borough and Plumstead Township.
The contract votes follow a 20.5% water rate increase the authority approved effective Jan. 1. The minimum quarterly meter charge rose $10 for all meter sizes, and the per-1,000-gallon rate went from $5.85 to $7.05. The authority said on its website that rising costs, future infrastructure improvements and drinking water regulation compliance drove the increase.
A separate project at Central Wells 5 and 7 near Steeplechase Drive, also funded through PENNVEST, had a projected completion date of August 2026, according to the authority's project page. That date has passed, and the Oct. 15 agenda does not reference the project.
The next DTMA board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 19.
