Carmichaels Water Authority

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Water & Sewage Companies-Utility The Manager of Carmichaels Water Authority is Lloyd Richards Business classifications
SIC (US 1987) : The water was secured from deep wells located principally on the Brown farm just north of town. The borough erected a 150, 000 gallon storage tank and laid approximately 14 miles of water main. However, each year during the dry seasons, serious water shortages developed and the water department limited the use of water to only essential purposes. To eliminate the water shortages, the borough council decided to seek a new and more adequate source of supply. Since the boundaries of the Borough had never been extended, the borough was very small; in addition, property assessments were very low. Council was convinced that the borough would be unable to finance any major water supply project. The total bond indebtedness legally available in the borough was approximately $18, 000; an amount far short of the funds required. So in October, 1946, the Carmichaels Borough Council requested the Commonwealth of. Pennsylvania to grant a charter to the Municipal Authority of the Borough of, Carmichaels. In June, 1947, the Authority assumed ownership of the municipal water system and began making plans for financing of the expansion of the system.
The Water Department of the Borough of Carmichaels serves not only the Borough, but also surrounding Cumberland Township. In 1945, just prior to becoming an authority, 279 customers were served. As of July 1984, the Authority was serving 1400 customers and has continued to grow.