The Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority is a publicly-operated municipal authority that treats sewage from households and businesses throughout of the city of Greensburg

Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...

, the boroughs of South Greensburg

South Greensburg, Pennsylvania

South Greensburg is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,280 at the 2000 census.-Early history:...

 and Southwest Greensburg

Southwest Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Southwest Greensburg is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,398 at the 2000 census.-History:...

, and portions of Hempfield

Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Hempfield Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,241 at the 2010 census, making it the largest suburb in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area by population.- Geography :...

 Township, all located in central Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...

, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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Service Statistics

The treatment plant, located off of Route 119 in Hempfield Township, serves 9,800 customers and treats 6.75 Million gallons of Waste Water Daily into Jack's Run.

Board of Directors

GGSA has a 7-member board of directors, which the bylaws include three persons from the City of Greensburg, two from South Greensburg Borough, and two from Southwest Greensburg Borough. There are the following positions on the BOD, including:

• Chairman
• Vice Chairman
• 2nd Vice Chairman
• Secretary
• Assistant Secretary
• Treasurer
• Assistant Treasurer

There is also a consulting engineer

Engineer

An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...

and a solicitor that make up the BOD as well.

Capital Improvements

Greater Greensburg Sewage Authority has invested more than $15 million in capital improvements to the treatment plant and sewer system over the past 20 years including expanding the plant from its former capacity of 2.5 Millions a day to its current capacity , and separating storm and sanitary sewer lines per the Stormwater Management Act #174. Future projects include increasing the treatment plant's size to 9.2 Million Gallons per day capacity.Presently, GGSA is working on equalizing Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO's) at the Treatment Plant.