08/11/2026
PENNVEST-funded water quality improvement projects made the 2026 lists for both the AQUARIUS and PISCES Recognition Programs.
The State College Borough Authority received an Aquarius Honorable Mention for their Nixon-Kocher Water Treatment Facility project that included a new treatment facility, well upgrades with advanced treatment and provided full backup, stronger drought resilience, and more reliable service.
The Derry Township Municipal Authority was a Recognized Project in this year’s Pisces Program for their Digester Emerging Contaminants project which implemented a biosolids drying and gasification system to remove PFAS and enable beneficial reuse of biosolids. This has allowed the Authority to reach their goals of Class A biosolid production and help eliminate PFAS in biosolids down to non-detect amounts in a biosolids ash product, diversify end use options, reduce biosolids volume, and meet current regulatory challenges for land application.