A. Sanitary sewer service is provided throughout a large part of Upper Dublin Township by the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority (BCWSA).
B. Other providers of sanitary sewer service within the Township are the Horsham Water and Sewer Authority (HWSA), the Upper Moreland Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority (UMHJSA), Abington Township, and Springfield Township.
C. Sewage collected by operators within the Township is treated by various publically owned treatment works including:
(1) Ambler Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Ambler WWTP is located off Church Street in Ambler Borough and presently serves portions of Upper Dublin Township, Lower Gwynedd Township, Whitpain Township, Whitemarsh Township, as well as Ambler Borough.
(2) Abington Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Abington WWTP is located on Fitzwatertown Road in Upper Dublin Township and presently serves portions of Abington Township, Upper Dublin Township, Springfield Township, Cheltenham Township and the Upper Moreland-Hatboro area.
(3) City of Philadelphia Southwest Sewage Treatment Plant. The City of Philadelphia Southwest Sewage Treatment Plant (Philadelphia SW STP) is located in Philadelphia at 8200 Enterprise Avenue. The facility has a service area of several outlying Townships in addition to the flow from within the City. Wastewater from Upper Dublin Township is transmitted to Springfield Township, which in turn transmits the sewage to the Philadelphia SW STP for treatment.
(4) Horsham Water and Sewer Authority Park Creek Sewage Treatment Plant. The Park Creek STP is located on Keith Valley Road approximately 1000 feet from the intersection of County Line Road. The plant primarily serves the central and northwestern portions of Horsham Township. The northern most corner of Upper Dublin Township lies within the Park Creek Drainage Area. A small portion of Upper Dublin Township containing commercial properties within the Maple Glen triangle (area between Welsh Road, Norristown Road, and Limekiln Pike), is served by a public sewer extension for the Park Creek STP. All remaining wastewater generated within the area of Upper Dublin that is tributary to Park Creek is pumped to the Ambler WWTP for treatment.
(5) Upper Dublin Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Upper Dublin WWTP is located on Delaware Avenue adjacent to the Pennsylvania Turnpike and serves the Rapp Run/Pine Run Drainage Basins. The tributary collection system provides service to the central portion of the Township, including the Fort Washington Office Park, Dreshertown Plaza and residential customers.
(6) Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority Sewage Treatment Plant (UMHJSA STP). The UMHJSA STP is located off Terwood Road approximately 4,000 feet northeast of the Route 611 intersection. The wastewater treatment plant serves portions of Upper Dublin Township, Horsham Township, Warminster Township and all of Upper Moreland Township and Hatboro Borough. The wastewater collection system in Upper Dublin Township tributary to the UMHJSA STP serves the existing Prudential Office Complex, the shopping center at Twining and Welsh Roads, and approximately 380 residences.