Capital Region Water Long-Term Control Plan for Sewage Overflow

planned

Capital Region Water's Long-Term Control Plan aims to reduce, but not eliminate, sewage overflows from Harrisburg into the Susquehanna River. The plan includes green stormwater infrastructure projects like tree plantings and rain gardens, but lacks closure of outfall pipes that channel raw sewage into the river during wet weather. It also does not meet federal water quality standards for Paxton Creek and projects continued water quality failures until at least 2055.