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Utilities  Electricity The Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) is the sole provider of electricity to the Greater Coatesville Area. PECO's monthly customer charge for general services varies, depending upon the phase. Gas The Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) is the principal provider of natural gas to the Greater Coatesville Area. PECO's rate for general service, which is used for commerical and industrial applications, has a minimum monthly charge. Sewage Facilities The Pennsylvania America Water Company owns and operates all sewage collection and conveyance facilities in Coatesville. All wastewater collected by the public sewer system is conveyed to the treatment plant in South Coatesville Borough. This facility provides secondary treatment prior to discharge into the West Branch of the Brandywine Creek. All of the developed area in Coatesville is served by the public sewer system. The average daily sewage flow through the treatment plant was 2.4 MGD in 1995. The treatment plant is designed for average flows to 3.85 MGD with peaks of 7.7MGD. Because of the difference between design and actual flow, additional connections could be made to the system before any plant expansion is necessary. Water Supply The public water supply in Coatesville is provided by Pennsylvania America Water Company. The franchise area includes parts of Caln, East Fallowfield, Sadsbury, West Caln, West Sadsbury, and Valley Townships and parts of Modena, Parkesburg and South Coatesville Boroughs as well as the City of Coatesville.
Potable water storage is provided in five storage tanks with a combined capacity of four million gallons. In 1995 there were approximately 8,125 metered connections to the water supply system. The average daily use for the system in 1995 was approximately 3.3 MGD with peaks of 4.5 MGD. Water is carried from the reservoir to the city via an 18-inch gravity main. This line passes through a pump near the confluence of Rock Run and Brandywine Creek. Water is then distributed through a network of mostly 10-12 inch connectors which are connected to individual customer hook-ups. |
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The main supply source of water is the Coatesville Reservoir on Rock Run Creek.
It has an average yield of 3 million gallons per day. Emergency reserve allocations include the Birch Run Dam, 1.5 MGD and West Branch Brandywine Creek, 1.0 MGD.
There is also an inter-connection with the Octoraro Water company with a 2.0 MGD capacity.