DELCORA

Delaware County residents and businesses generate over 100 million gallons of wastewater every day. This wastewater must be collected, conveyed, and treated in a safe, effective way that prevents the contamination of our community's streams, rivers, and water supply. DELCORA (The Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority) has been providing a regional solution to this vital need for almost three decades. DELCORA has invested more than $120 million in construction since beginning operation in the early 1970s. Through the safe collection, conveyance, and treatment of millions of gallons of wastewater every day, the Delaware River and its tributaries are clean and healthy. A major part of this program is their state-of-the-art 25-acre Western Regional Treatment Plant in Chester, which uses the latest technology to remove harmful pollutants from wastewater for its safe discharge into the Delaware River. The treatment process is carefully monitored from start to finish to ensure removal of solid material, organic matter, microorganisms, and industrial wastes that are harmful to people and the environment.