At Coplay-Whitehall Sewer Authority’s (CWSA) regular monthly meeting Sept. 15, Darryl Jenkins, CWSA’s engineer, reported the Lehigh River Interceptor project is complete.

“There are a few minor items that need to be done, but the building looks good,” he said.

Board member Joseph Marx reiterated the comment.

Marx toured the facility earlier in the week.

“Everything is on line, and we are receiving reports,” he said.

Although the facility is sending the required reports, it has not been tested. As Jenkins explained after the meeting, the main reason the metering house was upgraded is to provide high-water data. Prior to this upgrade, high-water data peaked early, leaving operators in the dark about the exact status of water levels.

“We have not had a high-water incident lately,” he said.

Metering at the new facility allows CWSA to include Lehigh River data as part of its overall control operations.

“With the new system, we have remote access to the data, so we can detect dangerous situations as they occur,” he said.

Under the old system, data had to be collected on site and relayed to the control center.

Jenkins reported the CWSA part of the Front Street improvement in Coplay is scheduled to start in October. The borough is working on completing the upper section of the street. CWSA will make sewer line improvements and rework the road surface as part of its commitment.

“For the borough, this is the most expensive road project we have ever undertaken,” said Councilman David Royer, who serves as the borough’s liaison to the CWSA board.