SOMERSET BOROUGH SPRING CLEAN-UP

MAY 21-25, 2012
(All items to be curb side by the May 21st)

With the help and cooperation of Waste Management Hauling & Southern Alleghenies Landfill, clean up will be May 21st thru May 25th, 2012. All items must be placed along the road right-of-way before 6:00 a.m. on Monday, May 21st, 2012. All objects, including carpets, must be cut into 4-foot lengths and tied or bundled.

The following items WILL NOT be picked up:

• refrigerators
• freezers
• air conditioners (unless the Freon was removed by a certified technician and tagged as such)
• other items containing Freon
• tires
• batteries
• car and truck parts
• shingles
• building materials from remodeling or demolition
• hazardous/infectious waste
• stones, rocks, dirt, concrete, yard waste
• normal household trash
• flammables
• paint or any liquid
• no 55 gallon drums
• no item two men cannot lift.
• Paint cans accepted only if paint is completely hardened with the lids removed.

Special Notations:

• Limit one large appliance and one large furniture item per household.
• Limit one computer monitor and one television per household.
• There is a 500 pound weight limit per household (excluding the furniture and appliance item).
• There will be no return trips. Residents who do not follow the guidelines will be responsible for removal of items.

May 11th and May 13th thru May 17th, 2012

• The Borough of Somerset will begin flushing waterlines May 11th from 12 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Clover Hill Road, McKinley Drive, Forest Road, and Hickory Hill Lane.

• May 13 through May 17 from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. All remaining areas in the Borough of Somerset. Customers are asked to shut off their gate valve at their water meter from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m.

Your water service may be interrupted. If you notice that your water appears discolored in any manner we recommended that you allow several hours for it to clear up. After time has elapsed, run the cold water faucet for a few minutes to see if your water is clear again.

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Recycling Collections

Waste Management will be picking up recyclables for every resident in Somerset Borough beginning Monday, March 26th, 2012.

Please place your plastics, clear and colored glass and aluminum in a container near the curb of your street. Collection days will resume every Monday thereafter.

There is no charge for this service.

Posted 3-23-12

Somerset Borough Water Quality Report

Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

PWSID# 4560042

We are pleased to present to you our 2011 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you about the quality water and services we deliver to you every day. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We want you to understand the efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water.

Este informe contiene información muy importante sobre su agua potable. Tradúzcalo ó hable con alguien que lo entienda bien. (This report contains important information about your drinking water. Translate it, or speak to someone who understands it.)

VIEW REPORT

Posted 3-26-12

Somerset County Water System - Notice of Violation

We have been advised by the Somerset County General Authority that the Somerset County Water System has violated a drinking water standard on August 4th 2011 and again on September 9th 2011.

The Borough of Somerset purchases water from the Somerset County Water system, and on those dates, Somerset County's Water System exceeded the standard for Total Organic Carbon. The standard the County's Water System did not meet was a 35% removal from the Raw measurement to the Combined Filter Effluent.

You do not need to use an alternative water supply. However, if you have specific health concerns, consult your doctor.

We have been advised by the Somerset County Water System that this is not an immediate risk. All questions should be addressed to Chris Meyer, Somerset County Water System Manager at (814) 629-9460.

A complete copy of the violation notification from the Somerset County Water System is available by Clicking here.

Posted 3-8-12

Public Comment Policy

Adopted by the Council of the Borough of Somerset: January 24, 2011

Council The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act (65 Pa. C.S. 701, et seq.) provides that the Board or Council of a political subdivision shall provide a reasonable opportunity at each advertised regular meeting and advertised special meeting for residents of the political subdivision or for taxpayers of the political subdivision or to comment on matters of concern, official action or deliberation which are or may be before the Board or Council prior to taking official action. (710.1).

To assure compliance with the Act, to inform members of the public who may wish to make comment, and to provide for predictable and orderly implementation of the public comment period, Somerset Borough Council has adopted this Public Comment Policy. READ MORE >