Authority History

 

 

The history of our water system dates back to 1872, when water was first piped to the City of Lebanon from the newly constructed Rexmont Supply Dams. At that time, raw water, untreated and unfiltered, was served to the residents.

 

Our present day system utilizes surface water supplied by two sources. One is a 1.2 billion gallon impound reservoir, Siegrist Dam, located in Schuylkill County, fourteen miles to the north of the Plant. The other source is the Swatara Creek, a narrow river that flows through Lebanon County, with our intake located three miles to the west of the Plant. We have the flexibility of using either source independently or combined.

 

Our treatment facility, a 10 million gallon a day Water Plant, went into operation in 1972.