Roads and utilities

Warren's sewer utility projects

Warren bonded $880,000 for a Stage IV treatment plant generator, awarded a $566,735 Stiles Road pump-station contract and authorized up to $137,432.50 for an emergency force-main repair. A $15,000 nitrate study was commissioned and staff recommended no 2026 sewer rate change.

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Sewer customers can ask the Committee for the generator schedule and the nitrate study results during privilege of the floor at a Township Committee meeting; agendas and minutes post on the Township's AgendaCenter.

Warren operates a sewer utility. This utility is funded by user charges. It includes a treatment plant, called Stage IV in the record. It also includes pump stations, such as Stiles Road. The utility’s capital spending is approved separately from the municipal budget.

The generator. Ordinance 26-18 was introduced on May 14, 2026, by a 5–0 roll call vote. It appropriated $880,000. It also authorized $880,000 in bonds or notes. This was for buying and installing a generator for the sewer utility. The Committee adopted the ordinance 5–0 on June 18, 2026, after a public hearing where no comments were made. Administrator Mark Krane said the utility is self-liquidating. Therefore, no down payment was required. PS&S engineering for the project had been awarded on December 11, 2025, at not more than $65,000. This award was in Resolution 2025-301.

Stiles Road pump station. On Dec. 11, 2025 Res. 2025-297 awarded the upgrade to Rapid Pump & Meter Service Co. at not more than $566,735.00, the lowest of seven bids that ran from $581,250.00 to $784,200.00. Res. 2025-302 added PS&S construction inspection at not more than $74,500.00. Both passed on a 4–0 consent agenda, with Committeeman Blick absent.

Force main. A sewer force main broke on Mount Bethel Road near Powder Horn Drive on Jan. 31, 2026; sewage was exposed and running on a public road, as recited in Res. 2026-083. The three sewer repair contractors on call were not available. On Feb. 19 the Committee awarded Porchetta Land & Site Contractors not more than $137,432.50 for work done Jan. 31, Feb. 1 and Feb. 2.

Nitrate study. On Feb. 19 Res. 2026-086 awarded One Water Consulting a $15,000 contract for a preliminary nitrate evaluation-dynamic modeling approach for the Stage IV plant, under a proposal dated Feb. 3, 2026. The records reviewed do not include its findings.

On March 12, 2026, the recommendation under ‘2026 Sewer Rates’ was not to adjust rates. Krane said that higher average water use would raise the average bill slightly through usage, not rates. No rate ordinance appears in the records reviewed. On June 18, Kastrud presented two EDU requests. One was from CRC Communities to transfer two unused units to an adjacent property. The other was from 513 Warrenville Road to reduce four allocations to one. Krane noted that there are no rules on transfers. On July 16, Resolution 2026-202 authorized the transfer of two EDUs from Block 86.01, Lots 31 and 32, to Lot 30.01.

Not reviewed. LocalWhy has not reviewed minutes for the Sept. 24 and Oct. 22, 2026 meetings. The Oct. 22 agenda lists PS&S services for a ‘Stage IV WWTP Emergency Generator Update’ and extensions of the snowplowing and sewer repair contracts.

Warren's sewer utility projects, explained

Timeline

Each dated event on this issue, oldest first, linked to the full sourced entry.

  1. Resolved Committee awards the Stiles Road pump station and other sewer contractsResolution 2025-297 awarded Rapid Pump & Meter the Stiles Road pump station upgrade at up to $566,735, the lowest of seven bids. PS&S won inspection work and engineering for a Stage IV generator.
  2. Active Sewer force main breaks on Mount Bethel RoadA sewer force main broke on Mount Bethel Road in the area of Powder Horn Drive, and sewage was exposed and running on a public road, as a February 2026 resolution recites.
  3. Resolved Committee confirms the $137,432.50 force-main repairResolution 2026-083 confirmed the emergency authorization and awarded Porchetta Land & Site Contractors not more than $137,432.50 for the Mount Bethel Road force-main repair performed January 31 to February 2.
  4. Resolved One Water Consulting hired for a $15,000 nitrate evaluationResolution 2026-086 awarded One Water Consulting a $15,000 contract for a preliminary nitrate evaluation and dynamic modeling approach for the Stage IV wastewater treatment plant.
  5. Active Staff recommend no change to 2026 sewer ratesUnder '2026 Sewer Rates,' the recommendation was that the Township not adjust rates. The Administrator said higher average water use would raise average bills slightly through usage, not rates; LocalWhy has not reviewed a rate schedule.
  6. Active Committee introduces an $880,000 bond for a sewer generatorOrdinance 26-18, introduced 5–0, appropriated $880,000 and authorized $880,000 in bonds or notes for the acquisition and installation of a generator for the sewer utility.
  7. Pending Committee takes up two sewer EDU transfer requestsSewer Director Christian Kastrud presented requests from CRC Communities to transfer two EDUs and from 513 Warrenville Road to cut four to one. The Administrator noted there are no rules on transfers.
  8. Resolved Sewer generator bond adopted, 5–0The Committee adopted Ordinance 26-18, the $880,000 sewer generator bond, 5–0 after a hearing with no comments. The Administrator said the self-liquidating utility needed no down payment.
  9. Resolved Two sewer EDUs moved between Block 86.01 lotsResolution 2026-202 authorized the Sewer Department Director to transfer two EDUs from Block 86.01, Lots 31 and 32 to Block 86.01, Lot 30.01.
  10. Pending October agenda lists engineering for a 'Stage IV WWTP Emergency Generator Update'The October 22, 2026 agenda listed Res. 2026-269 for PS&S engineering services on a Stage IV wastewater generator update, plus extensions of the snowplowing and sewer repair contracts.

Explainers

  • Warren's sewer utility projects, explained

    The generator bond, the Stiles Road pump station, the Mount Bethel Road force-main repair, the nitrate evaluation and the 2026 rate and EDU decisions, as the Township's records state them.

Documents

The township's own records on this issue. Each links to the official copy.

Meetings

  • Township Committee Regular Meeting

    The Township Committee agenda listed Resolution 2026-258 adopting mission and vision statements and consent resolutions 2026-259 through 2026-278, including a COPS grant agreement, Motorola police radios, Procomm dispatch renovations, Change Order #1 on the road overlay and PS&S engineering for the Stage IV sewer generator. The Township's highlights page lists 2026-258, 2026-263 and 2026-264. Minutes were not reviewed, so roll calls are not recorded.

  • Township Committee Regular Meeting

    The Township Committee agenda listed public hearings on Ordinance 26-23, a $1,400,000 bond to buy property at 106 Mount Horeb Road, and Ordinance 26-24, vacating part of San Road, plus a $3,500,000 state grant application for Maxwell Court and Cherry Tree Lane drainage. The Township's highlights page lists both ordinances as adopted. Minutes were not reviewed, so roll calls are not recorded.

  • Township Committee Regular Meeting

    The Township Committee adopted the filming ordinance (26-20) and the fire-inspection fee ordinance (26-21) 4–0, with Committeeman Croson absent. It introduced the $1,140,160 Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond appropriation 4–0, certified the 2025 annual audit 4–0, and approved consent resolutions 2026-189 through 2026-204, 4–0, including a change order on Mountainview Road Phase I.

  • Township Committee Regular Meeting

    The Township Committee adopted three ordinances 5–0: $390,000 for DPW trucks and equipment, $880,000 for a sewer utility generator, and the data-center prohibition, Ordinance 26-19. It introduced filming and fire-inspection ordinances 5–0, awarded the Mountainview Road Phase II contract at $509,422.55, and approved consent resolutions 2026-157 through 2026-185, 5–0.

  • Township Committee Regular Meeting

    The Township Committee adopted the 2026 municipal budget 5–0 after a public hearing with one speaker, and adopted Ordinances 26-15 (cap bank) and 26-16 (sewer easement at 15 Mountain View Road), 5–0 each. It introduced the data-center prohibition 4–1, with Committeeman McCarey opposed, and asked the County Clerk to put the Hofheimer House question on the November 3 ballot, 5–0.

  • Township Committee Regular Meeting

    The Township Committee adopted eight ordinances 4–0, including the $763,343 Mount Bethel Meeting House appropriation, a $445,000 Valley View Road bond, an affordable housing development-fee rewrite and six affordable housing zoning districts. It introduced three more, 4–0: $900,000 for public safety communications, $100,000 for the Cherry Tree Lane drainage study and an AH-6 unit increase. Consent resolutions 2026-093 through 2026-105 passed 4–0.

  • Township Committee Regular Meeting

    The Township Committee adopted Ordinances 26-01, 26-02 and 26-03 5–0, approved the Green Acres application for Dealaman Nature Trail and Pond 5–0, and introduced eight ordinances 5–0, including the Mount Bethel appropriation, a Valley View Road bond and six affordable-housing measures. It adopted fifteen consent resolutions, with one abstention, and a temporary office lease 5–0.

  • Township Committee Regular Meeting

    The Township Committee approved the bond counsel contract with McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, 5–0, after tabling it on January 6. It introduced three ordinances 5–0, including a sanitary sewer easement with MDR Equities, and adopted consent resolutions 2026-050 through 2026-071, 5–0, including the Paragon contract for the Mount Bethel Meeting House.

  • Township Committee Regular Meeting

    The Township Committee adopted Ordinance 25-20 prohibiting signs on public property, 4–0, with Committeeman Blick absent. It approved police promotions, $90,000 in opioid settlement funds for school mentoring and a mediation agreement with Fair Share Housing Center, 4–0 each, with Mayor Lontai abstaining on the opioid funds. Consent resolutions covered road contracts, sewer work and a Park and Ride extension.

Sources for this overview

  1. Township Committee minutes, December 11, 2025 (Res. 2025-297, 2025-301, 2025-302, 2025-304)
  2. Township Committee minutes, February 19, 2026 (Res. 2026-083, 2026-086)
  3. Township Committee minutes, March 12, 2026 (2026 sewer rates)
  4. Township Committee minutes, May 14, 2026 (Ordinance 26-18 introduced)
  5. Township Committee minutes, June 18, 2026 (Ordinance 26-18 adopted; EDU requests; Res. 2026-164)
  6. Township Committee minutes, July 16, 2026 (Res. 2026-202)
  7. Township Committee minutes, August 20, 2026 (Res. 2026-222)
  8. Township Committee agenda, October 22, 2026 (Res. 2026-269, 2026-272, 2026-273)
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