Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc.

Consulting Engineers Since 1916

Company Profile

Services Provided  

Municipal & Civil Engineering

Wastewater Collection & Treatment

Water Distribution & Treatment

Structural Engineering

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Shawn Dixon

   Wastewater Collection & Treatment  

Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc., founded in 1916, has provided wastewater engineering services to various state, county, and local governments and municipal authorities for over 80 years.  Our engineers are experienced in the various systems used today to treat wastewater.  Working primarily in Southwestern Pennsylvania, we understand the difficulties of collecting the wastewater in mountainous terrain; and our clients would attest to the successful and cost effective designs that Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc. has provided to them.  This topography has caused our clients to change their thinking about project limits.  Although we can often provide small systems to serve isolated communities, regionalization of wastewater collection and treatment systems is becoming necessary in order to maintain affordable rates for the customers.  Watersheds are becoming the boundaries rather than township and county lines.  Municipalities are working together in order to clean up our streams and rivers.

Project:

Project Description:

Indiana County Municipal Services Authority

Sanitary Sewage Collection and Treatment Systems

Construction began in July 1998 to provide sanitary sewage service to a total of 1125 households in four (4) municipalities throughout northern Indiana County.  The municipalities served in this project are Jacksonville, Plumville, Rossiter, and Shelocta.  These four remote communities, serviced by gravity collection lines, each have a package treatment plant to serve the immediate area.  The plant capacities range from 72,000 gpd to 98,000 gpd.  In addition to the four treatment plants, five pump stations and approximately 150,000 l.f. of 8” sewerline were constructed to service the area.  This $9.5 million dollar project was funded through Rural Utilities Services through a combination of grant and loan monies.