Daybreak / Kline's Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Allentown
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Kline's Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Allentown
City of Allentown, operated and maintained by Lehigh County Authority under a lease
stronglehigh-valleyLEHIGH COUNTY
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Owner
City of Allentown, operated and maintained by Lehigh County Authority under a lease is not in the register, so there is nothing to link to. Recorded as absent and not created by the loader.
Place
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The record
What it isRegional wastewater treatment plant serving 15 municipalities and about 270 000 people
Heat evidenceTwo anaerobic digesters feeding a biogas generator supplying electricity and heat at the plant. Bacteria produce 35 to 50 percent of plant electricity
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Fuelbiogas methane
CapacityPermitted up to 40 MGD, treating about 32 MGD via nearly 1 000 miles of pipe serving about 270 000 people
UtilityPPL Electric Utilities
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LandPlant at the confluence of the Lehigh River and Little Lehigh Creek, space visible, estimated from imagery
Capital signalKline's Island Sewer System regional plan under state review, about 300 million dollars over the next decade per CEO Liesel Gross. Board update 2025-01-13. Primary Sludge System Improvements tender listed
SignatoryLehigh County Authority CEO Liesel Gross and a nine member board appointed by the county; the City of Allentown owns the plant
CityAllentown
CountyLehigh
Sources
LCA About, lehighcountyauthority.org, undated
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Lehigh County Authority, Clean and Green, lehighcountyauthority.org, 2019-02
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Lehigh Valley Public Media, 2025
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