Sewer Department

The Sewer Department operates and maintains the Township's treatment plants and all collection systems.

This page is for the municipal sewer system.  Most properties in Middle Smithfield Township have on-lot septic systems. For information about septic permits, please visit the permits page.

Pay your sewer bill here

Please visit our payment portal here or click the blue button. You can make payments and view all of your account information.  

If you wish to sign up for Auto Payments using a checking account, please email Sewer Department Manager Joan Woisin.

Payment Portal

Middle Smithfield sewer customers can view their accounts online. You will need your full account number (with dashes) and your CID Number to register. Your bill has the account number and CID printed on the upper right-hand corner.

  • Make payments using checking account or credit card. Credit cards have a 3.1% fee; checking accounts have a $1.75 fee
  • View your account/payment history
  • Sign up for paperless or autopay – must register for this option
  • Make a payment as a guest

Pay Bill Online at: https://mstownship.authoritypay.com

Automatic Sewer Bill Reminders

You can sign up for bill reminders on the new portal.

Click here for a PDF map of the Sewer Map along Milford Road/Rt. 209.

Sewer Emergencies

If you have a sewer emergency, please start with a plumber. If the plumber assessment is that the problem is in the street, your Homeowner's Association will need to be contacted.

Note: The township is only responsible for the township sewer lines. The sewer customer's grinder pump, grease trap, internal plumbing, and lateral lines are the responsibility of the homeowner. 

If the wastewater treatment plant operator inspects your issue and determines the issue is with the customer's equipment, the sewer customer will be billed for the service call. If the issue is with the township's equipment, the township will fix the problem at no charge to the sewer customer.

537 Special Study

The purpose of this Act 537 Special Study Area (PDF map) is to obtain planning approval for the modification of the service area of the Middle Smithfield Township (MST) treatment plant and to receive approval for the expansion of the MST treatment plant by 1.0 MGD to a total capacity of 2.0 MGD.

For more information, visit the page by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Explanation that explains Act 537 in depth.

Sewer Treatment Plants

Middle Smithfield Township owns and operates multiple sewage treatment plants:

Fernwood Treatment Plant

On August 12, 1993, Middle Smithfield Township took over ownership of the Fernwood, Inc Treatment Plant. The plant's collection system and treatment plant has a capacity of 1,000,000 gallons per day (GPD). The system consists of approximately 3.2 miles of low-pressure sewer lines, 6-inch force mains, 8-inch force mains, 10-inch force mains, 12-inch force mains, and eleven pumping stations. Operations and maintenance of the plant are performed by Prosser Laboratories. Middle Smithfield Township currently owns rights to 621,000 GPD.

Winona Lakes Treatment Plant

The Winona Lakes Sewage Treatment Plant has been operated and maintained by Middle Smithfield Township since the Middle Smithfield Township Sewer Authority took over ownership in the end of 2001. The plant's collection system and treatment plant has a capacity of 400,000 GPD. Wastewater is treated in numerous chambers where it goes through various cycles of disinfection and sludge screening. The Plant has 1 duplex pumping station with two running pumps. Operations and maintenance of the plant are performed by Prosser Laboratories.

Maintenance & Operation of the Treatment Plants

The Township has contracted with Prosser Laboratories to perform all routine monitoring, maintenance, and repair of the plant and collection system, including the pump stations. 

  • Routine monitoring includes flow recording and influent and effluent sampling. 
  • Preventive maintenance includes routine cleaning tasks and making system repairs. 
  • Emergency maintenance is handled by Prosser Labs or an outside contractor depending on the nature of the problem.

In addition to monitoring and mandated testing and maintenance, there are also utility costs (water, electrical, etc.), as well as costs for engineering, chemicals, supplies, and sludge disposal and hauling.