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26 The Authority | June 2024 M ember S potlight S chuylkill C ounty M unicipal A uthority C elebrates 190 th A nniversary On April 11, 2024, the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority (SCMA), formerly the Pottsville Water Company, celebrated its 190th Anniversary. On this date in 1834, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, represented by then Governor Joseph Ritner, and Secretary Thomas Burrowes, executed the Articles of Incorporation of the Pottsville Water Company (PWC). A total of nine commissioners were appointed to receive subscriptions of stock in the Company, totaling $20,000.00. In May of 1836, an Agreement was executed between the PWC and Abraham Pott and Burd Patterson to purchase the property and for use of a natural spring at Eleventh an Mahantongo Street, currently the spring house on the grounds of the City of Pottsville Bicentennial Park. Proposals were accepted for the purchase of 3,500 feet of 6” cast iron pipe, forged at Swatara Furnace, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, PA, and to extend water service from the spring, along Norwegian Street to Centre Street, thus becoming the first water supply in the City of Pottsville. FieldForce is not just a rental company. We’re full-service water management experts. Our engineers can help you plan your next bypass project or respond to an emergency situation 24/7. We can provide temporary pipeline construction, sewer bypass, and dewatering services for a wide range of municipal and construction applications. Equipment and services include: • Engineered water management solutions • Expertise in large diameter sewers and high flows • Experience with high head conditions and force mains • Emergency service 24/7 • Pumps, generators, and compressors • State-of-the-art automation & control system and remote monitoring Need it? Call us. Done. FieldForceRentals.com 717-508-0550 • Sales@FieldForceRentals.com Specialists in bypass pumping services Pottsville Water Company 1 st Supply - Spring House at 11 th and Mahantongo Streets Continued on page 46.