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HAZLE TWP. — CAN DO, Inc., has received $99,990 to update the aging public water system in the Humboldt Industrial Park, which stretches for nearly five miles and serves industries that employ nearly 6,000 workers.
The funding comes from the U.S Department of Agricultural Rural Development’s Rural Business Enterprise Grants Program with funds allocated through the stimulus bill Congress passed on Feb. 13
CAN DO will use the funding to rehabilitate and test five wells in the industrial park. About 50 companies, as well as a recently approved 350-acre Keystone Opportunity Zone, depend on the wells and water system.
The Humboldt Industrial Park is one of the largest business parks in Pennsylvania, covering approximately 3,000 acres. In the early 1970s, during the planning of the park, there was not any public water service available in the area. To ensure that the industrial park plans could move forward, CAN DO requested permission from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to become a public utility and begin selling water to its tenants. CAN DO is now the sole provider of water services in the park, owning all of the wells, tanks and lines.