Lower Towamensing Township eventually plans to hold a public hearing on its Act 537 sewage facilities plan.

On a unanimous vote, the township's board of supervisors on Tuesday agreed to advertise to hold the hearing likely in September.Before that, the plan must first be sent to the township's planning commission, followed by the Carbon County Planning Commission.Supervisors' Chairman Brent Green said the township has a draft copy of the plan prepared by Carbon Engineering.In January 2014, supervisors approved a wastewater treatment agreement with the Tuthill Corporation to provide sewage treatment to the township.The project was put out for bid, but no bids were submitted.The board agreed to negotiate privately with Tuthill, the operator of Blue Mountain Resort.Tuthill will pay an estimated $1.485 million to construct a new plant. The cost for the township to hook up to the plant once it is constructed is $598,604.A new plant will provide wastewater treatment services to residents in the Little Gap, Walkton and Aquashicola geographic area.The Weiner Trailer Court will be hooked up to Palmerton borough's wastewater treatment plant.In September 2013, supervisors agreed to advertise to bid the project, at which time township solicitor Jim Nanovic said the township was looking for a single entity to provide sewage treatment to the township.Nanovic also said at that time that it would not be a township plant, but, rather a private plant, and that Blue Mountain Ski Area was eligible to bid on the project.In July 2013, the Delaware River Basin Commission granted Blue Mountain permission to expand its wastewater treatment plant.