MABS Board Members and Manager: Jeff Shaffer, Ben Flower, Jessica Sizemore, Lee Hoffman, and Terry Jerin (Not present – Ruby Miller)
The Borough of Somerset is working on updating our records so that we can effectively communicate with our customers on existing/upcoming projects, outages, and important utility/Borough notifications. Please help us with this process!
This can be done by any of the following methods:
Call into the Borough at 814-443-2661 to verify your contact information.
Fill out the online form.
Fill out postcard arriving in the mail. Then send it back in to the office.
Mailing address: PO Box 71, Somerset PA 15501 or Drop off at: 347 West Union Street, Somerset PA 15501.
Borough of Somerset Municipal Authority
The Borough will begin enforcing sewer lateral testing and inspection on April 1, 2025. The qualifying events for property owners to conduct testing in accordance with the prevailing Construction Specifications and Details and/or Policy, and obtain a Certificate of Compliance are; at the time of original connection to the POTW, at the time of sewer lateral replacement, repair or alteration completed by customer or its agent, at the time of property transfer or change of ownership, and at the time state in any governing Municipal ordinance which requires lateral testing.
View more information on this Sewer Lateral Testing Notification
Appendix D-1 - Compliance Certificate
Appendix D-2 - Lateral Test Form
Disclaimer: This publication is not the ownership of the Borough of Somerset nor does the Borough own the rights to this publication. The Borough is using this content under the Fair Use Guidelines as specified under Section 107 of the Copyright Act. Please note that this is for Educational and Informational purposes only.
Part 1 - Introduction https://youtu.be/kXezHjwuCWw
Part 2 – The Impact of Rainwater Entering the Sanitary Sewer System https://youtu.be/n9dijs9lq8I
Part 3 – How Property Owners Prevent Rainwater From Entering the Sanitary Sewer System https://youtu.be/oHpkUsFCP38
Part 4 – How Municipalities Prevent Rainwater from Entering the Sewer System https://youtu.be/y1f8lCndk78
Municipal Authority of the Borough of Somerset (MABS) Rules & Regulations
Appendix A - Rate Schedule - effective January 1, 2025
Appendix B – Service applications (Will be posting Soon)
Appendix C – (Will be posting Soon)
Appendix D-1 - Compliance Certificate
Appendix D-2 - Lateral Test Form
Appendix E - Developer Extension
Appendix F - Construction Specifications & Details
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a drought watch last week for 33 counties, including Somerset. The drought watch is due to the little rain over September and October, capping off a dry six months, particularly in the southeast part to the state. MABS has adequate water supply however, it is important that all users begin being cognizant of their usage to mitigate the possibility of stricter conservation measures in the future.
Learn more about how to conserve water usage: Water Usage Calculator, Water Conservation and Efficiency | Home Water Works and WaterSense | US EPA
Learn more about DEP Drought Declaration Status: Drought Information