Category: Public Works
Dover Township Public Works encompasses Public Water, Sanitary Sewer Collection, Waste Water Treatment, Roads & Highways and Stormwater systems.
Be Wise When You Fertilize

Spring to Life As the snow slowly melts away, the birds begin to sing and fresh life bursts from the soil heralding the approach of Spring and the lawn maintenance season. For the 1 million-plus acres of home lawns in Pennsylvania, selecting and implementing an appropriate lawncare management program to…
PennDOT Road Closure

Dover Township was notified by PennDot about a detour that will be in place starting 2/19/2025. This detour is due to PennDot performing rehabilitation/replacement of the bridge on SR 4014 (Harmony Grove Road), over the Conewago creek. This bridge is located at the Dover Township and Warrington Township line. The…
Route 74 Water Main Replacement Project
Biological Nutrient Removal Oxidation Ditches

In 2025, Dover Township’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Employees will start their annual cleaning of one of the six (6) Biological Nutrient Removal Oxidation Ditches (BNR) at Dover’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is the process used to treat any wastewater that enters Dover Township’s plant. The process combines air with microorganisms…
Share Your Transportation Experience in York County

Affordable and high-quality transportation is important for all people to fully participate in our local economy and increase their economic potential. United Way of York County is partnering with Fourth Economy to learn more about how York County residents travel in and around the county, and a first step in…
Bridge Rehab Project to Begin on Route 177 (Rosstown Rd)

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that a bridge rehabilitation project is scheduled to begin in Route 177 (Rosstown Road) in York County. The bridge spans Beaver Creek and Pinchot Lake just south of Pinetown Road at Gifford Pinchot State Park in Warrington Township. Weather…
Little Conewago Creek Project Story Map
WWTP Utility Water Extension

In May of 2024 our employees at Dover Township Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), began extending the utility water system. The utility water system consists of twenty (20) yard hydrants spread over the campus, four (4) utility water pumps and a large pressure tank. The utility water extension will be adding…
New Water Sources

Dover Township currently relies on eight (8) groundwater wells to provide drinking water to its customers, as well as an interconnection with the York Water Company. This helps to supplement the quantity of drinking water supplied. In 2022, Dover Township completed a water consumption analysis projection, which showed that system…