In a landmark step, the Authority has purchased Ecoremedy®’s Fluid Lift Gasification™ (FLG) technology. Ongoing upgrades at the five million gallons per day WWTF, part of a $12 million biosolids facility improvements program, will expand capacity and increase energy efficiency, boosting the plant’s sustainability.Īlready accepting organic waste from industrial and municipal sources, and with plans to receive future additional waste streams, the Authority has a long-term vision to recover and reuse resources, reduce landfill waste, and generate alternate revenue sources to lessen the financial burden to customers. HERSHEY, PA - The Derry Township Municipal Authority (DTMA) has taken a significant step on its journey toward energy and nutrient recovery from organic waste at its Clearwater Road Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF). Ream is scheduled to be back in court in October.ĭownload the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.įollow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. “Clearly there was a homicide, it was a terrible case, but there was really no evidence put on as to Mr.

“I don’t know that they necessarily connected my client to anything that went on,” said Marc Daffner. Hearsay,’” Cerra recalled.īefore the hearing was over, Ream’s attorney asked the judge to dismiss the case. “This is what he said, ‘I didn’t murder her. He said he does remember when he talked with Ream about Lang’s death. Was I surprised? Hell yeah, I was surprised,” Cerra said.Ĭerra said he knew Ream was involved with drugs, but he was a good employee. Ream used to work for him as a tow truck driver for about a year in 2007. RELATED > Renewed call for help in 15-year-old Derry Township murder

The news of the charges came as a surprise to Mark Cerra. Smartnick said he couldn’t remember specifics but said he remembered Ream saying something about breaking her finger or ripping off fingernails. He said Ream told him he had tortured and killed Lang, and then told Smartnick he couldn’t tell anybody. He recalled a night at a motel in Monroeville when the two were doing drugs, which he said was cocaine and heroin. He said he was with Ream in 2009 or 2010 when Smartnick was a drug dealer. Prosecutors also called on Timothy Smartnick.

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