Engineer urges Wingate to prioritize wastewater upgrades; draft master plan due in June

Apr 8, 2025

HWC Engineering presented water, wastewater and stormwater alternatives and recommended prioritizing wastewater due to regulatory effluent violations; a draft master plan is expected in June 2025 with potential OCRA grant funding noted.

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Keegan Dunn of HWC Engineering told the Wingate Town Council April 8 that wastewater is the town’s most pressing utility need, citing frequent blockages in aged sewer mains, pump inefficiencies in a long force main, and recent effluent violations (most recently ammonia in September 2024).

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