Pittsboro approves wastewater reconciliation with Chatham Park; allocates flow to Northwood Landing

The Board of Commissioners approved a reconciliation of wastewater accounting with Chatham Park Investors and authorized a wastewater allocation to the Northwood Landing development within the reconciled amount.

Representatives said the Chatham Park Water Recovery Center (which recently started operation) has received flow that previously would have been tributary to Pittsboro’s wastewater treatment plant. To reconcile that change in tributary flows, Chatham Park and town staff worked on a transfer and accounting approach that would allow the town to issue a comparable allocation to the proposed Northwood Landing project.

The package before the board would reserve a portion of previously permitted (but not currently tributary) capacity for the Town’s use and would allow approximately $91,0735 in equivalent flow allocation to be applied to Northwood Landing (the packet shows a reconciliation and specific gallons per day figures tied to the swap). Chatham Park officials said they intend a portion of the reconciliation to remain reserved for future Chatham Park projects (the developers discussed reserving a smaller amount for the Vineyards area) and that the allocation will be used by Northwood Landing to support construction of townhomes and apartments; the developer said roughly 10% of the planned units would be workforce housing.

Engineering staff had reviewed the reconciliation paperwork and recommended approval; commissioners discussed the request and then moved to approve the reconciliation and the allocation to Northwood Landing. The motion passed. Staff said the town will record the reconciliation and notify affected applicants of the board’s decision.