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Cary lays out water‑system resiliency work: new well, tower rehab and accelerated lead‑line replacement
Summary
Village staff outlined a multi‑year water and sewer capital plan Feb. 11 that includes drilling a new well and building a treatment/wellhouse, rehabilitating a water tower, replacing aging mains and continuing an accelerated lead service line replacement program.
Village of Cary staff on Feb. 11 presented water and wastewater projects planned over the next five years, including a water system resiliency project that would add a new well and well house, rehabilitation of an existing elevated water tank and an ongoing program to replace lead service lines.
Staff said design and early engineering for the new well and treatment facility would be budgeted in the coming fiscal year, with drilling and construction phased across the plan. The presentation included engineering cost estimates for design and construction stages; staff said grant and loan options exist and that a forgivable loan program could cover a portion of the work, but details remain contingent on state award decisions.
On lead service lines, staff said the village complied with inventory and reporting requirements under the Lead Service Line Replacement Notification Act and reported that about 26 lead lines were replaced in the last year — roughly half the village’s identified total, according to staff comments — and that the village expects to meet the statutory 7% replacement requirement ahead of the 2027 deadline.
Other items in the water and sewer CIP included targeted water main replacement in subdivisions with repeated breaks (Bright Oaks), lift station rehabilitation, filter vessel replacement at Well 4, and routine equipment and vehicle replacements mapped to the village rate study. Trustees asked for continued updates on grant funding and loan terms that might reduce the village’s capital burden.
