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Louisburg receives water and wastewater AIA deliverables; council adopts resolutions
Summary
Consulting engineer Gary Flowers presented completed asset-inventory-assessment deliverables funded by two $150,000 AIA grants; the council adopted resolutions accepting the water and wastewater deliverables and was urged to use the materials when applying for future infrastructure funding.
The Louisburg Town Council adopted resolutions accepting final deliverables for two state Asset Inventory and Assessment (AIA) grantsone for the water system and one for wastewaterand heard a presentation summarizing key findings and recommendations.
The grants and deliverables: The town received two AIA grants of $150,000 each (water and wastewater), with a locally required 5% match ($7,500) for each award. Consulting engineer Gary Flowers of Municipal Engineering presented the completed hydraulic model for the water system, GIS mapping of water assets, and a condition assessment and mapping of sewer assets, pump stations and manholes.
What the assessment found: Flowers said the hydraulic model can be used to locate low-pressure areas, to help fire-hydrant flow certification and to simulate the effect of new development on capacity. He estimated modeling software for a town the size of Louisburg would cost about $7,500 to $10,000 if the town wanted to operate it in-house. The sewer assessment included roughly 12,000 feet of televised pipe inspections and smoke testing of laterals in the worst-condition areas. Flowers showed footage and photos of root intrusion, sags, clay-pipe defects and damaged manholes; he recommended repairs to limit inflow and infiltration (I&I).
Funding and next steps: Flowers said the AIA deliverables strengthened a subsequent application that secured a roughly $3.2 million loan/grant package to repair sewer segments identified in the assessment. Council also approved a staff recommendation to apply for the upcoming fall 2025 state funding round for several projects, including sludge-disposal study at the water treatment plant, Green Hill pump-station upgrades and a 2026 sewer AIA focused on seven lift stations.
Why it matters: Council members said the mapping, condition assessment and asset management planning documents are critical for long-term capital improvement planning and increase the competitiveness of state funding applications. The council adopted resolutions to accept the AIA deliverables and to pursue additional grant funding.
Ending: Staff will use the GIS layers, videos, condition reports and the hydraulic model to support capital planning and future grant applications; council asked staff to return with project scopes and funding requests for council approval.
