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Board approves preliminary budgets for Cleveland water supply and King Road booster projects
Summary
The county appropriated funds from water system development fees to begin preliminary design and, in one case, preliminary design through construction for two projects intended to increase supply and improve water quality in growth areas.
Johnston County commissioners approved capital project budgets May 19 for two water-infrastructure projects: the Cleveland Water Supply Improvements preliminary design and the King Road Booster Pump Station and Pipeline Improvements.
Utility director Chandra Farmer said the Cleveland project will provide additional supply to the Cleveland-area service zones, the town of Clayton and retail customers, and includes pipeline routing and options to upgrade the 1010 booster station. The board approved a $400,000 preliminary-design budget funded from the Water System Development Fee Reserve Fund.
The King Road project, which will boost water from the 385 hydraulic zone into the 492 zone to meet peak demands and improve water quality by reducing residence time in pipelines, received approval for a $420,000 project budget that the county expects to carry from preliminary design through construction. Farmer said both projects support long-term growth and reliability for multiple retail and wholesale customers.
Commissioners asked for clarifications about distributional benefits among service areas; Farmer said benefits are shared across Cleveland, Clayton and the town of Fuquay-Varina (the county provides a 1.5 million gallons-per-day contract to the town). The board approved both appropriations by motion and voice vote.
What this means: The funded design work will advance pipeline routing, booster-station options and initial construction planning to improve capacity and water quality in growing areas. Funding will come from system-development fees rather than the general fund.
Next steps: Staff to proceed with preliminary engineering and contractor selection processes and return updates to the board during design and before major construction bids are awarded.
