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Dare County commissioners authorize up to $16 million to replace broken 30‑inch water pipeline under sound
Summary
Dare County commissioners voted unanimously at a special meeting to authorize a budget amendment and create a capital project ordinance that allows up to $16 million from the county's water fund to be used to install a new 30-inch potable water pipeline under the sound between Roanoke Island and the Outer Banks before the summer demand period.
Dare County commissioners on Tuesday approved a budget amendment and a capital project ordinance to allow up to $16,000,000 from the county's water fund to pay for replacement of a broken 30-inch potable water pipeline that runs under the sound between Roanoke Island and the Outer Banks.
The funding authorization came during a specially called meeting after county staff told commissioners divers had found the existing 50-year-old pipe brittle and not repairable. "It's really not repairable," County Manager said, summarizing the assessment. He said staff determined a repair patch would likely fail by shifting pressure and causing new breaks.
County staff told the board they had evaluated alternatives including slip-lining the existing pipe, inserting a 20-inch pipe inside the existing pipe, hanging pipe from the bridge and expanding treatment…
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