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Dare County authorizes up to $16 million to replace broken 30-inch waterline under sound
Summary
The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to move up to $16 million from water reserves into a capital project to rebore or replace a failing 30-inch HDPE waterline that supplies Roanoke Island and nearby beach communities.
The Dare County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a budget amendment and a capital project ordinance to move up to $16,000,000 from the county’s water reserves to a capital project for replacement of a broken 30-inch potable water line that runs between Roanoke Island and the beach.
County manager (name not specified) told the board the pipe, installed about 50 years ago, is “brittle” and “really not repairable,” and that attempts to patch it would likely cause another failure downstream. He said the county must act now so new pipe can be ordered and installed before the summer demand surge. “We can't get through the summers without the water,” he said.
The county manager outlined alternatives the staff considered — slip-lining the existing pipe, inserting a smaller pipe inside the old pipe, hanging a pipe from the bridge, and…
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