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Sampson County adopts resolution opposing Fuquay Varina's proposed interbasin water transfer
Summary
Sampson County commissioners voted Feb. 2 to oppose Fuquay Varina's petition to transfer more than 6 million gallons per day from the Cape Fear River Basin to the Neuse Basin, citing risks to local agriculture, water quality and increased treatment costs.
Sampson County commissioners on Feb. 2 adopted a resolution formally opposing Fuquay Varina's petition to transfer over 6,000,000 gallons per day from the Cape Fear River Basin to the Neuse Basin. Brandon Wiggins, Sampson CountySpecial Projects Manager, told the board staff concluded the petitioner's preferred 100% consumptive model would create a permanent net loss to the source basin and pose risks during drought-level flows.
Wiggins said the county evaluated the…
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