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Town hears progress on water and sewer projects; board authorizes interconnection work with Davie County
Summary
Engineers updated the Mocksville board on nearly completed pump-station work, a north elevated water tank, force-main pipeline completion and planned interconnections/SCADA upgrades with Davie County; the board approved a professional services agreement for the interconnection work.
Engineering consultant Chuck Willis of Willis Engineers updated the Mocksville Town Board on four major water and sewer projects and asked the board to authorize further work on interconnections with Davie County.
Willis said the pump station serving the Breakbush area is nearly complete and ready for turnover after finishing touches and testing. He described the Southpoint pump station and force-main project as largely complete: "The pipeline work is all finished. They have already installed all of the pipeline and had it tested," he said, adding that the mechanical work for the pump station is underway and contractor BRS Incorporated is leading the effort.
Willis also described a planned north elevated storage tank: bidding and contract award are complete, but fabrication schedules mean construction likely will begin in spring and run into 2026. "This tank probably won't be coming out of the ground until spring, summer...he has until February '26 to get finished," Willis said.
On regionalization, Willis described planned interconnections so Mocksville will be able to buy water from Davie County when the county's new plant is commissioned. He said the work includes control-system (SCADA) and metering upgrades so flows can be monitored and sampling schedules aligned to meet state rules. The board approved a professional services agreement with Willis Engineers so the firm can proceed with interconnection design and engineering work.
Funding: Willis said projects used a mix of CDBG grants, Golden Leaf funds, state direct appropriations routed through Davie County and local funds; the Southpoint project received a state direct appropriation of about $1.6M and the total project cost was about $1.5M.
Why it matters: The upgrades free capacity at the Dutchman's Creek treatment plant and position the town for future development and regional contingencies; the SCADA and meter work will ensure compliance with state monitoring and sampling standards.
Board action: The board approved a professional services agreement to allow Willis Engineers to begin work on the Davie County interconnection project.
Sources: Chuck Willis (Willis Engineers) presentation and manager/board discussion.
