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City: Goose Creek sewer basin at capacity; development restricted while $30M upgrades planned
Summary
Durham water officials told council a new hydraulic model and field checks show the Goose Creek basin is at capacity, prompting a Letter to Industry that pauses many new permits; staff outlined a phased program (phase 1 targeted 2029) and estimated roughly $30 million for Goose Creek upgrades.
Durham — City water officials told the City Council on Monday that the Goose Creek sanitary sewer basin has reached capacity and that the administration has issued a Letter to Industry (LTI) restricting new sewer discharges in that basin while major outfall projects move forward.
Don Grealy, director of water management, said the city’s multi-year hydraulic model — calibrated with field flow monitoring and video inspections — produced results that were confirmed on the ground. “We came to the conclusion that, yes, Goose Creek was at capacity,” Grealy said, describing how the model showed reaches at or near their design limit and identified potential sanitary sewer overflow risk.
Why it matters: the LTI pauses many new…
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