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Public Works details $2 million Bethesda water-line plan, SCADA and well projects in budget pitch
Summary
Public Works told the board it plans a Bethesda Road water-line replacement estimated at $2,000,000 and listed SCADA upgrades ($660,000), a new production well ($300,000), sewer outfall rehab ($500,000) and a main-line sewer camera trailer ($122,000) as FY25/26 priorities.
Public Works Director Joe Wood told the Aberdeen Town Board at the March 7 budget retreat that water and sewer infrastructure will be a major focus in the FY25/26 capital plan.
Wood reported the town’s AMI meter system is reading about 97.9 percent of meters and staff has installed roughly 350 water meters this year; the remaining large meters have been replaced. He said the town is working with LKC to complete an Asset Inventory Assessment of the drinking-water system, funded by a grant received in 2022.
On capital requests, Wood listed several large projects proposed for FY25/26: a Bethesda Road water-line replacement estimated at $2,000,000; SCADA system upgrades at $660,000; a new water-production well budgeted at $300,000; a sewer outfall rehabilitation project estimated at $500,000; and a main-line sewer camera enclosed-trailer at $122,000. "If the test well yields a minimum of 100 gallons per minute, then water quality sampling will be done," Wood said, noting staff is awaiting a property owner’s notice to proceed to drill a test well.
Wood also cautioned the board about price pressures: meter costs could rise by about 20 percent, AMI maintenance and support costs may increase, and NCDOT utility-replacement projects are under design, which will require coordination and potential matching funds. He also flagged an anticipated 5 percent wastewater rate increase from Moore County for discharged wastewater.
What it matters: The proposed projects include multi-hundred-thousand- and multi-million-dollar items that could shape the town’s capital needs and possibly influence utility rates or bond decisions when the board considers the recommended budget.
