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Union County presents $845M 15-year water and wastewater capital program and costly options for Crooked Creek WRF
Summary
County water staff presented a 15-year capital program totaling about $845 million covering water treatment, transmission mains, storage, wastewater plant expansions and interceptor projects; staff warned Crooked Creek WRF is near capacity and showed rehabilitation and expansion paths that could cost from tens to hundreds of millions depending on conveyance and discharge options.
Union County water staff on May 4 presented a 15-year capital improvement program comprising 65 projects with an estimated total cost of about $845 million and described several large near-term investments and choices for the Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility (WRF).
Water Engineering Director John Shutch said roughly half the program’s investment is for water infrastructure and about a quarter each for wastewater and renewal-and-replacement work. Key projects described include an expansion of the Kataba River water treatment plant (Union County’s share approximately $115 million of a $230 million program), major transmission mains coordinated with NCDOT roadway projects (multi-mile 36-inch and 24-inch mains), and…
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