Cape Fear Public Utility Authority will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 14, to accept public comments on the Engineering Report and Environmental Information Document for the 48” Parallel Raw Water Main Project.
The meeting will be held at CFPUA’s Administrative Offices at 235 Government Center Drive in the Jordan Conference Room on the second floor.
Members of the public are invited to review the Engineering Report and Environmental Information Document at this link.
Those unable to attend the July 14 meeting may submit their comments online using this form.
The 48” Parallel Raw Water Main Project will construct 3 miles of 48”-diameter water main along U.S. 421 in New Hanover County, adjacent to CFPUA’s existing raw water main. This section of pipe will carry raw water from CFPUA’s interconnection with Pender County Utilities to CFPUA’s meter vault.
In addition to increasing CFPUA’s water capacity, the parallel main will provide important redundancy to CFPUA’s raw water infrastructure in the event of damage to the existing main.
This project is being completed in partnership with Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority (LCFWASA), as well as industrial customers served by CFPUA along U.S. 421. Project costs are estimated at $18.28 million, with $11.68 million (64 percent of costs) funded by CFPUA, $6.2 million (34 percent) funded by LCFWASA, and $431,000 (2 percent) funded by industrial customers on U.S. 421.
CFPUA has secured a low-interest loan from the N.C. Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) for its portion of the costs.