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Star-News (Wilmington, NC)
August 28, 2001
Carolina Beach working to redirect wastewater
Author: Millard K. Ives
The town has begun a yearlong project to ensure storm drains aren't hooked to sewage lines and
to prevent groundwater sewage from flowing into the system, said Town Manager Calvin Peck.
The town started the work on Greenville Avenue this month and will work on Spartanburg
Avenue this week. Work on Canal Drive and Carolina Beach Avenue North should begin in
September. Carolina Beach Avenue North will be converted to a two-way street during the
project to help provide better travel.
The project also includes raising part of Canal Drive to help alleviate flooding on its north end.
A wastewater reuse project will pump 100,000 gallons a day of treated sewage for irrigation use
so that it's not discharged into the Cape Fear River, Mr. Peck said.
He said the overall project would save residents money on their bill.
"The less sewage we have to treat, the lower residents' bills will be," Mr. Peck said.
Mr. Peck said the project is expected to be completed by Labor Day 2002.
"There will be a lot of detours during this project, and we are asking residents to be patient," he
said.
The project is Carolina Beach's $4.8 million attempt to replace old sewer lines and fund the
wastewater reuse project. The town received a $3 million grant from the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources for the project. The remaining funds came from a loan, Mr.
Peck said.
The overall plan is one of 28 local projects receiving funding that comes from the state's clean
water bond program approved by voters in 1998.
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