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HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE PLAN operation and maintenance costs, as well as liability that could be reduced with the installation of new trunk sewers. WSACC is installing new trunk sewers in the Reedy and McKee Creek Basins jointly, under an agreement with the City of Charlotte and Charlotte - Mecklenburg Utilities Department (CMUD). By agreement, these trunk lines provide CMUD access to six million gallons per day (6 MGD) of capacity at RRRWWTP. The Reedy and McKee Creek trunk sewers are not currently needed in Cabarrus County or Harrisburg, since these creek basins are largely undeveloped. WSACC maintains a policy to support the growth management policies of Cabarrus County and the Town of Harrisburg; therefore, it maintains a restriction on connectors to the Reedy Creek Interceptor. This restriction is policy until 2015 or "until such time a study is completed to address the availability of adequate public facilities relating to schools, transportation, water, and sewer" (Resolution for Adoption of Amendment No. 4 to the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County and City of Charlotte Agreement, March 17, 2005). Some previous initiatives to have trunk sewers installed in the Fuda Creek and Mallard Creek Basins have stalled. Both represent opportunities to reduce the town's reliance on pumping stations. b. Waste Treatment As noted previously, WSACC is the provider for wastewater treatment via the Rocky River Waste Water Treatment Plant. The plant has a rated capacity of 24 MGD with a current flow of approximately 16 MGD. Consequently, there is considerable excess capacity to handle growth in the areas served by WSACC, including Harrisburg. In addition, WSACC has a plan by which the plant capacity can be increased as growth dictates. WSACC maintains a strategic CIP which looks at needs for current, 6 -year, and 10 -year periods. WSACC depends on the town for input regarding needs and the results of the land use planning study may dictate some revisions in recommended facilities or timetable for some specific projects. Stormwater Management Numerous streams run through the study area with the majority feeding Reedy Creek and Rocky River. Both of these streams fall on the North Carolina 303d list for impaired water making buffers, erosion control and post- construction stormwater management extremely important for future development projects in this area. Harrisburg currently has two ordinances governing stormwater management: Article 9 of the Town of Harrisburg UDO and the Town of Harrisburg Stormwater Ordinance, which went into effect January 1, 2008. These ordinances cover the stormwater quality and quantity regulations as required by the designation of the town as a NPDES Phase II community. These regulations limit the peak stormwater PART II: EXISTING CONDITIONS AUGUST 010 Attac ment number 1 G -1 Page 341