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population density. Due to the fact that Cabarrus County is a fairly prosperous county, it is doubtful that additional grant funding could be obtained. The base income for the County is too high to qualify for those grants. In addition to the extensive cost of infrastructure, the placement of infrastructure is equally important. The residents of the plan area need to have an idea as to how they are planning to develop in the future so that water and sewer lines can help guide that development in an orderly and positive fashion. This land use plan will help determine where the residents would like to see commercial and residential development and will likewise help the City of Concord to be able to work with the citizens to make these future plans a reality. Not only will the location of infrastructure need to be determined, but also the timing and possible sources of funding as well. Preliminary data collected during the land use planning process showed that the projected population for the Midland plan area in the year 2020 fell short of the projections prepared by Black & Veatch for their 2002 Water and Wastewater Master Plan for Cabarrus County by 1,879 persons or approx. 723 households. The 2003 Future Land Use Map projects a population increase that falls 6,350 persons below that of build-out utilizing existing zoning conditions (see Table 6- Build-Out Population Projections). It is important for the citizens to realize that development is not feasible for all areas at this time and that the expense of serving individual users may be cost prohibitive. The City of Concord has secured enough water for the next 3 years through inter-basin transfer and other sources are currently being pursued. Regardless of the source, the cost of waterline or sewer line extension will be extremely expensive and the Town of Midland will have to incur this cost. Even if loans are secured, tap fees assessed, and other financial methods used; there still needs to be a customer base large enough to payoff the debt incurred. Current wastewater treatment capacity at the Muddy Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is 15-30,000 gallons per day capacity. This capacity could be increased to 300,000 gallons per day if new modules are approved and constructed. The average household produces 250 gallons per day. New water and sewer lines will bring new development to the area. This includes, new homes, business, jobs, income and the residents of the area need to be ready for that growth. The City of Concord has said that if Midland will build the lines, then the City of Concord will serve them with water. 0-4 32