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The parts of the plan area not served by public or private systems rely upon individual well and septic systems. Although records are kept for the County as a whole only, the soils within this area are generally poor for septic suitability. This has resulted in the extension of public sewerage, the use of private systems, or in their absence, vacant parcels. The utility collection and distribution system in Harrisburg and surrounding area is part of a much larger system. As stated earlier, the water system is interconnected with the City of Concord water system. Raw water is provided from three surface water sources in the County - Lake Fisher, Lake Concord and Lake Don T. Howell (formerly Coddle Creek Reservoir). The raw water is then treated at the City of Concord operated plants. One of these is the Coddle Creek Treatment Plant just south of the reservoir off Highway 73 and the other is the Hillgrove Treatment Plant near the hospital in Concord. The treated water is distributed mainly fi.om the Hillgrove plant. The Rocky River Waste Treatment Plant off Simplicity Road is the main treatment plant within Cabarrus County and serves this plan area. An umbrella authority, the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County operates the plant, which is an independent agency that is overseen by representatives of each of the governments with Cabarms County. The geography of the plan area is such that almost all of the area would be by this treatment plant as sewerage is improved and extended. The exception may be that area south Highway 24/27 which is part of the Clear Creek basin and would be served by the Muddy Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, or its replacement, that is located south of Midland. The replacement plant is a planned Tri-County facility that will be located in Union County but will provide sewer treatment service to Union, Mecklenburg, and Cabarrus counties Future Improvements The majority of planned utility improvements within this plan area are to the sewerage system, but there is one major water line construction project. That project, the Midland water line, is on the border of this plan area. It provides a second water line feed to the southern part of the County generally and to two industrial facilities specifically. The improvement begins on Rocky River Road just north of the Rocky River, follows Lower Rocky River Road to Pioneer Mill Road, and then connects to existing water system lines off Morrison Road. The purpose of this improvement is to guarantee continuous water pressure to those industries. The project was funded in part by the N.C Depa~t, xent of Commerce and as a result, there will a recuperation charge to all new users connecting to this water line. Additional improvements to the water system are expected, but there is no adopted capital improvement program for water distribution. The two water providers in the plan area are the Town of Harrisburg and the City of Concord. Both entities extend water lines primarily on a case by case basis. Harrisburg in the past has made most water line improvements as a result of annexation needs, while Concord has responded to development requests and calculated their share cfa project based on a twenty-year revenue estimate.