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The Water and Sewer Authority of Caharrus County (WSACC) through their Capital <br />Improvements Program plans major sewerage improvements. The latest version of that CIP was <br />adopted in January of 1999 and includes a number of projects that affect the plan area. The <br />following is a list of scheduled projects with an approximate date that construction will begin: <br /> <br />Project <br />Harrisburg Rocky River Interceptor A & B <br />Lower Rocky River Intemeptor <br />Reedy Creek Interceptor <br />McKee Creek Intemeptor <br />Back Creek Parallel Interceptor <br />Fuda Creek Interceptor <br />Caldwell Creek Interceptor <br /> <br />Year <br />2000 <br />2001 <br />2001 <br />2001 <br />2002 <br />2010 <br />2015 <br /> <br /> The schedule for some of these projects may change based on funding, construction <br />changes, or priorities in other parts of the basin. The Reedy Creek improvement, for instance, is <br />needed in part for service provision in Mecklenburg County. That line will be mostly funded by <br />the Charlotte - Mecklenburg Utility Department (CMUD), and may be built sooner than 2001 <br />depending on CMUD needs. <br /> <br />Major Issues <br /> <br />The major issues related to utilities in the plan area include the following: <br /> <br /> There are currently two retail public utility providers in the plan area - Concord and <br /> Harrisburg. There are no defined service areas for the two utilities, however, and there are <br /> cases where it is unclear which utility should provide serv/ce. <br />· There are cost and service concerns associated with some of the private water and sewer <br /> utilities. As stated earlier, some of the private water systems do not meet public pressure and <br /> volume standards. The private treatment plants, although regulated by the state, are self <br /> monitored and also do not have to meet the same standards as public treatment plants. In <br /> addition, the cost of the private services to individual households exceeds the typical cost of <br /> public services. <br />· There is no corresponding plan for extension of water lines as sewerage improvements are <br /> being made. <br />· The current sources of raw water in the County are expected to be adequate until 2020. New <br /> sources must be explored at this time to ensure that those sources will be ready when needed. <br />· Public sewer treatment capacity is limited by permit levels, environmental factors, and <br /> facilities. All of these factors must be addressed so that treatment capacity keeps pace with <br /> the collection system and corresponding demand. <br />· No public utility service area has been defined within the planning area. <br /> <br />33 <br /> <br /> <br />