Approved January 11 2022 Minutes (3)

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MEETING MINUTES RRRWWTP EXPANSION PUBLIC MEETING NOVEMBER 17, 2021 The Water and Sewinvited the adjacent property Public Meeting at the RRRWWTP on November 17, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. Adjacent Property Owners Present: WSACC Staff Present: Tadd Allred Thomas Hahn Lori Allred Chad VonCannon Charley Smith Mark Fowler Mitzi Smith Robin Moore Scott Craig Thomas Jakubisin Suzan Craig Tammy Garifo Tyler Craig James Grady Cook Project Engineer Present: George Anipsitakis, Brown & Caldwell The purpose of the public meeting was to provide information to the property owners adjacent to the RRRWWTP about the RRRWWTP expansion. A map of the existing RRRWWTP facilities, proposed facilities as part of the expansion, and the buffer surrounding the RRRWWTP was available for the property owners to view. Thomas said with the anticipated growth within the service area and due to Environmental Quality, WSACC needs to build additional facilities to expand the RRRWWTP. Thomas spoke about the upgrades and described the equipment to be installed for the expansion of the RRRWWTP. He said Phase 3 of the project will expand the RRRWWTP to a permitted capacity of 30 million gallons per day (MGD) and Phase 4 will expand the RRRWWTP to a permitted capacity of 34 MGD. Questions and Comments from the Property Owners Explain how utility service extensions are managed around the Simplicity Road area? Chad VonCannon informed the property owners that WSACC provides wholesale service to five (5) member jurisdictions, the City of Concord, City of Kannapolis, Town of Harrisburg, Town of Mt. Pleasant, and Charlotte Water. Utility extensions for the Simplicity Road area would be managed by the City of Concord. What is the timeframe for the completion of the RRRWWTP expansion? The RRRWWTP expansion will be constructed in two phases. The goal is for WSACC to begin construction of Phase 3 to expand the RRRWWTP to 30 MGD in 2022, with a goal to then 1