Approved ARPA Project: Clear Creek Sewer System, $9,300,000

This project was motivated by the necessity to deliver public sewer to Edneyville Elementary School. The school has secured a temporary on-site permit from the state pending installation and connection to this project. As the school was finished, the Board of Commissioners executed preliminary engineering studies, many public hearings, and a rate study. The Board decided the scope of the project, which begins at the Justice Academy at the top of the basin.  The Academy is now served by a small, old package treatment facility, which will be decommissioned once connected to the project. Going down the basin, the project serves localities along US 64 and Clear Creek, including Edneyville Park. The system will come to an end at a new treatment facility on Clear Creek near Fruitland Road. The project is currently working on an application for a discharge permit with the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. With permit approval expected by the end of the calendar year 2023, design and permitting will commence, with construction beginning 18 months afterwards. Another 18 months will be required for construction. Customers should be able to connect to the system by the beginning of 2027. The project has a $22 million budget, with $12.7 million coming from the state's allocation of American Rescue Plan monies and $9.3 million coming from the County's ARP funds.