PUBLIC NOTICE

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES -- PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SECTION

CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION DETERMINATION

The following projects, proposed to be funded or already funded through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, established under GS 159 G 5(d), are considered non-major activities as described in 15A NCAC 1C .0504. The Public Water Supply (PWS) Section has reviewed these projects and determined that they will not have a significant adverse impact on the quality of human health, the environment, nor on natural habitats or their inhabitants, and are therefore exempt from further environmental review such as the EA/FONSI process. The primary purpose of distributing this document is to satisfy Public Notice requirements for federally supported projects.

These determinations can be revoked at any time if information about significant adverse impacts becomes available. Please address any comments or questions to Vincent Tomaino, PWSS, 1634 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1634, (919) 715-4374 (fax), or e-mail Vincent.Tomaino@ncdenr.gov.

Interconnection with the City of Burlington.

22.4 miles of waterline extension by EUWC to Vashti area to loop lines and address documented low pressures.

Replace Alum-Sludge Lagoon.

New raw water intake, raw water pump station, electrical building and equipment (includes backup power), raw water main to existing Anson Co. WTP, and off stream raw water reservoir adjacent to WTP facility.

Automatic Meter Read System

Replacement of high-service pumps at three (3) WTPs: North Fork, Black Mountain, and Mills River.

Consolidation of Viewmont Acres System.

Consolidation of Reynolds Mobile Home Park.

Installation of radio-read meters for approximately 4,500 customers.

Installation of 13,760 ft of 12" and 2,700 ft of 8" water mains to connect the NWWSD-BPSD joint WTP and a new well to the District's distribution grid.  Wellhead improvements at the new well site.  Project needed to address CCPCUA mandatory withdrawal reductions.

Solar-powered mixer for tank and reservoir to improve water quality.

Replace all ex. meters w/ AMRs, booster pump station rehab., and install pressure-management stations.

Solar-powered mixers for three tanks to improve water quality.

Increase treatment capacity from 0.72 to 1.4 MGD with skid-mounted reverse osmosis unit; renovate aerator and chlorine contactor.

Consolidation of nonviable Upper Beaverdam Water Association system (NC 01-44-022).

Three ASR wells for additional supply during periods of peak or emergency demand.

Install approximately 57,000 LF of water line to provide interconnections (back-up supply) to the Town of Maiden and the Southeast Catawba County Water System.

Construct 15,500 feet of waterline, a 200,000-gallon tank, a booster pump station, and a master-meter vault to interconnect with Towns County W&S Authority in Georgia.

Construct a new 150K gallon clearwell for additional storage, redundancy, and clearwell maintenance.

Installation of one new well and associated 10,500 lf of 8'' raw-water main to the Town's WTP to allow withdrawal reductions from two existing wells impacted by rising chloride concentrations.

Installation of 32,700 ft of 6"  mains to extend  service to the Thompson Town Rd. community (295 residents, 5  businesses, 1 school) and 38,600 ft of 8" and 10" transmission mains and a booster pump station to connect the District with County Water District I.

Replace 1600 old meters with AMR meters.

Waterline replacement & WTP rehab: Install approx. 2,500 LF 8-inch & 9,500 LF 6-inch W/L; Optimize existing WTP to allow its operation at existing rated capacity of 2.25 MGD (presently operates at 1.75 MGD).

Installation of approx. 4.5 miles of 12" transmission main to supply water to other County Water Districts affected by CCPCUA aquifer withdrawal reductions.

Installation of 24,300 LF of 4", 6", and 8" waterline extensions to serve 36 rural residences whose wells are threatened by contamination from farming activities.

Construction of 500,000 gallon elevated storage tank and associated valve vault to increase existing storage capacity.

Installation of 22,500 LF of 6" and 10,000 LF of 8" waterline extensions to 65 rural residences whose wells are threatened by contamination from farming activities.

Pumps and wellheads for two existing shallow-aquifer wells for additional source needed to address CCPCUA mandatory withdrawal reductions.

Installation of automatic meter reading (AMR) system for approximately 6,110 customers.

Installation of 15,400 ft of 12" main and booster pump station to connect the District to Goldsboro's water system. The original scope has been amended to remove a water line extension to provide fire protection to an industrial park.

Expansion of well field with four new wells to meet 12-hr/day max. pumping requirement.

Eligible project cost only reflects Interconnection: Install 12-inch Master Meter, Meter Vault, and appurtenances to assist Town Of Ossipee (On A Moratorium For New Connections) via interconnection w/ City Of Burlington.

EUWC - Town of Love Valley Interconnect: 10,200 LF 8-inch; 12,800 LF 6-inch; and 5,000 LF of 2-inch water mains and other appurtenances.

Replacement of 1,250 LF of 6-inch and 4,500 LF of 10-inch deteriorated waterlines that require frequent repairs.

Installation of approx. 27,000 LF of finished water transmission mains to support purchase from GUC needed to address CCPCUA mandatory withdrawal reductions.

12 MG clear well rehabilitation at the old and deteriorated Hoffer WTP and conversion to ferric sulfate at both Hoffer WTP and Glenville WTP to address EPA Stage 2 DBP requirements.

Installation of AMR system for approximately 4,700 customers

10,000 feet of raw-water transmission mains and wellhead improvements to connect four new wells to the District's WTP needed to address mandatory CCPCUA aquifer withdrawal reductions.

WTP filter renovations.

WTP rehabilitation.

Second interconnection w/ Burlington; Hwy 61-Church St. & Dew Sharpe Rd.

Phase 1 - Rehab of WTP including sedimentation basin repairs, pump and motor replacements, filter media replacement, repairs to raw-water intake and pump station.

Phase 2 WTP Improvements

Interconnection with the City of Sanford: Consist of 10,500 LF of 6" and 1,200 LF of 10" waterlines to alleviate TTHM problems.

Two (2) solar-powered mixers to improve water quality.

300,000 gallon elevated storage tank, and associated waterlines.

Installation of approx. 6.4 miles of finished water transmission mains to support purchase from GUC needed to address CCPCUA mandatory withdrawal reductions.

Installation of 83,500 ft of 6", 8", and 12" water mains to support wholesale purchase from nearby water system (GUC).

Install 5,977 ft of 10" and 268 ft of 8" water main extension along Thomas Langston Road to provide interconnection with Town of Winterville.

Solar-powered mixing system in potable water tank for improved water quality.

Approximately 43,000 LF of 16"&12" waterline, booster pump station, and 1MG elevated storage tank to serve East Central W&S District to eliminate worsening hydraulic problems.

Infrastructure improvements to consolidate the Brookhaven Village MHP water system.

Solar-powered mixing system for tanks to improve water quality.

Four new non-Cretaceous aquifer wells, raw-water transmission mains, retrofit of pump station and SCADA system to address CCPCUA mandatory withdrawal reductions.

Construction of a magnetic ion exchange (MIEX) resin raw water pretreatment system at Johnston County water treatment plant.

Install Approximately 10,000 LF of 6", 4" and 2" PVC water mains to replace failing and non-compliant community well system serving 24 customers in Wake County.

Installation of radio-read meters for approximately 3,600 customers.

Improve electrical system at Second Creek raw-water pump station. Project to reduce safety concerns and increase energy efficiency.

Installation of grid-powered submersible water mixers in two elevated storage tanks for improved water quality.

Approximately 20,000 LF of 4" through 8" waterline to serve an area adjacent to the Town of Linden where private well water is of very poor quality.

An 8" waterline connection with Warren County to address TTHM violations.

Replacement of 2-inch undersized and deteriorating cast iron waterlines with approximately 4,300 LF of 8-inch and 550 LF of 6-inch waterlines for looping, and better flow in the system.

Water line extension from the Town of Franklin to consolidate the Riverbend Estates & Swiss Colony systems in northern Macon County.

MVSD-Waynesville interconnection to supply MVSD in times of drought. 500-gpm booster pump station as well as 500 LF of 12-inch and 8,400 LF of 8-inch water line along Hwy 19.

Replacement of softeners, piping, and chemical feed equipment.

Consolidate failing Mitchell Co. High School Water System by constructing booster pump station, a 150,000-gallon tank, and 18,000 LF of 10-inch water line from Town of Spruce Pine via Ledger Community.

Replace approx. 670 ex. meters w/ AMR-type meters.

Construct two (2) new well houses (Harmony & Greybeard), one in each of the two pressure zones, to provide additional capacity.  New 2700 ft of 6-inch water line to connect Greybeard.

Raw water treatment facilities at two existing well sites, one new supply well, 14,000 LF of 12-inch raw water transmission mains.

Additional pressure filters and appurtenances to create redundancy and improve reliability of the North WTP.  Replacement of 875 service meters and 13,000 LF of 2" and smaller GI distribution mains with 6" PVC pipes to increase pressure and reduce leakage.

Replace existing water meters and install 1,673 radio-read meters.

Replace 426 existing service meters with automated meter reading (AMR) technology.

Install 19,000 lf of 12" and 8” transmission mains to connect the District to Johnston County and allow purchase of 0.625 MGD to address mandatory CCPCUA withdrawal reductions.

Installation of AMR systems for 2,020 customers.

Installation of approximately 9,000 ft of raw-water transmission main to connect two new wells to the Dixon WTP.  Project needed (in conjunction with DEH-1416) to address CCPCUA mandatory withdrawal reductions.

Two new supply wells to address CCPCUA mandatory withdrawal reductions.

Installation of 6.5 miles of 8" and 12" raw water transmission mains to connect an existing well to the WTP and close a loop with another well.

Installation of approx. 36,000 LF of 12" and 2,000 LF of 8" transmission main and 3 booster pump stations in the Grantsboro, Minnesott Beach and Vandemere service areas.

Replace existing aerator detention tank; new high service pump station; new 1 MG clearwell; new chemical feed systems for improved treated water quality.

Installation of 310 radio-read meters.

Replacement of 815 water meters.

Solar-powered circulators to improve water quality.

Raw-water bypass pump station for drought.

Replace approximately 6,000 feet of small diameter galvanized mains

Master metering station on existing supply transmission main from International Paper mill; two-way meter and shutoff valves on emergency interconnection with Columbus County W.S.; replacement of 4,300 ft of leaking waterlines.

Solar-powered mixers for tanks to improve water quality.

Secondary interconnection with Northampton County and Town of Gaston to provide reliable supply.

Construct 300k-gallon clearwell w/ altitude valve and telemetry unit to supplement the existing and undersized clearwell at Long Creek WTP.

Lime-slurry feed system at two WTP facilities to improve water quality, safety, and reduce operating costs.

Ronda-Elkin Interconnection; replace-in-kind 1-inch and 2-inch GIP water line with 2-inch PVC.

New supply well to replace existing one with declining yield.

Upgrade or replace 800 water meters.

Rehab 2MG Clearwell at WTP, by replacing the roof and dividing the clearwell into two cells (old and deteriorated).

Cajah's Mountain Road - Replacement of 3,400 LF of asbestos cement pipe with PVC pipe to prevent water loss, low pressure, and frequent system failure.

Well replacement due to inadequate supply.

Installation of radio-read meters for approximately 1,200 customers.

Solar-powered mixers in five (5) elevated storage tanks to improve water quality.

Installation of 6.5 miles of 8" and 12" raw water transmission mains to connect an existing well to the WTP and close a loop with another well.

Installation of automatic  meter reading (AMR) system for approximately 4,900 customers.

Installation of AMR systems for 1,400 customers.

Solar-powered tank mixing system for 750,000 gallon elevated storage tank to alleviate TTHM MCL violation.

Solar-powered mixers for five (5) tanks to improve water quality.

Solar-powered mixers for two potable water tanks to improve water quality.

Filter Media and sweep replacement for all six (6) WTP filters (old and worn out).

Install 800 "smart water meters" to replace ex. Water meters

Three (3) solar-powered mixers in water-storage tanks to improve water quality.

Replace inadequate / unsafe chemical-feed, chemical-storage & operations facilities at WTP.

Consolidation of nonviable Holly Hills water system and Mountain Creek Estates water system.

Water main extension to consolidate nonviable Dillardtown water supply system.

Replace approximately 10,200 LF of 8" to 12" old and leaking waterlines.

Water main extension to consolidate the nonviable system serving Countryside Villa Nursing Home.

Meter replacement (Radio Read) of 1,200 meters.

Retrofit unused existing well with iron-removal system to bring the Town's pumping rates from its other wells into compliance with maximum 12 hr/day rule.

Interconnection with Maggie Valley Sanitary District; Replace ex. 6-inch AC water line along Dayton Drive & Mauney Cove Rd with 8-inch non-AC water line; Meter Replacement.

Construction of new supply well to replace two failed wells.

Install twelve (12) sampling stations for IDSE identified sites for D/DBP sampling and testing.