Total Water System Bonds Approved - $66.5 million
Fall 2002 Update
Progress report on projects receiving 1999 water bonds that are complete or in the pipeline
(Other sources of money also used for some projects)
| Project |
Bonds Budgeted |
Status |
| Water Treatment Plant |
$50,639,700 |
DONE |
| Plumtree Way Storage Tank |
2,755,000 |
DONE |
| Old Apex Road Storage Tank |
$85,000 |
DONE |
| SCADA * |
$200,000 |
In Design Begin Construction Fall 2003 Finish Construction Spring 2004 |
| Carpenter Storage Tank |
2,730,000 |
DONE |
| Cary Towne Blvd. Storage Tank |
1,770,000 |
Design - Not Yet Scheduled Start Construction Fall 2008 Finish Construction Fall 2010 |
| Kildaire Storage Tank (spheroid) |
$75,000 |
In Design Start construction Fall 2003 Finish construction Spring 2005 |
* Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (system for centralized monitoring of data from water and wastewater facilities)
Water Bonds Background Information - Prepared 1999
The following was compiled to educate voters for the February 1999 bond referendum.
Overview of Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Cost |
(in Millions) |
For Regulatory Compliance |
$13.4 |
For Reliability Issues |
$16.3 |
For Plant Capacity Expansion |
$40.0 |
Total |
$69.7 |
Cary's Share of WTP Costs - 77% |
(in Millions) |
For Regulatory Compliance |
$10.3 |
For Reliability Issues |
$12.6 |
For Plant Capacity Expansion |
$30.8 |
Total |
$53.7 |
WATER SYSTEM BONDS
SUMMARY
Description |
(in Millions) |
Cary's Share of WTP Expansion |
$53.7 |
Four Elevated Water Storage Tanks |
$10.0 |
Capitalized Interest |
$6.5 |
Less Cash From Savings |
$3.7 |
Total Water System Bonds |
$66.5 |
Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility
Expansion
to
40.0 MGD
| Raw Water Facilities - Provide additional pumps at Raw Water Intake and a second raw water transmission pipeline to convey the raw water from Jordan Lake to the plant. |
| Rapid-Mix Chambers and Clarifiers - To improve mixing of treatment chemicals and to add settling capacity. |
| Filters - To increase filtering capacity and upgrade existing units for improved taste and odor removal. |
| Modified Chemical Facilities - To increase feed capacity and redundancy, for improved process safety management and to meet EPA risk management requirements. |
| Hypochlorite Building - To increase capacity and safety for applying disinfection residual. |
| Ozone Facilities - For maximum disinfection, to meet new EPA’s regulations by 2000 and 2003, and for taste and odor control. |
| Clearwells - For improved disinfection contact time and for increased treated water storage. |
| Sludge Facilities - To meet state requirements and allow on-site dewatering for less costly disposal. |
| Electrical & Standby Power - To upgrade power supply and to provide reliable electrical distribution with standby power. |
| Instrumentation/SCADA - For enhanced plant automation and process control. |
| Finished Water Pump Station - To pump water into the distribution system mains. |
| Finished Water Transmission Main - To deliver water from the plant to the distribution system mains. |
Public Input Session Presentation
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