FOR INTERNAL USE                                                                                September 12, 2002

WHEN: 10 a.m., Monday, September 16, 2002 (rain or shine)

WHERE: Town of Cary South Water Reclamation Facility, 4900 West Lake Road

WHO: Congressman David Price, Town of Cary Mayor Glen Lang, Mayor Pro Tem Jack Smith, Council member Julie Robison

BACKGROUND:
Thanks to the efforts of Congressman David Price, the Town of Cary is a million dollars closer to helping to solve regional sludge management issues by building and operating a giant, state-of-the-art dryer that will turn nasty sludge into useful fertilizer. Sludge, known in the treatment industry as biosolids, is the remains of organisms that digest the solid matter that’s left over after the water in sewage has been removed, treated, and released into creeks or reused. In North Carolina, wastewater system operators must dispose of the sludge according to strict guidelines, which often results in contracting to have the sludge land applied or having it placed in landfills. Cary’s biosolids dryer project is expected to cost $13.3 million and should be operational in the winter of 2005.

DIRECTIONS:
Cary’s South Plant is located at the southern most tip of Cary, about 20 minutes from downtown. From the Crossroads Shopping Center area at the corner of US 1/64 and Walnut Street, take Walnut Street south to its termination at its intersection with Tryon Road where Walnut becomes Holly Springs Road. Continue south on Holly Springs past Penny Road to Ten Ten Road. Turn left onto Ten Ten and right at the next light, which is West Lake Road. West Lake dead ends at the plant. Call (919) 779-0697 if you have questions on getting there.

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