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Resolution - Waxhaw Sanitary Sewer Replacement & Rehabilitation - NCDEQ-DWI Funding Offer
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Shutak, Union County Water, Engineering Director, 704-283-3651
ACTION REQUESTED:
1) Adopt resolution to accept 2023 Appropriations Act (S.L. 2023-134) funding in the amount of $1,477,500.00 from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Infrastructure and 2) authorize the County Manager to execute all necessary documentation to effectuate acceptance of the funding.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
1) March 1, 2021, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 4 - Approved WK Dickson Task Order 2021-01 for engineering field assessment and preliminary design services for the project in an amount of $104,850.00.
2) March 20, 2023, Regular Meeting, Agenda Item # 23-057 - Approved WK Dickson Task Order 2021-09 for final design, permitting, and bidding services in an amount of $135,509.00.
BACKGROUND:
The Capital Improvement Program, as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), includes an allocation for the Wastewater Rehabilitation and Replacement Program geared towards asset management of existing wastewater facilities. A condition assessment was completed for the Waxhaw Septic Tank Effluent Gravity (STEG) system, and a two-phase replacement project was developed to replace the existing 4-inch and 6-inch STEG sewer piping with conventional 8-inch gravity sewer mains and manholes due to their poor condition. The first phase of the project consists of the replacement of approximately 4,000 linear feet of sewer lines in the Waxhaw downtown area on the north side of the railroad that runs along Highway 75.
On March 1, 2021, the BOCC approved WK Dickson Task Order 2021-01 in the amount of $104,850.00 for the engineering field assessment and preliminary design. The BOCC also approved WK Dickson Task Order 2021-09 in the amount of $135,509.00 for final design, permitting, and bidding services on March 20, 2023.
Funding has been offered by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Infrastructure in the amount of $1,477,500.00 to be applied to the cost of the construction of the project. The resolution acknowledges receipt of a Letter of Intent to Fund and Funding Offer and accepts the terms of the Funding Offer in the amount of $1,477,500.00 from the 2023 Appropriations Act (S.L. 2023-134) to assist eligible units of government with meeting their water/wastewater infrastructure needs. The funds will be used for the Waxhaw Sanitary Sewer Replacement and Rehabilitation project construction.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No immediate financial impact. Once the project commences, the County will submit requests for reimbursement to the State on a recurring basis until the $1,477,500.00 in funding is exhausted.