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Budget Amendment - Property & Casualty Internal Service Fund
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeff Morgan, Security & Risk Management, Director, 704-292-2679
ACTION REQUESTED:
Approve Budget Amendment #8 to cover the cost to add five locations to the Pollution Policy.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Staff recently investigated the process, policies, and procedures in the event of spills related to county business such as fuel, chemicals from UCW plants, or other hazardous materials.
During the investigation, it was determined that Union County has a pollution policy issued by Chubb environmental insurance, which covers against damages from unintended release of pollutants not normally covered by liability and property policies. The locations currently covered by the Chubb policy include Water Treatment Facilities, Wastewater Treatment Facilities, over 50 wastewater lift stations, hundreds of miles of wastewater lines, and several water booster stations. This policy offers coverage in the event of a hazardous spill and offers 24-hour access to an Environmental Spill Center which will be able to dispatch an environmental contractor to assist with spill remediation.
Additionally, it was determined that eight sites housing bulk chemicals (diesel, treatment chemicals, fluids, motor oil, etc.) were not included in the pollution policy that was put in place July 2023. Three of the locations, UCW Operations Center, Norwood Intake, and Yadkin WTP were added at no cost as they were associated with the existing policy. The other five locations are listed below:
1) Emergency Services - 2330 Concord Avenue
2) Fleet Services - 610 Patton Avenue
3) Cane Creek Park - 5213 Harkey Road
4) Jesse Helms Park - 1505 Summerlin Dairy Road
5) Sheriff’s Office - 3344 Presson Road
The cost to add the five locations through the remainder of the policy (July 2026) is $10,619. Budget Amendment #8 appropriates funds from the fund balance of the Property & Casualty Internal Service Fund to cover the cost to add these five locations to the Pollution Policy.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost to add the five locations through the remainder of the policy (July 2026) is $10,619. Funding is available in the fund balance of the Property & Casualty Internal Service Fund.