Water Line Projects Planned: Work Also Calls for New Sewer Lines North of Lincolnton to Improve Service
Posted on: Wednesday, 22 March 2006, 06:00 CST
By Jefferson George, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.
Mar. 22--LINCOLNTON -- Let's admit it: The words "public works" don't usually grab anyone's attention.
But when workers block a road to install sewer lines, or water from faucets drops to a trickle, people notice.
"You turn the water on," said Steve Gilbert, Lincoln County's public works director, "and you expect it to be there."
From a Lake Norman water-treatment plant expansion to new sewer lines north of Lincolnton, about $12 million in public works projects will pick up steam this summer.
If work goes as planned, thousands of Lincoln residents will have improved water service, and hundreds will be connected to the county's water system for the first time.
While some projects are upgrades, most aim to help water and sewer systems keep pace with residential and industrial development, Gilbert said. That growth has exceeded projections in the county's plan for water and sewer improvements, he said.
Some projects, such as expansion of the Lake Norman water treatment plant, are in response to growth. The county now buys water from Lincolnton on some high-consumption summer days.
Other work could open up areas for development. Work on a new water line along N.C. 73, east of Lincolnton, is scheduled to start this summer. The line also will serve East Lincoln Middle School, the only county school with a well.
Being connected to the county system, which is more frequently monitored, will eliminate concerns of droughts or contamination, said Jim Watson, Lincoln schools superintendent.
"The chief thing," Watson said, "is vulnerability."
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Source: The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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