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Commissioner Worley - Finance on behalf of Public Works - To Approve Resolution to Accept and Appropriate an American Rescue Plan (ARP) Wastewater Grant from the NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) / NC Division of Water Infrastructure (DWI) in the Amount of $4,225,000 to Provide Sewer Service Between the City of High Shoals and the Town of Dallas and Authorize an Appropriation from the Community Investment Fund of $1,857,000
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STAFF CONTACT
Cary Rodriguez - Public Works - 704-866-6791
BUDGET IMPACT
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Increase revenues and expense by $6,082,000 in both the Community Investment and General Government CIP funds.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Minimal change to the Budget Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The NC Division of Water Infrastructure will award a total of $1.69 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund for water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. Gaston County was appropriated $4,225,000 from the Drinking Water and Wastewater Reserve in the Other Projects Category for the High Shoals, Hardin, Dallas - Wastewater Project (Project #SRP-W-ARP-0074). This project consists of two new sewer pump stations and the associated force mains to connect those pump stations to the City of Gastonia's sewer outfall. High Shoals currently owns a sewer collection system that serves part of the area inside the city limits and discharges wastewater to an outfall owned by the City of Gastonia. One of the pump stations will be located on a vacant tract in the northwest quadrant of the Hardin Rd/US321 interchange that is targeted for economic development. The other pump station will be located just off of the Dallas High Shoals Hwy / Miles Road intersection and will serve a large tract inside the High Shoals city limits currently planned for residential development (approximately 600 units). High Shoals currently has less than 300 sewer customers and the new customers will improve their ability to provide a high quality and responsible level of service to their residents. In total approximately 15,500 feet of 10" force main will be constructed to connect the two pump stations to an existing sewer outfall owned by the City of Gastonia.
This grant requires a County match of $1,857,000 which is being appropriated from the Community Investment Fund (CIF) fund balance and is reflected on the attached Budget Change Request.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Resolution; Budget Change Request (BCR)