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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRegional Wastewater System Phased Implementation Plan-1997Carteret-Couj#y Interlocal 1 Agen'cy, 1 Carteret County Regional Wastewater System 1 Phased Implementation Plan ' August 1997 1 DCM COPY DCM COPY 1 lease do not remove!►!!► Division of Coastal Management Copy 1 ,1 The preparation of this report (map, document, etc.) was financed in part through a grant provided by the North Caro- 1 - lina Coastal Management Program, through funds provided by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, which is administered by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion. 1 I k 'I i iJ 1 1 1 1 CDMCamp Dresser & McKee L consulting 5400 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 300 xi-cile, 4i 1))7 engineering Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 1 SIZt' f construction Tel: 919 787-5620 Fax: 919 781-5730 operations August 15,1997 Mr. Gordon R. McAdams, P.E. Chairman, Technical Committee Carteret County Interlocal Agency 7500 Emerald Drive Emerald Isle, North Carolina 28594 Re: Carteret County Regional Wastewater System Phased Implementation Plan - Final Report Dear Mr. McAdams: Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) is pleased to submit thirty copies of the final report for your review in accordance with our agreement. We have completed the phasing study and financial analysis as well as incorporated your review comments. As presented in the report, the economic impacts to users are significant. While we believe that the proposed land application system is technically sound, given the uncertainties of the availability of the wetland site, potential regulatory issues, and the significant capital investment required; implementation of this system at this time is not desirable. In order to provide interim wastewater relief to CCIA members with pressing needs, we recommend further discussions with the North Carolina Division of Water Quality to explore alternatives to increase or expand existing or new surface discharges on an interim basis while the long-term regional system is being studied. CDM will be pleased to further assist you in this effort. We appreciate the opportunity to conduct this study for CCIA, and we want to thank Mr. Thurman Upchurch, Chairman, and other members of CCIA, Mr. Pete Allen, you and other members of the Technical Committee, as well as Ms Kathy Vinson of the Division of Coastal Management for the cooperation and assistance extended to us during this study. By now, we all understand the complexity of managing wastewater in Carteret County and the challenges ahead in identifying and implementing a feasible solution. We are pleased to be able to assist you in the pursuit of a feasible solution. Please do not hesitate to call upon us if we can be of further assistance. Very truly yours, CAMP DRESSER & MCKEE C:� chr� S�-y K. Richard Tsang, Ph.D., E. Project Manager copy: Joe Wiseman Tom Hall Diane Mills 1 ' CARTERET COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM PHASED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 1 ' CARTERET COUNTY INTERLOCAL AGENCY AUGUST 1997 r AR�� S/pti��9��'-. SE'lg n r • �S i RD �•�`�� j9, 11 r Camp Dresser & McKee Raleigh, North Carolina Contents 11 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Contents Executive Summary ............................................ 1-1 1.1 System Concept .......................................... 1-1 1.2 Phased Implementation Plan ................................. 1-2 1.3 Phased System Costs ...................................... 1-2 1.4 Funding and Cost Sharing ................................... 1-4 1.5 Recommendations ......................................... 1-4 1.6 Conclusions .............................................. 1-5 Project Background ............................................ 2-1 2.1 Land Application Feasibility Study ............................. 2-1 2.2 Four -County Regional Study ................................. 2-2 2.3 Current Project Direction .................................... 2-2 2.4 Existing Land Use Plans .................................... 2-4- Project Phasing .............. 3-1 3.1 Need for Phasing .......................................... 3-1 3.2 Phasing Priorities .......................................... 3-1 3.3 System Concept .......................................... 3-2 3.3.1 Collection and Conveyance ............................ 3-3 3.3.2 Treatment .......................................... 3-4 3.3.3 Effluent Land Application .............................. 3-6 3.3.4 Existing Systems .................................... 3-7 3.4 Preliminary Implementation Plan .............................. 3-8 3.4.1 Wastewater Flows ................................... 3-8 3.4.2 Collection and Conveyance System ...................... 3-9 3.4.3 Treatment ......................................... 3-12 3.4.4 Effluent Land Application ............................. 3-14 3.4.5 Existing Systems ................................... 3-17 3.4.6 Flow Measurement .................................. 3-17 3.5 Final Implementation Plan .................................. 3-18 Project Cost and Funding ........................................ 4-1 4.1 Capital Cost .............................................. 4-1 4.1.1 Phase 1 Cost Estimate ................................ 4-2 4.1.2 Phase 2 Cost Estimate ................................ 4-6 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee Contents (continued) Section 5 ' Section 6 Section 7 �j Appendices fl 4.2 Operation and Maintenance Cost ............................. 4-11 4.3 Funding ................................................ 4-13 4.3.1 Financing Terms .................................... 4-14 4.3.2 Customer Base .................................... 4-14 4.3.3 Estimated Monthly Charger ........................... 4-15 4.3.4 Rural Utility Service Grants and Loans ................... 4-16 4.3.5 Grants ........................................... 4-17 4.3.6 Tourist Tax as Funding Source ......................... 4-17 4.4 Cost Sharing ............................................ 4-13 Organizational Structure ......................................... 5-1 5.1 Political Considerations ..................................... 5-1 5.2 Type of Organization ....................................... 5-1 5.3 Relationship with New and Existing Systems ..................... 5-2 Regulatory and Public Involvement ................................. 6-1 6.1 Regulatory Issues ......................................... 6-1 6.2 Public Issues ............................................. 6-1 Recommendations ............................................. 7-1 7.1 System Concept .......................................... 7-1 7.2 Phasing ................................................. 7-1 7.3 Funding and Cost Sharing ................................... 7-2 7.4 Organization ............................................. 7-3 7.5 Development Action .................. . .................... 7-5 7.6 System Affordability ........................................ 7-6 1. Revised Estimated Wastewater Flows 2. System Design Concept 3. Estimated Morehead City Flows from Future Service Area 4. Conveyance and Treatment System Layout Map 5. System Flow Schematic and Pipe Sizes 6. Operation and Maintenance Cost Basics 7. Letter of 19 March 1997 to Camp Bryan Farms, Inc. 8. Letter of 24 April 1997 to Camp Bryan Farms, Inc. 9. Basis of Assumptions for Financial Analysis CDM Camp Dresser & McKee Section 1 Section 1 Executive Summary 1.1 System Concept Three municipalities in Carteret County (Morehead City, Newport, and Beaufort) have municipal wastewater collection systems and treatment plants. The other municipalities have only individual septic tanks and on -site absorption systems for wastewater treatment and disposal. Two of the municipal systems are nearing capacity, and there are increasing failures of the septic tank systems. Carteret County Interlocal Agency (CCIA) was formed by the above municipalities and Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian Beach, Emerald Isle, Cape Carteret, and Cedar Point to address the matter of a regional wastewater system to serve the nine municipalities. Based on requirements by NC Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), the feasibility of a regional collection and treatment system with land application of the effluent was examined in a Land Application Feasibility Study dated October 1995. Of several feasible land application systems, the most practicable system is one comprising agricultural irrigation and a wetland on privately owned land in the northwestern part of the county. The study identified the collection, conveyance, and treatment systems required to provide a complete new wastewater system to serve the nine municipalities. The proposed system comprises a 100 percent pumped (pressure) collection system starting with small grinder type pump stations, each serving several residences or businesses and pumping to local pump stations; common conveyance force mains from the local pump stations to the treatment plant; a common treatment plant; and an effluent force main from the treatment plant through potential irrigation areas to the wetland. The wetland drains to Hunters Creek, a tributary of the White Oak River, and is located on private property owned by Camp Bryan Farms, Inc. Three critical success factors for the proposed system are: ■ Approval by NCDWQ of the system concept. ■ Approval by Camp Bryan Farms, Inc. of the use of their land for a wetland system. ■ Obtaining funding for the system. This report addresses further details related to the above success factors including phasing the system development to reduce initial costs, refinement of the system capital and operating costs, regulatory issues related to the system, and further discussion with Camp Bryan Farms. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 1-1 Section 1 Executive Summary 1.2 Phased Implementation Plan To reduce the initial capital cost, CCIA prioritized development of the system selecting those municipalities with the most pressing wastewater needs for Phase 1—Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, and Newport. The remaining municipalities are served by Phase 2 although it is practicable to serve Pine Knoll Shores and Indian Beach in an intermediate phase if desired. Wastewater from Indian Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, and Atlantic Beach will be conveyed by force main along Bogue Banks, across the bridge at the east end of the island, through Morehead City where Morehead City wastewater will be added, and to the treatment plant on US 70 near Hibbs Road south of Newport. Newport wastewater will be conveyed directly to the treatment plant by separate force main. Wastewater from Emerald Isle will be conveyed by force main along Bogue Banks, across the bridge at the west end of the island through Cape Carteret where Cedar Point and Cape Carteret wastewater will be added, and along NC 24 and Hibbs Road to the same treatment plant. The treatment plant will treat the wastewater to a very high quality including nutrient removal and filtration. The treated effluent will be pumped 13.5 miles along US 70, Nine Foot Road, Lake Road, and private roads to the wetland site and will be available through valved outlets for irrigation along this route. The wetland will be a waterfowl habitat type and initially comprise approximately 120 acres of water surface up to 3 feet deep, probably managed by Camp Bryan Farms under contract. Excess water from the wetland will drain along the US Government railroad drainage channels to Hunters Creek and subsequently to White Oak River, a distance of approximately 11.7 miles from the wetland. The treatment plant will comprise eight modules of 1.1 million gallons per day (mgd) each of which three modules are required for Phase 1. The remaining five modules will be constructed under Phase 2 for a total capacity of 8.8 mgd. Total system capacity is based on continued use of the three existing treatment plants with a total permitted capacity of 3.7 mgd. 1.3 Phased System Costs The total estimated system costs for Phase 1 and Phase 2, as allocated to the respective municipalities, are tabulated below. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 1-2 Section 1 Executive Summary 1 I L-1 r I Prase it. Co;f Aiat► .::::.::.i 1' .......:. . (Nunicpaliiy Collection . Conveya.nc� 1'reatmni/Wetrand Atlantic Beach $15,950,000 $5,077,000 $8.695,000 $29,722,000 Pine Knoll Shores -0- $1,601,000 $2,802,000 $4,403,000 Indian Beach -0- $2,650,000 $4,637,000 $7,287,000 Morehead City (Relief & US 70) $2,090,000 $1,482,000 $5,604,000 $9,176,000 Emerald Isle -0- -0- $1,870,000 $1,870,000 Cedar Point -0- -0- $235,000 $235,000 Cape Carteret -0- -0- $1,164,000 $1,164,000 Bogue -0- -0- $224,000 $224,000 Morehead City (NC 24) -0- -0- $929,000 $929,000 Newport -0- $1,410,000 $280,000 $1,690,000 Totals $18,040,000 $12,220,000 $26,440,000 $56,700,000 Total Phase 1 Cost $56,700,000 I Total Cost AllocationF'fiase 2 Muhicpali#y .. Callectcn Conveyance . ...........: TreatmeniMlt(and Indian Beach $7,920,000 $5,045,000 $3,305,000 $16,270,000 Pine Knoll Shores $8,160,000 $1,205,000 $1,997,000 $11,363,000 Emerald Isle $25,650,000 $17,229,000 $5,749,000 $48,628,000 Cedar Point $2,710,000 $1,457,000 $723,000 $4,890,000 Cape Carteret $5,110,000 $4,689,000 $3,580,000 $13,379,000 Bogue $3,000,000 $902,000 $689,000 $4,591,000 Morehead City/NC24 $10,400,000 $1,873,000 $2,857,000 $15,130,000 Totals $60,950,000 $32,400,000 $18,900,000 $114,250,000 Total Phase 2 Cost $114,250,000 The cost allocation is based on the premise that each municipality pays for: ■ The total cost of the wastewater collection system within that municipality. ■ The conveyance system to the treatment plant in proportion to the share of the capacity allocated to that municipality. ■ The treatment plant and wetland/irrigation system in proportion to the share of the capacity allocated to that municipality. It will be thus necessary for certain municipalities to receive service in Phase 2 to pay some of the costs for the facilities needed in Phase 1. Since the allocated costs of the conveyance system reflect the proximity of the municipalities to the treatment plant, CCIA should consider allocation of the cost of the conveyance system more equitably. I CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 1-3 Section 1 Executive Summary J i P E F 1.4 Funding and Cost Sharing Three different financing alternatives were explored: G.O. Bonds, SRF funding and a combination of 50% grant funding and 50% SRF funding. There are many combinations of financing which could eventually be examined when the timing of the phasing plan is determined. Since the collection project will be bringing service to all the property owners in the municipality, the cost of the collection system, along with the transmission and treatment facilities, was included in the monthly base charge for wastewater. Estimated monthly costs were calculated in two components: base and consumption. The base cost is calculated by dividing the annual debt service for each alternative by the number of ERUS (equivalent residential units) and by twelve to calculate a monthly charge. The consumption charge is calculated by dividing the operation and maintenance cost as allocated to the municipalities by the estimated annual flow and dividing by twelve for the monthly charge. Although the estimated monthly customer costs appear to be high for some of the cities, these costs should not be viewed as actual rate calculations. More detailed customer information and characteristics should be obtained for the next phase of the study. In addition, there are many ways to break down revenue needs such as debt service and operating costs into an actual rate structure. In the preliminary design phase, construction costs will be further refined, customer data can be analyzed in more detail, and monthly customer costs should be reduced. It is recommended that, once decisions are made as to the planned year to begin construction, applications be filed with various agencies handling state and federal grants to initiate grant funding. 1.5 Recommendations Should CCIA decide to move forward with this system, our recommendations are summarized as follows: ■ That the requirement for a costly land application system versus a more economical discharge to Class SC waters when the treatment plant for either will be a highly reliable advanced treatment plant be discussed with NCDWQ. ■ That the system be consolidated to the maximum practicable extent under one owning and operating organization. ■ That the existing wastewater and water systems be also consolidated under the new organization. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 1-4 Section 1 Executive Summary I 11 ■ That the system organization be selected to provide maximum authority for area -wide implementation of the system for broad sharing of costs and maximum environmental benefits. ■ That the system participants be broadened to include Carteret County and all rapidly growing parts of the county around Bogue Sound. ■ That a high-level meeting with NCDWQ be held to obtain agreement and approval on a way forward for the regional system. ■ That, if land application is the agreed way forward, formal agreement be reached on the use of Camp Bryan Farms, Inc., land. ■ That contact be made with potential funding sources for early advice, planning, and commitment. ■ That the public be involved in the project once the basic direction has been established. ■ That a system preliminary design and master plan be developed after the basic direction has been established. ■ That the support of elected officials be sought. ■ That other important actions be taken as recommended in Section 7. ■ That the project be consistent with the future ocean outfall system if implemented. 1.6 Conclusions A phased implementation plan for a wastewater treatment and effluent disposal system via land application for the CCIA is developed and a financial analysis conducted to assess funding potential and affordability. Due to the lack of existing infrastructure for the collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater in the study area, substantial investment will be required to implement this system. Unless a significant level of grant funding is made available by the state or federal government, such a system is not readily affordable by a relatively small customer base in the study area. In addition, a key component of this system requires that private property in Craven County be the site of the wetland system. Although the property owners have indicated their willingness to consider such a system, many issues remain to be resolved before the implementability of such a system can be determined. From the regulatory perspective, such a system would require the state to review the existing wetland regulations and policies to evaluate permitability. Given the scale of capital investment required, the uncertainties related to the use of the private property, as well as potential regulatory issues, it is concluded that implementation of this system is not desirable at this time, and that CCIA should focus on the pursuit of a long-term regional solution such as the CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 1-5 Section 1 Executive Summary C proposed ocean outfall system as being studied by the Four County Regional Task Force. It should be noted, however, that over 50 percent of the cost is related to the collection and treatment of wastewater which is required regardless of whether the effluent is to be disposed on land or via an ocean outfall system. CCIA members in need of an interim solution may wish to discuss with the state regarding the short-term increase in the use of existing and/or new discharges in the County. An interim expansion of existing discharges in association with limited land application and effluent reuse may provide the necessary wastewater management relief required for CCIA members until the regional long-term solution can be better defined and implemented. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 1-6 Section 2 1 I I n Section 2 Project Background 2.1 Land Application Feasibility Study The area of Carteret County within and contiguous to the municipalities of Newport, Morehead City, Beaufort, Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian Beach, Emerald Isle, Cape Carteret, and Cedar Point have experienced significant development and population growth within the last two decades. While the water systems have been expanded to meet the increasing demand, the wastewater disposal situation has not included orderly development. Newport, Morehead City, and Beaufort have existing treatment plants producing secondary quality effluents. Newport's and Morehead City's plants are approaching permitted capacity and are in need of expansion. However, the NC Division of Environmental Management (NCDWQ) has reportedly indicated that expansion of the plants will not be permitted and that expansion of system capacity must be done in a manner which has the lowest possible adverse environmental impact. We have been advised that NCDWQ interprets this as meaning that a land application system must be considered. Wastewater disposal in the other municipalities has been with individual septic tank and drain field systems. Such systems have significant constraints on the amount of wastewater that can be applied per acre and are restricted to areas having suitable soil characteristics and elevation above the groundwater table. These systems not only heavily load the groundwater in more densely developed areas with septic tank effluent, but are a source of surface water pollution during wet weather in particular. The absence of common wastewater collection systems is a significant constraint on beneficial use of land not suitable for septic tank systems and use of land for facilities that have significant wastewater production such as restaurants, laundries, and facilities with public restrooms. Therefore, common wastewater collection systems are needed in these municipalities. This need will intensify as existing septic systems fail and surface water pollution increases. New common wastewater systems are subject to the same NCDWQ requirements regarding effluent disposal that has the lowest adverse environmental impact, i.e., that land application systems must be considered. For the currently unsewered municipalities, this requirement is of more compelling significance because all of the adjacent surface waters are classified SA, thereby eliminating any possibility of treatment plant effluent discharge to local surface waters. Faced with compelling wastewater collection and disposal needs and the NCDWQ requirement to minimize the adverse impact to the environment, the above nine municipalities formed the Carteret County Interlocal Agency (CCIA) in 1994 for the purpose of finding a way forward on wastewater collection and disposal for the municipalities on a regional basis. CCIA selected Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) to conduct a study of a regional wastewater system based on land CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 2-1 Section 2 Project Background 1 1 i I application of the treated wastewater effluent. The CCIA Land Application Feasibility Study was delivered in October 1995. The Land Application Feasibility Study found extensive constraints to an effluent land application system in Carteret County but identified four basic mechanisms which could be used in several combinations: ■ Irrigation of landscape and agricultural plants. ■ Rapid infiltration to sandy areas with underdrain systems to inland surface waters. ■ Wetland application with runoff to inland surface waters. ■ Continued use of the three existing treatment plants and permitted discharges. The system considered to be most reliable and of maximum beneficial use is the wetland system with seasonal use of the effluent for irrigation. The wetland system can accept all effluent flow under all weather conditions. The irrigation system permits seasonal beneficial reuse of the effluent by users adjacent to the effluent pipe. The proposed wetland site in the report is a pocosin land owned by Camp Bryan Farms, Inc. between the headwaters of Slocum Creek, Newport River, and Hunters Creek. An initial informal contact was made by CCIA with Camp Bryan Farms, Inc. at the time without any commitment by either. The general conclusion of the Land Application Feasibility Study is that a wastewater system to serve the nine municipalities is feasible but costly and requires the endorsement of NCDWQ, other state agencies, the public, and Camp Bryan Farms, Inc. 2.2 Four -County Regional Study Concurrently with the Land Application Feasibility Study, the counties of Carteret, Craven, Onslow, and Pamlico conducted a broader regional study of how to deal with the four -county regional wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal situation over the next half century. The general conclusion is that the environmental sensitivity of the area surface waters indicates ultimate disposal of wastewater effluents by one or two ocean outfalls but that those probably cannot materialize for several decades. The implication is that CCIA should continue on an independent path to meet its current needs for wastewater systems, and that the design of such a system should consider the possible future integration of the system with the regional ocean outfall system. 2.3 Current Project Direction The conclusion of CCIA after reviewing the Land Application Feasibility Study was that the wetland system with agricultural irrigation is the preferred land application. Three critical success factors were identified: ■ Approval by NCDWQ of the system concept. ■ Approval by Camp Bryan Farms, Inc., of the use of their land for a wetland system. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 2-2 rl I 1 Section 2 Project Background ■ Obtaining funding for the system. CDM was authorized to carry the system concept an additional step by a further study to address phasing the project to limit initial project costs by providing initial service only to those municipalities with the most pressing needs and to determine costs and financing options. This report is the product of the further study. Regarding the above three critical success factors, the following action has been taken and needs to be taken: NCDWQ: Meeting and discussions have been held with NCDWQ regarding the system concept. No firm commitments have been received from NCDWQ. As discussed in Section 6, we feel that, following review of the draft of this report, a meeting between CCIA and the director of NCDWQ should be held to identify a firm and final position by NCDWQ on the continued use and expansion of the NPDES permitted discharges from the existing three treatment plants and the land application system concept as put forward in this report as well as their position on the proposed future regional ocean outfall(s). The importance of clear, permanent direction from NCDWQ on these issues cannot be overemphasized because it represents the fundamental basis on which CCIA and the member municipalities will commit many millions of dollars on a permanent wastewater system. Camp Bryan Farms, Inc.: Meetings and discussions have been held with Camp Bryan Farms. An initial meeting was held with Mr. Paul Thompson, Jr., President, by Gordon McAdams of CCIA, and Richard Tsang and Tom Hall of CDM on 12 March 1997 in Charlotte. The follow-up letter dated 19 March 1997 from CDM to Mr. Thompson is attached at Appendix 7. CCIA was invited to make a presentation at the annual membership meeting at Camp Bryan Farms on 13 April 1997. A presentation followed by questions and answers was made by Thurman Upchurch and Gordon McAdams of CCIA and Richard Tsang and Tom Hall of CDM. The follow-up letter dated 24 April 1997 from CDM is attached at Appendix 8. Mr. Thompson requested that the proposed wetland be marked by survey prior to the 13 April meeting. On authorization of CCIA, we retained Alan J. Bell, R.L.S., of Cedar Point to perform the survey which comprised marking the east and west projected boundaries of the wetland along the U.S. Government Railroad right-of-way. Mr. Thompson appointed a committee of Camp Bryan Farms' members to follow up on the proposed wetland project with CCIA and CDM. At the request of the committee chairman, Mr. Mark Craig, we furnished references and contact persons on several similar wetland projects in Florida. We have not heard the results of his inquires and possible visits. There are no commitments on the part of CCIA or Camp Bryan Farms, Inc., at this time regarding the wetland habitat system. It would be prudent to CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 2-3 1 Section 2 Project Background n 1 11 remain in contact with the Camp Bryan Farms project committee. Camp Bryan dates from 1898, and there may be reluctance to depart from traditional use of the land. The soundness and credibility of CCIA will be important to the mutually beneficial relationship with Camp Bryan Farms. ■ Funding: A primary purpose of this report is to divide the project into functional phases, to define the costs of the phases, and to identify how the funds might be obtained. Costs and funding are discussed in Section 4 and Section 7. 2.4 Existing Land Use Plans As part of this study, the latest Land Use Plans for all the towns of CCIA except Cedar Point were reviewed. All land use plans identified wastewater collection, treatment and disposal as a major issue in the area. The current efforts in pursuing a solution is recognized, and all towns are supportive of the current efforts. For the Town of Emerald Isle, the current policies related to sewage disposal as stated in the 1997 Land Use Plan adequately states the Town's position pertaining to wastewater treatment and disposal. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 2-4 i Section 3 W O 4) V7 V 'J � s3 �- 3 1 a n I 1 1 Section 3 Project Phasing 3.1 Need for Phasing The Land Application Feasibility Study addressed the concept of a comprehensive wastewater collection, treatment, and effluent disposal system for all nine municipalities and established the feasibility and total cost of the overall system. The magnitude of the total cost precludes any realistic probability of funding the entire project at one time. It is, therefore, necessary to examine a phased approach for the project to keep the rate of expenditure at a level for which project capital and operation and maintenance funding is more consistent with practicable funding availability. 3.2 Phasing Priorities In order to limit the rate of funding the project, it is necessary to divide the project into multiple construction phases and to prioritize the phases. The basis for prioritizing construction could be based on various criteria such as geographical progression of system construction, e.g., lowest or highest cost areas first, areas near the treatment plant first, municipalities with existing systems last, municipalities with most severe health or water pollution problems first, etc. At their meeting on October 8,1996, CCIA decided that prioritizing development of the system will be based on adverse impact on the respective municipalities from not having the wastewater service to be provided under the project. CCIA decided that the greatest needs in that regard are in Morehead City, Newport, and Atlantic Beach for the following reasons: Morehead City: The existing 1.7-mgd treatment plant is near maximum capacity. It is unlikely that the state will permit any increase in capacity. The forthcoming Neuse River Basin Plan may indicate more stringent effluent quality requirements. A possible increase in flow may be permitted if significant effluent quality improvements are made. Any expansion of plants in environmentally sensitive areas may need a full environmental impact assessment. The existing collection system has significant wet weather infiltration/inflow. Subsequent to the above meeting, we were advised that Morehead City has annexed additional area and will probably continue an annexation program. Thus, wastewater flows are increasing at a rate greater than projected by current county and city plans. In order to have a reasonable basis for projecting future wastewater flows from Morehead City, we estimated the probable future annexation area and designed an average wastewater flow per unit area. See 3.4.1. ■ Newport. The city is anticipating a significant population increase in the next 5-7 years which will fully utilize the capacity of the existing plant. Expansion will be necessary but will be subject to the same restrictions as CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-1 a 11 1 F1 1 I 11 Section 3 Project Phasing Morehead City. The existing collection system has significant wet weather infiltration/inflow. Atlantic Beach: The city has no municipal wastewater system and relies on private septic tank/absorption field systems and surface absorption systems for wastewater disposal. Development in the city has nearly been halted because of absorption field limitations. System overflows and wastewater seepage into Bogue Sound causes regular bacterial pollution and shellfishing closures. Thus, Morehead City and Newport need additional treatment and effluent disposal capacity in order to allow for continued orderly growth of the cities. Atlantic Beach needs a complete collection, treatment, and effluent disposal system for growth, to eliminate the groundwater and surface water pollution currently occurring, and to allow for further development. 3.3 System Concept The fact that the three municipalities are in the same general area makes it logical that Phase 1 of the overall system would be a single system serving all three. An anomaly to this concept is that Beaufort is in the same general area and has a long- term interest in the overall system, particularly if areas east of Beaufort develop where septic tank systems cannot be used because of soil conditions and high groundwater table and, therefore, need to convey wastewater into the Beaufort wastewater system. Phase 1 design should consider that wastewater from Beaufort will ultimately be introduced into the system. Since Phase 1 provides service to the east end of Bogue Banks, it is logical that the conveyance system from the banks to the treatment and reuse/disposal system should also provide for future service to Pine Knoll Shores and Indian Beach. If approved by the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT), it is also logical to use the existing NC 58 bridge between Atlantic Beach and Morehead City to support the pipe conveying wastewater from the east end of Bogue Banks to the mainland. The above Phase 1 concept for the municipalities in the east end of the project area suggests that the west end of the project area —comprising Emerald Isle, Cedar Point, and Cape Carteret —should be served in subsequent phases by a separate system in which the existing bridge between Emerald Isle and Cape Cartaret should be used to support the pipe conveying wastewater from the west end of Bogue Banks to the mainland. To provide an opportunity for repair of the pipes on the bridges during low flow periods, it would be prudent to interconnect the main force main along Bogue Banks installed under the respective phases so that all Bogue Banks wastewater can be conveyed across either bridge under low -flow conditions. Developing the overall system by phases instead of a single comprehensive project indicates modifications to the details of the comprehensive system CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-2 1 1 1 F1 1 Section 3 Project Phasing proposed in the Land Application Feasibility Study but not to the basic system concept. Details of the proposed phased system are described in the following subheadings. 3.3.1 Collection and Conveyance A pumped type collection and conveyance system as originally proposed is the most practicable system. The system comprises the following for new systems in unserved areas: Grinder type submersible pumps in small prefabricated watertight pump stations will serve one or several dwellings, commercial or office buildings, and other wastewater sources. Each installation will be arranged to accommodate specific local circumstances. Larger wastewater sources such as hotels and condominiums will have higher capacity pump stations serving the individual facilities. The sewer service laterals from the dwellings and buildings to the individual pump stations will be strictly controlled to preclude the entrance of any groundwater or wet weather infiltration/inflow. Ownership of the pump station should probably belong to the system owner. Electric power for the pump stations should probably also be to the account of the system owner but could be to the account of the building owner where a pump station serves only one premise. The system owner should probably also own the service laterals up to the building so as to maintain control of connections thereto. The respective pump stations will pump into force main headers common to other pump stations in local areas. The respective local area common force main headers will lead to concrete above -grade collection tanks serving all the force main headers in each general collection area. The maximum length of the local area common force main headers will be approximately 4,000 feet, but most will be considerably shorter. The above -grade collection tanks will have associated pumps which will pump the collected wastewater intermittently into a common major force main to the treatment plant. During periods of high flow when multiple collection tank pumps are discharging wastewater into the major force main, it will be necessary to use booster pump stations along the major force main to overcome the higher system pressures resulting from the high flow rates. The location of the collection tanks and local area common force main headers will be the same as shown in the Land Application Study, but the booster pump station locations will be changed due to the revised main force main flow directions. ■ As suggested in 3.3 above, for the Bogue Banks' municipalities we propose to use the existing bridges to support respective major force mains for Indian Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, and Atlantic Beach on the east bridge in Phase 1 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-3 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 �J Section 3 Project Phasing and for Emerald Isle on the west bridge in later phases. NCDOT has not been approached regarding use of the bridges. If NCDOT rejects such use, underwater crossings of Bogue Sound will be necessary. Depending on the design of the bridges, it may be necessary to change the force main to several smaller pipes on the bridges. We have not explored use of the bridges with NCDOT. 3.3.2 Treatment Phase 1 presents a somewhat complicated wastewater treatment situation because of the following: ■ Morehead City and Newport have existing secondary treatment plants while Atlantic Beach, Indian Beach, and Pine Knoll Shores have none. ■ Beaufort has an existing secondary treatment plant and may need to come into the system in the future. ■ Effluent quality requirements for the reuse/disposal system will be higher than for the existing plants. ■ Land availability and values for a treatment plant on Bogue Banks —as well as the ramifications of processing and disposal of solids as a separate function from effluent handling —could make site acquisition and approval difficult. ■ The area is adjacent to the effluent force main routes for both the Bogue Inlet and Cape Lookout options for future ocean outfalls, thus facilitating economical connection thereto. In the Land Application Feasibility Study, three alternative effluent reuse/disposal systems were identified and addressed. The most economical systems comprised disposal to Hunters Creek through a wetland system in conjunction with full utilization of the existing NPDES discharges to surface waters. Agricultural irrigation was involved with one system. As noted in Section 2, the wetland system at Camp Bryan appears promising at this time as a waterfowl habitat type wetland. Since this wetland will have a discharge to surface waters, the impact of the effluent on surface water quality must be considered in developing treatment requirements. The proposed wetland location is such that the discharge could be directed to Slocum Creek (Neuse River tributary), Northwest Prong (Newport River tributary), or Hunters Creek (White Oak River tributary). We propose discharge to Hunters Creek. The probable principal environmental concerns which may be expressed regarding this proposal will relate to bacteria and nutrients in the White Oak River and possibly salinity dilution. Another possible concern is the addition of nitrates to the groundwater from the wetland. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-4 .1 1 1 1 1 Section 3 Project Phasing We recommend that these potential environmental issues, whether or not they have any realistic validity, be mitigated permanently by appropriate treatment processes. With regard to nutrients, if designed into a treatment plant at the outset, biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal can be included in the treatment process economically, and we so recommend. With regard to disinfection, proper chlorination of the effluent at the treatment plant coupled with the long residence time in the conveyance force main to the wetland will adequately disinfect the effluent. With regard to appearance of the water in the wetland habitat system and the quality of irrigation water, filtration of the effluent will be necessary. Regarding state effluent quality requirements, it is important that the wetland habitat system not be considered as part of the treatment process in which case effluent water quality will be analyzed at the wetland discharge point. Due to the presence of plants, animals, and waterfowl in the wetland, the quality of the wetland discharge will be lower than the influent water with regard to organic solids (from plants) and bacteria (from birds and mammals). If the state considers the wetland system to be part of the treatment process, it is probable that further disinfection of the wetland discharge will be required as a minimum. This will necessitate electrical power and process equipment and structures at the site which will probably be unacceptable to Camp Bryan. The process could involve both chlorination and dechlorination. The location of the treatment plant has many options for which various justifications can be made. We propose the Phase 1 treatment plant to be located on the mainland west of Morehead City and south of Newport near US 70. There is significant underdeveloped land in this area which could be considered. We have identified one area in particular which appears to be satisfactory from a location and development point of view. It is located on Training Ground Road across US 70 from the south junction of US 70 and Old US 70 near a site which appears to be a municipal public works and fire training facility (possibly Morehead City). It is at the boundary of Croatan National Forest, and both private and NF unused land exists. Access to US 70 is via paved road (Training Ground Road). Our recommendation of this area for the Phase 1 treatment plant is based on the following: ■ The limited and expensive real estate on Bogue Banks is avoided. ■ Solids processing and dewatering and hauling on Bogue Banks is avoided. ■ The area is suitable for a regional system and, if so identified, avoids the possibly negative public reaction of having a plant to serve one jurisdiction. ■ The raw wastewater force main is located for efficient access by Beaufort and Morehead City. ■ The area is sufficiently near the Newport WWTP that access for raw wastewater delivery will be efficient. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-5 1 1 1 �J 1 1 fJ Section 3 Project Phasing ■ The area will be suitable for treatment facilities from subsequent phases of the work if the most cost effective wastewater service to the entire NC 24 corridor is desired in the future. ■ Sites in the area can be out of sight of residential areas and buffered by Croatan National Forest. ■ The area is positioned for cost-effective service to the rapidly growing US 70 commercial/industrial corridor between Morehead City and Newport. ■ The area is on the most cost-effective route between the Phase 1 service and the proposed wetland. For the subsequent phase treatment plant site, we examined two alternative areas: (1) the site of the regional treatment plant proposed in the Land Application Feasibility Study on private land north of NC 24 near Ocean, and (2) the site of the Phase 1 treatment plant on US 70 as described above. Both sites have advantages and disadvantages: ■ The NC 24 site necessitates the operation of two treatment plants, whereas the US 70 site provides economy of scale including no additional staff. ■ The NC 24 site provides approximately 7.5 miles of additional treated effluent pipe along NC 24 and Nine Mile Road which could be tapped as a source of local irrigation water. This will leave approximately 11.3 miles of NC 24 between the plant site and US 70 without a wastewater force main which could be used for local service. ■ The US 70 site provides approximately 8.2 miles of additional raw wastewater force main along NC 24 and Hibbs Road which is available to receive the discharge from local wastewater pump stations. This will leave only 5 miles of NC 24 between Hibbs Road and US 70 without a wastewater force main which could be used for local service. We have not attempted to determine the magnitude of the cost differences of the above considerations because future needs and service areas are not defined at this time. Considering the various issues above, we are partial to the US 70 site for the future phase treatment plant location and have shown this site in the system layout and schematic. 3.3.3 Effluent Land Application The ultimate disposition of treated effluent from the regional wastewater system is for reuse by land application. Two forms of land application are proposed: (1) use of the effluent for irrigation when needed, and (2) use of the effluent for maintenance of a wetland waterfowl habitat. The latter would be designed to handle all flow not used for irrigation which will be the total flow during non - irrigation periods. The development of these effluent reuse methods was CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-6 1 I Ei 1 1 CJ 1 1 Section 3 Project Phasing described in the Land Application Feasibility Study. The preferred location for the wetland site is Camp Bryan Farms, a 15,000-acre privately owned tract which includes a pocosin area particularly suitable for the wetland with potential benefit for the property owners. Discussions have been held recently by CCIA and CDM with officers and members of Camp Bryan Farms, Inc., the owner of the proposed wetland site. As noted in Section 2, following an initial meeting with Mr. Paul Thompson, President, a letter outlining the proposed wetland and the implications for Camp Bryan was sent. Subsequently, CCIA was invited to make a presentation of the proposed project before the Camp Bryan members at their semi-annual meeting on April 13,1997. This was made by Thurman Upchurch and Gordon McAdams assisted by Richard Tsang and Tom Hall of CDM. The stated objective of CCIA at the meeting was to solicit sufficient interest in the proposed wetland on the part of Camp Bryan members so that the proposal could be developed in further detail. A decision on the part of Camp Bryan members was not requested. At the presentation, many questions were asked ranging from the effects of the wetland discharge on the existing lakes to the legal relationship between CCIA and Camp Bryan. The overall reception of the proposal could not be classified as positive or negative but was positive to the extent that a committee was appointed to look further into the matter and to communicate with CCIA and CDM. Subsequent communications have continued to take place, and further information has been requested by Camp Bryan. The wetland system proposed to Camp Bryan is one oriented toward waterfowl habitat which is consistent with other wildlife propagation which Camp Bryan supports. The conceptual Phase 1 system described comprises 120 acres of water surface divided into 1210-acre sub -basins based on a flow of 4 mgd and 30 acres per mgd of flow. An existing drainage system along the existing Camp Lejeune Railroad is available to convey the wetland discharge to Hunters Creek. Use of the channel will probably require the approval of the Marine Corps or Department of Defense. Since it flows through Croatan National Forest, approval of the U.S. Forest Service may also be needed. 3.3.4 Existing Systems The most significant issue related to the role of the existing treatment plants in the regional wastewater system is whether or not the state will continue to permit the three existing plants at their currently permitted flows and effluent quality requirements. None of the plants is readily convertible to biological nutrient removal and filtration without significant process and structural modifications. The modifications identified in the Land Application Feasibility Study did not cover full biological nutrient removal but, rather, partial nitrogen removal. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-7 17 1 u Section 3 Project Phasing In this regard, it would be prudent to consider not modifying the existing plants but rather to leave them at the existing permitted flow and effluent quality requirements and to expand the overall system capacity by diverting additional flow to the new system. This concept will be applicable to all three existing plants. It is consistent with the concept presented in the Land Application Feasibility Study of having reversible force mains except, in this case, the force mains would be conveying raw wastewater. This would add certain flexibility to the overall system by allowing the unloading of any treatment plant during low flow periods for maintenance or repairs. Diversion of raw wastewater from the existing systems can be done at the existing treatment plants or from suitable locations in the existing collection systems. Diversion of partially treated wastewater from the treatment plants would not be appropriate for the new treatment plant because biological nutrient removal systems operate most reliably when standard -strength raw wastewater is delivered to the process. If the state requires more stringent effluent standards on future permit renewals, the existing plants can be modified reasonably economically for modest increases in effluent quality. Should the state require full biological nutrient removal, it may be prudent to consider expanding the new treatment plant to handle the total flow. If the state, in the extreme, should require complete removal of the existing NPDES discharges, diversion to the new plant will be necessary. Significant improvements to the infiltration/inflow conditions or equalization storage will be appropriate before complete diversion to the new treatment system. The existing treatment plant tankage could be converted for flow equalization storage. 3.4 Preliminary Implementation Plan Based on the phasing priorities in 3.2 and minimizing the cost of Phase 1, a revised conceptual system layout has been developed. For the currently unsewered areas, the original collection system concept has been maintained and the conveyance system between the local collection systems and the treatment plant has been revised. The original estimated flows are used except that Morehead City's estimated flow has been increased to cover the future service areas and no flow from Beaufort is included, since Beaufort has no defined need for service from the proposed system at this time. A summary of system design concept and Howes is shown at Appendix 2. 3.4.1 Wastewater Flows For reference purposes, the Summary of Estimated Wastewater Flows from the Land Application Feasibility Study is included at Appendix 1. For Morehead City, revised flows are shown. The revised flows are based on future service to areas outside the current city limits. The flow basis for the additional Morehead City estimate is shown in Appendix 3 which indicates an average flow increase of 1.66 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-8 Section 3 Project Phasing mgd resulting in a total average flow increase from 2.03 mgd to 3.69 mgd for Morehead City. The proposed design flows from the respective municipalities for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the project are as follows based on 2025 estimated flows: Municipality Maximum Month Average Flow (mgd) Maximum Daily Flow (mgd) Phase 1 Phase 2** Phase 1 Phase 2** Beaufort 0 0 0 0 Morehead City 1.16 0.83 4.57 2.91 Newport 0.25 0 0.81 0 Atlantic Beach 1.80 0 4.77 0 Pine Knoll Shores 0 0.58 0 1.80 Indian Beach 0 0.96 0 2.69 Emerald Isle 0 1.67 0 4.26 Cape Carteret 0 1.04 0 3.17 Cedar Point 0 0.21 0 0.65 Bogue Totals 3.21 5.49 10.15' 16.38' ' Actual flow will be approximately 9.3 mgd due to cumulative effect. See Appendix 1 for overall system flows. Balance of system shown as one phase but could be constructed in several phases. The above flows are based on continued operation of the existing treatment plants at rated capacity for Morehead City (1.70 mgd), Beaufort (1.50 mgd), and Newport (0.50 mgd). 3.4.2 Collection and Conveyance The proposed collection system for unsewered areas, comprising small grinder pumps in sumps serving several facilities and discharging into common force main headers leading to local collection tanks and pump stations, is unchanged. The pressure conveyance system from the local collection tanks to the treatment plant has been modified to reflect the system phasing. A map of the proposed conveyance system is shown at Appendix 4. A schematic of the proposed conveyance system is shown at Appendix 5. All conveyance system pipes and pumps are sized for the 2025 design flows. Since the system is a pumped system, pumping rates will be controlled to maintain sufficient flow velocities to keep grit moving through the system. Since the collection system for unsewered areas will be sealed from surface water, grit entry into the system will be minimal. Where traditional gravity collection systems are served by the -proposed conveyance system, it may be necessary to CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-9 H d r Section 3 Project Phasing As noted in 3.4.1 and shown on the system map and schematic at Appendices 4 and 5, the future service areas for Morehead City are shown along US 70 west for Phase 1 and along NC 24 for Phase 2. With regard to the NC 24 corridor, this area is undergoing significant development and appears to have the potential for heavy development from Bogue to US 70 between Croatan NF and Bogue Sound. Already the Town of Bogue has indicated that they want to be a part of CCIA. It would appear inevitable that this area must be considered for wastewater service, particularly since the proposed Phase 2 raw wastewater force main is routed along NC 24. We have included service to the area from US 70 to Hibbs Road under the Phase 2 Morehead City system, since Morehead City appears to be expanding in that direction. We have included a modest 0.20 mgd in the Phase 2 flow estimates for Bogue but none for the approximately 8 miles of NC 24 corridor between Bogue and Hibbs Road. With regard to Beaufort's participation in the proposed system, it will be helpful to have a decision at the time of design so that hydraulic analysis of the system can include or not include flow from Beaufort. For Newport, as shown in Appendices 4 and 5, an independent force main from the existing treatment plant to the proposed treatment plant is proposed for delivery of raw wastewater. Like Morehead City, the source of wastewater could be from the same type of alternative locations and not necessarily as flow relief of the existing plant. For Phase 1 we have assumed that a relief pump station at the plant and a force main to the proposed plant and no additional collection system are included in the project scope. In principle, the Newport WWTP has adequate dry weather capacity (0.50 mgd) to handle nearly the total 2025 projected flow (0.52 mgd). We are aware, however, that the existing plant has marginal clarifier capacity and has excessive wet weather flow and, therefore, may need improvements to perform satisfactorily to its currently rated capacity. As indicated in 3.4.1, we have assumed that Newport will have a Phase 1 participation in the proposed system of 0.25 mgd (peak flow 0.81 mgd). This will require an 8-inch force main to the proposed plant. Newport should provide a more accurate projection of its needs and level of participation in the new system. 3.4.3 Treatment As indicated in 3.3.2, we propose that the treatment process include biological nutrient removal, filtration, and chlorine disinfection. The nutrient removal will include nitrogen and phosphorus which will ensure that the effluent meets groundwater nitrate standards, will not likely support musance algae growth in the wetland habitat, and will not cause an over -fertility problem in the White Oak River. As indicated in 3.4.1, the Phase 1 treatment plant capacity need is 3.21 mgd, and the Phase 2 capacity need is 5.49 mgd based on continued operation of the existing wastewater treatment plant at their currently rated capacities. We propose the CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-12 I� 5, 7 L Section 3 Project Phasing new treatment plant to be designed in modules of 1.1 mgd each. Thus the Phase 1 plant will have three modules, and the Phase 2 plant will have five modules for a total of eight modules and a total capacity of 8.8 mgd for 2025 flows. The treatment process will include the following: ■ Headworks - Solids screening and screening compaction - Grit separation and dewatering - Hydrogen sulfide stripping and destruction (activated sludge) - Flow distribution to treatment modules ■ Primary sedimentation - One clarifier per module - Sludge thickening in clarifier - Sludge transfer to digesters - Scum transfer to digesters ■ Biological treatment - Activated sludge with diffused air - Biological nutrient removal - Sedimentation with sludge recycle - Sludge and scum wasting and thickening ■ Filtration - Gravity filtration - Backwash recycle ■ Disinfection - Chlorination - Chlorine contact ■ Effluent conveyance - Effluent equalization tank (Phase 2) - Effluent pumps - Effluent force main to wetland/irrigation ■ Solids processing - Anaerobic digestion - Digested sludge dewatering - Sludge storage for agricultural reuse ■ Support facilities - Laboratory/training room/lunch room - Central control room/ restroom/ locker room - Garage/storage - Shop/storage - Electrical distribution center CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-13 I 1 C 1 Section 3 Project Phasing Bryan Farms to the wetland site (4.1 miles). Approximately 50 percent of the pipe route is adjacent to land currently being farmed or in pasture which could benefit from irrigation water. The Weyerhauser land is in pine trees and could also benefit from irrigation if desired. The irrigation system connections will be comprised of 6-inch valved outlets along the effluent force main at selected intervals, regular intervals, or where desired by adjacent property owners. Where possible future branch pipes may be desired to other locations, valved outlets will be provided. Users of irrigation water will generally have to use booster pumps to provide sufficient pressure to operate sprinklers, as the pressure in the effluent pipe will vary with flow rate and distance along the pipe route. The wetland waterfowl habitat will comprise a system of ponds formed by constructing dikes in the pocosin area. The ponds will be individually fed by piped branches from the effluent force main and will drain to a common effluent channel. Each pond will have interior dikes to guide the water flow in a controlled manner so as to prevent stagnant areas. Islands will be provided for protected nesting. Water depths will be in the 2- to 3-foot range, and the sides of the dikes will slope gradually to provide areas for wetland plants to grow and habitat areas to develop. Water entering the ponds will be lost to overflow, evapo-transpiration, and seepage to groundwater. Overflow from the ponds will enter a common channel draining to the drainage channel along the military railroad passing through Camp Bryan. The railroad channels drain westward approximately 1.9 miles to a tributary of Hunters Creek approximately 0.5 miles long. Hunters Creek drains Great Lake in Craven County and flows into White Oak River approximately 9.3 stream miles downstream from the above tributary. Thus the total flow distance from the wetland ponds to White Oak River is approximately 11.7 miles. No adverse impact to the water quality of the White Oak River is expected from this water. The high quality of the water plus the lengthy detention time in the wetland, the further uptake of remaining nutrients in the wetland, and the long stream travel in the channels and Hunters Creek negate any probable adverse effects from the water. Salinity dilution in the White Oak River estuary has been of concern. The effects of this flow on dilution of river salinity can be placed into perspective as follows: ■ Flow from wetland: 50% x 8.7 mgd (2025): 4.35 mgd ■ Average daily flow into White Oak River from annual rainfall at 50 % runoff (drainage area 287 mi2): 360 mgd ■ Flow into White Oak River from one 4-inch rainfall event in 24 hours at 50 % runoff (drainage area 287 mi2): 10,000 mgd CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-15 Section 3 Project Phasing ■ Average diurnal tidal exchange with 2-foot tidal variation in White Oak River (5.1 mi2) = 4,266 mgd ■ Wetland discharge as percent of average runoff: 4.35 mgd/360 mgd =1.2% ■ Wetland discharge as percent of one 4-inch rainfall event in 24 hours: 4.35 mgd/10,000 mgd = 0.04% ■ Wetland discharge as percent of diurnal tidal exchange: 4.35 mgd/4,266 mgd = 0.10% The above comparisons suggest that the effect of the discharge on White Oak River salinity is negligible compared to natural rainfall and tidal events. It might be reasonably expected that the probable increase in lower order aquatic food chain material from the wetland and the long flow in Hunters Creek would enhance the White Oak River environment for fish and shellfish. The combination of irrigation and wetland habitat maximizes the beneficial reuse of the plant effluent and constitutes an environmentally acceptable system for returning the effluent to the environment. The system will perform reliably under any weather or flow condition. A possible additional benefit from the irrigation and wetland system is the general recharge of the groundwater inland from Bogue Banks. Whether or not such recharge would have a direct beneficial effect on the Castle Hayne aquifer from which most Carteret County municipalities draw groundwater is beyond the scope of this report. It is our understanding, however, that the aquifers are not isolated inland. Therefore, it is possible that a higher groundwater table, particularly in the high -demand summer season, could have a beneficial effect by countering the groundwater table drawdown from wells and thereby helping to retard salt water intrusion. It should be noted that the pocosin area where the wetlands are proposed is part of a general pocosin area extending southward into Croatan NF. It may be possible that Croatan NF would like to have the discharge from the wetland flow into their pocosin area, particularly during the summer season. The area is at a slightly lower elevation than the wetland and probably can absorb some or all of the system flow with beneficial results. This possibility should be explored with Croatan NF at the time of Phase 1 preliminary design. It should be noted that the proposed waterfowl habitat type wetland can be loaded at a significantly greater loading rate than a more traditional vegetated type wetland because: (1) the applied wastewater has been treated to the extent that the wetland is not being relied on as a treatment process component, and (2) the wetland system is principally open water surface where it is desirable to maintain a flow of fresh water moving through the system. The proposed loading rate of 30 acres per mgd is twice the loading rate of the originally proposed CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-16 'I V I 11 11 Section 3 Project Phasing vegetated type wetland (60 acres per mgd). It should be further noted that, depending on the performance of the wetland system and the portion of water used for irrigation, it may not be necessary to expand the wetland significantly, if at all, for Phase 2. Thus the cost of the wetland on a unit flow basis is only 50 percent of the cost of the wetland system proposed in the Land Application Feasibility Study and may be even lower if little or no expansion is needed in Phase 2. We propose the Phase 1 wetland to be sized for 4.0 mgd at the above loading rate of 30 acres per mgd for a total area of 120 acres. The conveyance system comprises an effluent pump station at the treatment plant and a force main from the plant to the wetland system. We propose to size the force main for 110 percent of the 2025 total system average flow, i.e.,110% x 8.70 mgd = 9.57 mgd (see Appendix 1) which coincides with the peak flow for Phase 1 of 9.3 mgd (see 3.4.1.). This requires a 24-inch pipe operating at a pump pressure of approximately 100 psi at the design flow. To handle the total system peak flow of 20.90 mgd (see Appendix 2), we propose to install a flow equalization tank at the treatment plant to reduce the peak flow to average flow at the time Phase 2 is constructed. This tank will also serve as a chlorine contact tank. The tank will be sized based on flows projected at that time based on the operating experience of Phase 1. The equalization tank will also facilitate maximizing the beneficial reuse of the effluent for irrigation by maximizing pumping during high demand periods each day. 3.4.5 Existing Systems The Phase 1 system will probably be connected to the existing Morehead City and Newport wastewater collection systems to provide relief to the existing treatment plants. Both systems are subject to significant infiltration/inflow which should be controlled for the new system. The proposed pressure type collection system for the Bogue Banks municipalities should have negligible infiltration/inflow. Connections to the existing systems will be by pump station and force main. The pump stations could be located at the existing treatment plants or at existing pump stations or gravity trunk sewers. The system controls will be arranged so that the selected quantity or proportion of flow to the existing system will be delivered to the new system. For Morehead City it will be more economical to take flow from within the collection system than from the existing treatment plant to avoid an underwater crossing of Calico Creek. For Newport, either location will be satisfactory. 3.4.6 Flow Measurement For cost accounting purposes, it will be appropriate to measure the wastewater flow from each municipality. Since all flows into the system will be pumped, the most appropriate and economical locations to measure flows are at the pump stations where flow meters can be installed in the pump station discharge pipes. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-17 it L Section 3 Project Phasing For the Bogue Banks pressure collection system, the flow meters will be installed at the local pump stations discharging into the force main conveyance system. The locations at pump stations also provides an opportunity for monitoring the performance of individual pumps and the flows from respective parts of the system. This could be helpful in diagnosing unusual flow variations. If system flow management from a central control point ever becomes necessary, the flow meters will become part of the control system telemetry. 3.5 Final Implementation Plan The preliminary implementation plan in Section 3.4 divided the overall regional wastewater system plan into Phase 1 and Phase 2. The estimated cost of Phase 2 is more than twice the cost of Phase 1. If Phase 1 is constructed as proposed, it is not necessary for Phase 2 to be constructed all at one time. We have not attempted to subdivide the Phase 2 work, but there is a practicable way to do so. Extension of the Phase 1 system on Bogue Banks to serve Pine Knoll Shores and Indian Beach can readily be separated from the Phase 2 scope and will comprise a project with a cost of approximately $22,330,000 plus expansion of the treatment plant by two modules at a total cost of approximately $6,280,000 for a total of $28,610,000. This would leave a balance of $82,640,000 to finish Phase 2. Further division of this balance into sub -phases will be more difficult because most of the flow originates in the farthest municipality in the system, Emerald Isle. Serving Cedar Point and/or Cape Carteret, for example, without Emerald Isle would result in significantly oversized pipe along NC 24. This could result in grit build- up in the force main as well as high septicity of the wastewater due to long detention time in the pipe. The final implementation plan should be developed only after detailed discussion of this report by the CCIA representatives. There are many variations of the system and implementation plan which could be considered in addition to financial and political considerations. The final plan should reflect all of these considerations. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 3-18 F Section 4 0 1 a I 1 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding 4.1 Capital Cost The estimated capital costs for Phase 1 and Phase 2 (in 1997 dollars) are shown in Sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2. These costs include the cost of engineering design and land for the treatment plant and pump stations. They do not include the cost of surveying, geotechnical investigations, public relations, pipe right-of-ways, or engineering services during construction. The estimated capital costs for conveyance and treatment have been allocated between the respective municipalities based on the cost of each facility component to be used by each municipality proportioned between all municipalities using that component based on 2025 average flows. This is not necessarily the most equitable way of dividing capital costs because (1) the farthest municipalities from the treatment plant have the highest conveyance system costs based solely on the selected plant site, and (2) municipalities not to receive service until Phase 2 incur Phase 1 capital costs for their share of the common facilities to be used in the future. The cost of the collection system for each municipality is allocated solely to that municipality. The estimated costs are based on assumed service areas and should generally be considered as conservative. We expect the costs to be lower when the scope and facilities are refined during preliminary design. There are design features which can possible by employed to reduce costs. For example, by increasing the size of the collection tanks at the local pump stations, the tanks can be used as flow equalization tanks which can reduce the size and capacity and cost of the conveyance system. By working with concrete precasters we can develop a standard concrete "source pump station" or comparable plastic product to minimize costs. Likewise, we can work with pump manufacturers to select the most cost-effective pumps for these stations. During preliminary design the actual pipe routes can be selected and competitive pipe installation costs discussed with local contractors to achieve the lowest costs. Geotechnical investigation of the wetland area may reveal ways to construct the wetlands at significantly less cost than currently estimated. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-1 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding 1 i 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 4.1.1 Phase 1 Cost Estimate Collection System WW source PS 819 Co-) $10,000 each $8,190,000 2-4" pipe 110,000 ft @ $12/ft $1,320,000 6" pipe 22,000 ft @ $20/ft $440,000 Local PS 4 @ $1,500,000 $6,000,000 Subtotal $15,950,000 Cost Allocation Atlantic Beach $15,950,000 Conveyance System 12" pipe 11,700 ft @ $45/ft $530,000 18" pipe 14,600 ft @ $78/ft $1,140,000 20" pipe 11,700 ft @ $89/ft $1,040,000 Additional for bridge 4,400 ft @ $80/ft $350,000 crossing Booster PS 1 @ $2,000,000 each $2,000,000 Subtotal $5,060,000 Cost Allocation Indian Beach: $1,423,000 0.96 x $1,140,000 + 0.96 x $3,390,000 2.44 3.34 Pine Knoll Shores: $860,000 0.58 x $1,140,000 + 0.58 x $3,390,000 2.44 3.34 Atlantic Beach: $2,777,000 $530,000 + 2-90 2.44 x$1,140,000 + 1-80 x$3,390,000 3.34 Subtotal 1 $5,060,000 1 Collection System Local PS 2 @ $1,000,000 each $2,000,000 10" pipe 1,000 ft @ $36/ft $40,000 12" pipe 1,000 ft @ $45/ft $50,000 Cost Allocation Subtotal $2,090,000 Morehead City $2,090,000 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-2 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 Conveyance System 24" pipe 36,700 ft @ $102/ft $3,750,000 Booster PS 1 @ $2,000,000 each $2,000,000 Subtotal $5,750,000 Cost Allocation Indian Beach: 0.96 x $5,750,000 $1,227,000 4.50 Pine Knoll Shores: 00_58 x $5,750,000 $741,000 4.50 Atlantic Beach: 1'80 x $5,750,000 $2,300,000 4.50 Morehead City: 1.16 x $5,750,000 $1,482,000 4.50 Beaufort' - 0 -' Subtotal $5,750,000 No allocation for Beaufort, but Beaufort should share this and Phase 1 treatment plant costs if Beaufort participates in the system. Collection System I NA Conveyance System Cost Allocation Pump Station 1 @ $1,000,000 $1,000,000 8" pipe 13,400 ft @ $30/ft $410,000 Subtotal $1,410,000 Newport $1,410,000 D TreatmentandReuse:Facihiies <. Regional WWTP Land [50 acres @ $10,000 (Phase 1 and 2)] $500,000 Access roads and site work (Phase 1 and 2) $200,000 Fencing (Phase 1 and 2) $100,000 Headworks (Phase 1 and 2) $500,000 Primary Sedimentation (Phase 1) $1,200,000 Biological Treatment (Phase 1) $3,000,000 Filtration (Phase 1) $900,000 Disinfection (Phase 1) $1,000,000 Solids Processing (Phase 1) $1,500,000 Support Facilities (Phase 1 and 2) $3,000,000 Subtotal $11,900,000 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-3 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t Phase Allocation Phase 1 $7,600,000 Phase 1 and 2 $4,300,000 Effluent Conveyance System Pump Station 1 @ $2,000,000 $2,000,000 Force Main 72,500 ft @ $102/ft $7,400,000 Subtotal $9,400,000 Phase Allocation Phase 1 $6,200,000 Phase 1 and 2 $3,200,000 Wetland System (Phase 1) 30acres 4mgd x mgd x $42,000/acre $5,040,000 Access road $100,000 Subtotal $5,140,000 Phase Allocation Phase 1 $2,900,000 Phase 1 and 2 $2,240,000 Regional WWTP $7,600,000 $4,300,000 $11,900,000 Effluent Conveyance $6,200,000 $3,200,000 $9,400,000 Wetland $2,900,000 $2,240,000 $5,140,000 Totals $16,700,000 $9,740,000 $26,440,000 Combined Cost Atlantic Beach: $8,695,000 Allocation 1.80 1.80 x 16,700,000 + x $9,740,000 4.50 8.70 Pine Knoll Shores: $2,802,000 0_58 x $16,700,000 + 0_58 x $9,740,000 4.50 8.70 Indian Beach: $4,637,000 00-96 x $16,700,000 + 00-96 x $9,740,000 4.50 8.70 Morehead City (Relief & US 70): $5,604,000 1.16 x $16,700,000 + 1.16 x $9,740,000 4.50 8.70 Emerald Isle: $1,870,000 1.67 x $9,740,000 8.70 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-4 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding Combined Cost Cedar Point: 0.21 $235,000 Allocation (cont.) x $9,740,000 8.70 Cape Carteret: 1.04 $1,164,000 x $9,740,000 8.70 Bogue: 0.20 $224,000 x $9,740,000 8.70 Morehead City (NC 24), 0.83 $929,000 x $9,740,000 8.70 Newport: 0.25 I $280,000 x $9,740,000 8.70 I I Total 1 $26,440,000 1 Atlantic Beach $15,950,000 $5,077,000 $8,695,000 $29,722,000 Pine Knoll Shores -0- $1,601,000 $2.802,000 $4,403,000 Indian Beach -0- $2,650,000 $4,637,000 $7,287,000 Morehead City (Relief & US 70) $2,090,000 $1,482,000 $5,604,000 $9,176,000 Emerald Isle -0- -0- $1,870,000 $1,870,000 Cedar Point -0- -0- $235,000 $235,000 Cape Carteret -0- -0- $1,164,000 $1,164,000 Bogue -0- -0- $224,000 $224,000 Morehead City (NC 24) -0- -0- $929,000 $929,000 Newport -0- $1,410,000 $280,000 $1,690,000 Totals $18,040,000 $12,220,000 $26,440,000 $56,700,000 Total Phase 1 Cost $56,700,000 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee HR Section 4 Project Cost and Funding 4.1.2 Phase 2 Cost Estimate Collection System Cost Allocation WW source PS: 437 Co) $10,000 $4,370,000 2-4" pipe 24,000 ft Co) $12/ft $290,000 6" pipe 13,000 it @ $20/ft $260,000 Local PS 2 @ $1,500,000 $3,000,000 Subtotal $7,920,000 Indian Beach $7,920,000 Conveyance System Cost Allocation 14" pipe 18,400 ft+p $57/ft $1,050,000 Booster PS 1 @ $2.000,000 $2,000,000 Subtotal $3,050,000 Indian Beach $3,050,000 B' ne Knoll Shores to AtlanttcBeach Collection System Cost Allocation WW source PS 264 @ $10,000 $2,640,000 2-4" pipe 63,000 ft @ $12/ft $760,000 6" pipe 13,000 ft Co) $20/ft $260,000 Local PS 3 @ $1,500,000 $4,500,000 Subtotal $8,160,000 Pine Knoll Shores $8,160,000 Conveyance System Cost Allocation 16" pipe 18,400 ft @ $65/ft $1,200,000 Booster PS 19 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 Subtotal $3,200,000 Pine Knoll Shores: 0.58 x $3,200,000 1.54 $1,205,000 Indian Beach: 0.96 x $3,200,000 1.54 $1,995,000 Subtotal $3,200,000 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-6 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding Collection System Cost Allocation WW source PS 757 Co) $10,000 2-4" pipe 281,000 ft @ $12/ft 6" pipe 60,000 ft @ $20/ft Local PS 9 @ $1,500,000 Subtotal Emerald Isle Conveyance System 8" pipe 25,000 ft @ $30/ft 10" pipe 14,200 ft @ $36/ft 14" pipe 23,400 ft @ $57/ft 16" pipe 10,900 ft @ $65/ft Additional for bridge crossing 5,000 ft @ $75/ft Booster PS 3 @ $2,000,000 Emerald Isle Cost Allocation Collection System Cost Allocation Conveyance System Cost Allocation Subtotal $7,570,000 $3,372,000 $1,200,000 $13,500,000 $25,650,000 $25,650,000 $750,000 $520,000 $1,340,000 $710,000 $380,000 $6,000,000 $9,700,000 $9,700,000 WW source PS 97 @ $10,000/each $970,000 2-4" pipe 62,000 ft @ $12/ft $750,000 6" pipe 27,000 ft @ $20/ft $540,000 Local PS 3 @ $1,500,000 $4,500,000 Subtotal $6,760,000 Cedar Point $6,760,000 8" pipe 16,700 ft @ $30/ft $510,000 Subtotal $510,000 Cedar Point $510,000 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-7 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding ['I 1 1 1 4.2 Operation and Maintenance Cost The estimated operation and maintenance costs for Phase 1 and Phase 2 are shown below. The costs have been developed based on the estimated cost for the total facilities at projected average year 2025 flows and reduced for Phase 1 costs based on the Phase 1 municipalities participating and their projected average year 2025 flows. Each component of operation and maintenance cost is proportioned between the respective municipalities based on flow where appropriate and otherwise on best judgement factors. Operation and maintenance cost estimates are based on many presumed conditions including equipment repair and replacement, staffing levels and costs, routine operating costs, electricity and chemical usage, etc. These conditions cannot be identified and quantified with sufficient accuracy for budgeting at this stage of project development. Hence, the operation and maintenance cost estimate should be considered as having only order of magnitude accuracy at this stage. Following are summaries of the projected operation and maintenance costs for Phase 1 and Phase 2 and a table of cost allocation to the respective municipalities. In the cost allocation, it should be noted that the annual operation and maintenance costs for Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, and Newport reduce significantly when the Phase 2 municipalities are served. This is because the fixed operation and maintenance costs such as the base staffing of the treatment plant are shared by more municipalities in Phase 2. The basis of the cost estimate is included at Appendix 6. Summary of Phase 1 System Operation and Maintenance Costs (3.3 mgd flow) Electricity: Collection & Conveyance: 88 x $423,000 = Treatment: 3=3 x $682,000 = 8.8 Personnel: $159,000 $256,000 Collection & Conveyance: 3_3 x $180,000= I $68,000 8.8 Treatment: 80% x $240,000 = Vehicles & Equipment: Capital: 75% x $44,000 = Maintenance & Fuel: 3=3 x $30,000= 8.8 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee $192,000 $33,000 $12,000 4-11 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding Treatment Plant: 80% x $138,000 = $111,000 Conveyance System: 3=3 x $33,000 = $13,000 8.8 Reuse System: 90% x $39,000 = $35,000 Communications System: 75% x $31,000 = $24,000 Total $903,000 Summary of Phase 2 System Operation and Maintenance Costs (8.8 mgd flow) Electricity: Collection & Conveyance: $423,000 Treatment: $682,000 Personnel: Collection & Conveyance: $180,000 Treatment: $240,000 Vehicles & Equipment (all functions): Capital: $440,000/10-year replacement: $44,000 Maintenance & Fuel: $30,000 Treatment Plant: $138,000 Conveyance System: $33,000 Reuse System: $39,000 Communications System: $31,000 Total $1,840,000 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-12 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding 1 j J r_� Phase 1 and Phase 2 Operation and Maintenance Cost Allocation �4nnuaJ Cost fNuhic�pafity Phase..y Phase:.: Atlantic Beach $506,000' $381,000 Morehead City (relief & US 70) $326,000* $245,000 Newport $71,000" $53,000 Pine Knoll Shores --- $123,000 Indian Beach --- $203,000 Emerald Isle --- $352,000 Cedar Point --- $45,000 Cape Carteret --- $220,000 Bogue/NC 24 --- $42,000 Morehead City (NC 24) --- $176,000 Total $903,000 $1,840,000 Phase 1 O&M costs are reduced when additional users are connected to the system in Phase 2. 4.3 Funding The estimated capital cost and operation maintenance cost presented in section 4.1 and 4.2 were input into a financial planning model to determine the estimated revenue needs for each of the participating municipalities to fund these costs. These costs are presented in terms of estimated monthly charges per residential customer. Three different financing alternatives were explored: G.O. Bonds, SRF funding and a combination of 50% grant funding and 50% SRF funding. There are many combinations of financing which could eventually be examined when the timing of the phasing plan is determined. For the purpose of running the model for these alternatives it was assumed that Phase 1 would begin in 2000 and be completed in 2002 and operating and maintenance cost would begin in 2003. Phase 2 would begin in 2003 and be completed in 2005 and operation and maintenance costs would begin in 2006. For purposes of calculating costs for this planning model, an inflation factor of 3% annually was used. Capital costs from Section 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 were considered 1997 dollars and were inflated annually until the year the projects were assumed to begin. Operation and Maintenance costs were also assumed to be in 1997 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-13 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding u 1 dollars and were inflated until the year the operating and maintenance cost began for each phase. 4.3. i Financing Terms The financing terms assumed for the G.O. bond financing alternative was based on thirty year bonds, 6% interest rate. The advantage of selling G.O. bonds is that there would be no debt service reserve requirement and no debt service coverage test. For the municipalities with no current utility fund G.O. bonds would in most cases be easier to issue than revenue bonds since there is no past revenue history to rely on. The disadvantage of issuing G. O. bonds is that it is possible it could limit the ability to issue more G. O. bonds for other municipality needs in the future. Unless any of the municipalities have large G.O. issues already outstanding this should not be considered a serious disadvantage. Table 4-1 shows the estimated debt service for this alternative for each municipality by phase. The phase 2 debt service includes debt already incurred for phase 1. The SRF program for the state of North Carolina is based on a twenty year loan period with an interest rate which is estimated for this comparison at 3%. The state does not require a debt service reserve nor a debt service coverage test. Funds are limited to $7,500,000 a year per municipality. The recommended plan would be for each municipality to apply for funds to finance the collection system and the regional facility would apply for funds for the conveyance system, treatment and reuse disposal system. Table 4-2 shows the estimated debt service for the SRF financing alternative. The third alternative is a combination of grants and SRF financing. For the purpose of this study the grant was assumed to be 50% and the balance of the project cost would be financed through SRF as discussed above. A few of the grant programs will be discussed later in more detail. This alternative which produces the lowest debt service is demonstrated on Table 4-3. 4.3.2 Customer Base Estimated monthly costs were calculated in two components: base and consumption. The base cost is calculated by dividing the debt service for each alternative by the number of ERUS (equivalent residential units) and by twelve to calculate a monthly charge. The consumption charge is calculated by dividing the operation and maintenance cost as allocated to the municipalities in section 4.2 by the estimated annual flow. Average consumption per residential customer was estimated based on the gallons per capita day (gpcd) calculation used to calculate design flow times the average persons per household for each city. Estimated number of customers were classified by residential homes, mobile homes and condominiums from information obtained from the census report of 1990 and land use and water supply plans for the municipalities when available. Commercial customers were estimated from land use and water supply plans and from information on hotels and motels supplied by the Carteret County Tourist Bureau. It was assumed that most businesses with the exception of the hotels and motels would have 5/8 inch meter and would be equal to one ERU. Hotel motel CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-14 11 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding 1 n [I meter sizes were estimated from the number of estimated units in the hotel and motel category. Since we did not have monthly water usage from every city, we estimated annual water use by using maximum month for Pine Knoll Shores, Indian Beach, Emerald Isle, Cape Carteret and Cedar Point. We estimated the balance of the eleven months by applying same ratio of various months to July as we had calculated from Atlantic Beach. Exact assumptions for each city and data determined from these calculations will be found in Appendix 9. 4.3.3 Estimated Monthly Charges Although often the recovery of the cost for collection systems is through a property assessment which can be paid in full at the time of assessment or over a period of time, usually 15-20 years, that approach was not taken in this study. Since these collection projects will be bringing service to all the property owners in the municipality, there should be no inequity in recovering the cost of the collection system, along with the transmission and treatment facilities, through the monthly base charge for wastewater. This method will result in a lower annual cost than if the annual assessment and monthly user charges were levied separately. The consumption (or treatment) charge would be based on the amount of water read through the meter for water billing. However, it is recommended that the cities establish an impact fee to charge new facilities which could be built after the sewer system is installed. This ensures that new growth pays for its share of the excess capacity which is built into the system which all the users are paying for each month through their monthly bill. This is important in areas that currently have no sewer system. Generally commercial properties will develop more once a central sewer system is available and even properties already developed will be redeveloped with facilities which will need more capacity than currently using. Tables 4-4, 4-5 and 4-6 demonstrate the estimated monthly residential customer charge for the recovery of both operation and maintenance costs, and the debt service on the capital project. As shown is the median household income per home based on the 1990 census inflated to the fiscal years shown on the tables. As a measure of affordability the annual residential customer charge is shown as a percentage of the median household income. EPA uses a guideline of 1.25% as the affordability of a sewer project. For the cities of Morehead and Newport the charge shown on the tables would be in addition to the current user charges. It should be noted that Bogue was added late in the study and little information was available when capacity calculations were made. Based on the flow used in the capacity calculations the flow per customer for the township based on census data population is very low. Therefore the monthly costs are not reflective of the actual cost that would be calculated if the population and flow were compatible. The costs reflected on these tables for Bogue is most likely too low. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-15 1 = = = r = = = = M r = = = = = = = = = TABLE 4-4 SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED MONTHLY CHARGE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS USING GO BONDS FOR FINANCING Phase I- FY 2003 Estimated Monthly Charge $37.28 $13.02 $52.41 $78.01 $126.46 $140.33 $229.09 $77.14 $100.61 Estimated Median Household Income $27,627 $38,731 $37,861 $55,469 $46,525 $49,943 $40,807 $35,971 $30,331 Annual Wastewater Charge as % 1.62% 0.40% 1.66% 1.69% 3.26% 3.37% 6.74% 2.57% 3.98% of Household Income Phase II- FY 2006 Estimated Monthly Charge $34.36 $11.55 $51.47 $81.22 $128.29 $132.64 $234.67 $81.24 $101.13 Estimated Median Household Income $29,751 $41,709 $40,772 $59,734 $50,102 $53,784 $43,944 $38,737 $32,664 Annual Wastewater Charge as % 1.39% 0.33% 1.51 % 1.63% 3.07% 2.96% 6.41 % 2.52% 3.72% of Household Income 20-Jun-97 TABLE 4-5 SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED MONTHLY CHARGE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS USING STATE REVOLVING FUNDS FOR FINANCING Phase I- FY 2003 Estimated Monthly Charge $34.68 $12.33 $48.74 $72.01 $116.62 $129.36 $211.43 $71.38 $92.75 Estimated Median Household Income $27,627 $38,731 $37,861 $55,469 $46,525 $49,943 $40,807 $35,971 $30,331 Annual Wastewater Charge as % 1.51 % 0.38% 1.54% 1.56% 3.01 % 3.11 % 6.22% 2.38% 3.67% of Household Income Phase 11- FY 2006 Estimated Monthly Charge $31.85 $10.90 $47.80 $75.22 $118.50 $122.47 $217.16 $75.60 $93.37 Estimated Median Household Income $29,751 $41,709 $40,772 $59,734 $50,102 $53,784 $43,944 $38,737 $32,664 Annual Wastewater Charge as % 1.28% 0.31% 1.41% 1.51% 2.84% 2.73% 5.93% 2.34% 3.43% of Household Income 20-Jun-97 M M M M M M M M r M r M M w M M=1 r M TABLE 4-6 SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED MONTHLY CHARGE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS USING STATE REVOLVING FUND FOR FINANCING AND GRANT FUNDING Phase I- FY 2003 Estimated Monthly Charge $19.63 $8.31 $27.46 $37.18 $59.52 $65.70 $108.90 $37.95 $47.08 Estimated Median Household Income $27,627 $38,731 $37,861 $55,469 $46,525 $49,943 $40,807 $35,971 $30,331 Annual Wastewater Charge as % 0.85% 0.26% 0.87% 0.80% 1.54% 1.58% 3.20% 1.27% 1.86% of Household Income Phase II- FY 2006 Estimated Monthly Charge $17.29 $7.15 $26.52 $40.39 $61.67 $63.43 $115.56 $42.86 $48.31 Estimated Median Household Income $29,751 $41,709 $40,772 $59,734 $50,102 $53,784 $43,944 $38,737 $32,664 Annual Wastewater Charge as % 0.70% 0.21 % 0.78% 0.81 % 1.48% 1.42% 3.16% 1.33% 1.77% of Household Income 20-Jun-97 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding Ll As mentioned before detailed customer information was not available for these calculations. Number of accounts by various meter sizes for each city might result in a higher eru count and thus a lower monthly bill. These numbers should be used as a measure of difference in rates by using different financing and funding methods. Several different methods could be used for handling the billing for the these customer charges. For Morehead City, Newport and Atlantic Beach the regional facility should bill the cities on a monthly basis as a wholesale customer. This monthly billing would be broken down into a base cost to cover the capital improvements and a variable costs to cover the operating and maintenance costs. The operating maintenance costs could be based on a fixed allocation of total operation and maintenance or a variable charge based on wastewater flow treated. In this study the fixed allocation method was used. The cities who do not have a municipal water system could either contract with the private water utilities to bill for the wastewater charges or the regional administration could set up a billing system to bill all the customers in these cities for wastewater. If the later option is selected the regional facility will still need to obtain water readings from the private utilities. 4.3.4 Rural Utility Service Grants and Loans The Rural Utility Service is a division of Rural Development under USDA. These loans and grants were formerly called FmHA. The criteria for these grants and loans is based on median household income (MHI) and the amount of the monthly utility bill. The qualifying criteria for RUS assistance is divided into three categories: 1) The poverty level qualifies for an interest rate of approximately 4.5% and is applicable for cities whose MHI is under 80% of the state MHI ($26,453). The cutoff line would therefore be $21,162. Under this criteria only Morehead City would qualify based on 1990 census data. There is also the possibility of obtaining up to a 75% grant also depending upon the estimated average sewer bill after project impact is added. 2) The second category is intermediate which has an estimated interest rate of 5%. The qualifying MHI for this category is $21,162 to $26,453. Both the Town of Bogue, Beaufort and Cedar Point would qualify in this category. This category also has a possibility of a 55% grant depending upon the estimated average sewer bill. 3) The last category is called market and qualifies for an estimated interest rate of 5.5% with no grant funding. This category is for any MHI above $26,453. Based upon the 1990 census, the town of Newport, Emerald Isle, Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Cape Carteret and Indian Beach would all into this category. As mentioned above the second qualifier for these grants and loans is the average sewer bill. The goal is to keep the sewer bill after project costs is added to near the CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-19 17 'J Section 4 Project Cost and Funding 11 11 state average which is now $25-27 a month. Therefore a projected sewer bill above this range is a qualifier within the MHI categories. This is a potential funding source that should be pursued as project scheduling become more definite. Interest rates quoted are for the current year and are revised annually based on bond market rates. 4.3.5 Grants In addition to the SRF and RUS program already discussed, there are other federal and state grants for which the regional authority and individual cities could apply. At this time, there are two bills in state legislature to enable the issuance of one billion dollars of bonds. These funds would be available for grants and revolving loans for wastewater and water projects. The state is encouraging regionalization and consolidation of both water and wastewater facilities so the CCIA project would be looked upon favorably by DHEC. 4.3.6 Tourist Tax as Funding Source Another possible source of revenue to augment customer charges could be a tourist tax on room rentals. The equity of this option is that the wastewater system must be sized to accommodate the peak tourist season wastewater flow. The extra capacity affects the base charge for all users. The county currently has a tourist tax or occupancy tax of 3%. This brings in approximately $1.5 million dollars annually. Of this revenue 20% goes to the County, 55% to tourist promotion and the balance is divided between the cities. In order to use revenue from this source the tax would need to be increased and state that it could be used for infrastructure for the regional system or allocated to the cities to augment funding for their individual collection systems. 4.4 Cost Sharing As shown in 4.1, the total capital cost of both the Phase 1 system and Phase 2 system is substantial. Most of the components of the Phase 1 conveyance, treatment, and reuse systems will also be used by the municipalities added to the system in Phase 2. It is necessary, therefore, that a satisfactory means of sharing the cost of the common Phase 1 facilities be developed. There is also the issue, as discussed previously, of the inequities of conveyance system costs of serving the various municipalities due to the disparity of distances between the collection systems and the common treatment plant. Regarding sharing the cost of the capital facilities common to all municipalities, e.g., treatment and reuse systems, when the total system (Phase 2) is finished, the obvious basis of capital cost sharing is in proportion to the amounts of flow capacity dedicated to the respective municipalities and, for operation and maintenance costs, a combination of dedicated capacity and actually used capacity. For the Phase 1 capital facilities, either the three initially served municipalities will have to finance all facilities, including the common facilities, with some form of buy-back by the other municipalities when Phase 2 is implemented or all CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-20 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding municipalities will have to finance their ultimate share of the capital facilities even though the Phase 2 municipalities will not have beneficial use of the common facilities until Phase 2. Arguments can be made for and against either of these financing approaches. In the spirit of true regional cooperation, we suggest that the latter approach is probably more equitable so long as implementation of the overall system moves toward completion with reasonable expediency. Our cost allocation reflects this approach. With regard to the inequities of the conveyance system costs based on payment by each municipality of the actual facilities or proportion of facilities used to convey its collected flow to the treatment plant, an alternate approach would be to consider all conveyance facilities —regardless of location, distance from the treatment plant, or municipalities served --to be common to all municipalities like the treatment and reuse systems and the cost of all facilities to be shared by all municipalities in proportion to the amounts of flow capacity dedicated to the respective municipalities. Our cost allocation is based on the former approach. However, in the spirit of true regional cooperation and under the presumption that the conveyance system will be operated by a central authority along with the treatment and reuse systems, we suggest that the alternate approach would be more equitable and should be considered. Thus, in Phase 1, all municipalities would share the cost of the Phase 1 conveyance facilities. Our capital cost allocation is based on the presumption that each municipality would own, operate, and maintain its respective collection system. However, this does not have to be the case. A central authority could own, operate, and maintain the total system. Economy of scale would minimize the total cost to each municipality. Adjustments would have to be made for Morehead City and Newport which have existing collection systems. It is conceivable that the central authority could also take over these systems so that total responsibility for all Carteret County wastewater systems lies with one organization. The question and implications of owning, operating, and maintaining the various components of the collection, conveyance, treatment, and reuse systems should be thoroughly discussed by CCIA, including political and cost considerations. In general, we recommend maximum consolidation of responsibility and the broadest sharing of costs. As noted in Section 4.3, significant disparities exist in individual user costs between the respective municipalities. This difference reflects several projections and estimates: ■ Estimated total 2025 populations and flows versus population at time of construction. ■ Estimated length of collection system and number of source pump stations and local pump stations versus length actually required at time of construction. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-21 Section 4 Project Cost and Funding 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ■ Estimated cost of conveyance system which relates to distance from treatment plant. ■ That no collection system costs are included for Newport and limited collection system costs are included for Morehead City in Phase 1. These cost disparities should not be considered at this stage of system development to be of significance. We believe that, except for the inequities in conveyance system costs, the collection system costs for currently unsewered areas will be reasonably similar between the respective municipalities when the actual scope is developed during preliminary design. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 4-22 Section 5 Section 5 Organizational Structure 5.1 Political Considerations Based on the experience of Atlantic Beach with the Open Grounds Farm wastewater reuse project, political considerations can dominate over practical considerations. The formation of CCIA reflects a fundamental necessity for successful implementation of a wastewater system ... that the system must have broad regional support and must not be perceived as favoring any particular municipality or area or, conversely, as having any adverse effect on any municipality or area. Another fundamental necessity is for the project concept to develop slowly with early involvement by regulatory agencies and other interested parties. Phase 1 of the proposed regional system will probably be more politically sensitive than Phase 2 because (1) it is the beginning of a new wastewater system in an environmentally sensitive area, and (2) it has a limited number of initial users including only one user which does not currently have a wastewater system (Atlantic Beach). While the other unsewered municipalities will be served in Phase 2, the incorrect impression could develop that the initial system is an Atlantic Beach system, thus rejuvenating the previous political animosities against Atlantic Beach. It would thus seem prudent for CCIA to form or be converted to an operating organization with the legal status and recognized purpose to own and operate a regional wastewater system and, specifically, for the system and all of its developmental phases to be recognized from the outset as a true regional system with a regional legal governing authority. This status should help alleviate any concern that Phase 1 may not be part of a true regional system. In order to move the project forward, it will soon be necessary for the regional wastewater system to have political and legal status and staffing in order to deal with contracts, property ownership, financing, relationships with the respective members, and communications with others. Status as an operating entity will necessitate considerable communications and organizational activity. It would thus seem prudent for project technical development to be accompanied by organizational development. 5.2 Type of Organization In the Land Application Feasibility Study, five types of possible organizational structures were identified along with the respective means of governing and legal powers. It would be appropriate for CCIA to identify the scope, objectives, and desired legal powers of the regional system organization and to select the desired organizational structure to best achieve the objectives, followed by initiation of the legal and political process for creation of the organization. This process could CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 5-1 Section 6 Regulatory and Public Involvement 6.1 Regulatory Issues Several meetings and conversations were held with NCDWQ during the course of preparation of this report regarding the concepts and direction of the development of a regional wastewater system based on land application of the final effluent. The general understanding and driving force for the land application concept has been NCDWQ's position that no additional expansion of existing treatment plant capacities will be permitted and that no new discharges to Class SA (shellfishing) waters will be permitted in the Carteret County area. In the most recent conversations with NCDWQ there were indications that some flexibility in the previous position might be possible regarding expansion of existing plant capacities. The implications of this could be positive for the municipalities with existing plants but could be negative for the unsewered municipalities because the latter may have to finance the entire treatment and reuse system without contribution from the sewered municipalities. A firm and final position on this is needed from NCDWQ. We recommend that, following completion of this report, a meeting be held between CCIA and the Director of NCDWQ to define clearly NCDWQ's position. The implications have a significant impact on the feasibility and cost of a regional system using land application for effluent disposal. It would not be prudent for CCIA to proceed with further development of the project until a clear, realistic, and final position from NCDWQ is obtained in writing. It should be reiterated that there is no engineering reason for denying the discharge of a regional wastewater treatment plant effluent into, for example, the Class SA waters of Calico Creek or Newport River in the vicinity of Morehead City. Treatment processes and redundant systems can be employed which will reliably treat the wastewater to standards which could not possibly contravene current water quality standards and which far exceed the current effluent quality of the existing plants. only NCDWQ's previous position on expansion of the plants has been the driving force toward the more expensive land application system. 6.2 Public Issues The matter of a regional wastewater system, regardless of its scope and configuration, will inevitably receive considerable public attention, scrutiny, and criticism. It is important, therefore, that the justification for the system be sound and that the benefits for the system be clear. Public involvement to this point in the project has not been actively solicited due to lack of clear project definition and phased scope. Following the definition of project phases in this report, subsequent forward movement should probably be accompanied by public CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 6-1 11 Section 6 Regulatory and Public Involvement involvement activity. Prior to any public information, however, more definitive commitments on three critical project conditions should be obtained: ■ Approval by NCDWQ of a firm wastewater system development direction, including the existing systems, expansion of the existing systems, and the proposed effluent reuse system. ■ Approval by Camp Bryan Farms, Inc., of the proposed wetland waterfowl habitat system on their property. ■ Agreement that financing the project is possible under identified financing mechanisms. Some of the public questions which may develop include: ■ Why the system is needed. ■ Benefit to the typical area property owner. ■ If the system will result in concentrated growth. ■ How much will property owners have to pay. ■ If the White Oak River will be polluted. ■ If the White Oak River salinity will be diluted. ■ How the system relates to the proposed regional ocean outfall. ■ If greater use of well water will result and cause more salt water intrusion. ■ If more area waters will be polluted. ■ If the existing treatment plant discharges will remain. ■ If shellfishing closures will decrease. ■ The effects of system failure. ■ The effects on population growth in Carteret County. ■ What individual user charges will be. ■ If the public will have access to the wetland waterfowl habitat. ■ Who can use the irrigation water and what the cost will be. ■ If an environmental impact assessment has been performed. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 6-2 1 [1 11 d I 1 n IJ Section 6 Regulatory and Public Involvement ■ What is wrong with septic tank systems. ■ If the existing treatment plants can be expanded. ■ Use of wastewater restrictions to control growth. It may be prudent for CCIA to prepare for the inevitable questions by preparing a comprehensive project description and question and answer document for public review. NCDWQ should be consulted on the requirement for an environmental impact assessment, or it may be appropriate for CCIA to have an assessment prepared as a matter of course in the systematic development of the project. Preliminary contacts with environmental groups could preclude the development of opposition in the future and could obtain their support of the project. A review of the project concept by prominent specialists in various fields covering various possible environmental effects prior to public involvement could be useful. Such input could not only provide useful guidance to maximize the environmental benefits for the project but could help provide project credibility and environmental acceptance from the onset. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 6-3 Section 7 u 11 J Section 7 Recommendations 7.1 System Concept The system as proposed herein is based on continued use of the existing treatment plants and NPDES permitting discharges at their currently authorized capacity and effluent quality with all additional wastewater from the sewered and unsewered municipalities being treated in a common advanced treatment plant with the effluent being used for irrigation and a waterfowl habitat wetland system. This land application system is considerably more costly than a system with 100 percent discharge to surface waters. The driving force behind this land application system is NCDWQ's apparent position that no expansion of existing treatment plants or additional discharges to salt water will be permitted. It is difficult to justify this position from an engineering point of view, since wastewater effluent meeting the most stringent quality standards can reliably be produced. High degrees of reliability can be achieved at significantly less cost than the proposed reuse system. Therefore, we recommend a meeting be held with NCDWQ and that NCDWQ's position be discussed. The outcome of this meeting could have a significant effect on system configuration and location and particularly on costs. The most cost-effective solution to the regional treatment and effluent disposal system would be a new regional treatment plant with effluent discharge to existing Class SC waters such as Calico Creek. Basic variations include the following: ■ Existing plants at current effluent standards with regional plant at high standard. ■ Upgrade existing plant effluent standards to regional plant standard. ■ Remove existing plants from service and treat all wastewater in regional plant at high standard. In the event NCDWQ does not permit all effluent from the existing, expanded, and new collection systems to be discharged to Class SC surface waters, we recommend that development of the wastewater system be continued based on the system concept as defined herein with adjustments as necessary to accommodate changing conditions. 7.2 Phasing As decided by CCIA, the first phase of the system is to provide service to Atlantic Beach, Morehead City, and Newport. It was necessary to make estimates of flow for Morehead City and Newport. We recommend that these estimates be reviewed and adjusted or approved. Adjustments will affect the costs of all municipalities. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 7-1 Section'7 Recommendations J F I We have not attempted to identify more than two phases for the project other than to suggest that extension of the collection and conveyance system from Atlantic Beach westward to Pine Knoll Shores and Indian Beach along with the associated treatment plant expansion could be isolated from the rest of Phase 2. We have not identified the total cost of this portion of Phase 2. For the rest of Phase 2—Emerald Isle, Cape Carteret, Cedar Point, and Bogue—it would be prudent to construct the entire remaining system at one time to have full cost participation by all municipalities. Without any calculated flow estimates for the town of Bogue, we assigned an average flow of 0.20 mgd. The area along NC 24 between Hibbs Road and US 70 has been considered as a future annexation area of Morehead City and has been arbitrarily assigned an average flow of 0.83 mgd. Likewise, the area along US 70 between Morehead City and the proposed treatment plant has been considered as a future annexation area of Morehead City and has been assigned an average flow of 0.83 mgd. We recommend that these proposed service areas and flows be reviewed and that any adjustments be identified. The system concept is based on one regional treatment plant in addition to the existing treatment plants. The other extreme is for each municipality to have its own treatment plant and to pump the effluent therefrom into common effluent force mains. We did not estimate the cost of the latter system arrangement. Costs will probably be higher for land, treatment plants, operation, and maintenance. - and lower for conveyance system piping. Total cost will probably be higher, effluent quality will be more difficult to control, the system will not be truly regional in nature, and NCDWQ may be disinclined to approve such a system. We recommend a true regional system with ownership by one central agency, preferably including the complete collection system, at least for the new collection systems for the currently unsewered areas. Consideration should be given to transferring ownership of the existing systems to the new central agency to improve overall operating efficiency and system performance. This would result in a comprehensive regional system. 7.3 Funding and Cost Sharing Although the estimated monthly customer costs appear to be high for some of the cities, these costs should not be viewed as actual rate calculations. As mentioned before, more detailed customer information and characteristics should be obtained for the next phase of the study. Detailed information on meter sizes and average monthly flow for each city should be obtained. An analysis of businesses which may utilize more water than they will contribute wastewater to the system should be completed to verify capacity sizing. In addition, there are many ways to break down revenue needs such as debt service and operating costs into an actual rate structure. For cities with a small percentage of commercial businesses, the monthly cost would be lower if some of the debt service component were included in the consumption charge instead of in the base cost. Different rate methodologies can be reviewed to determine the best methodology for each cities' customer base. 1 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 7-2 Section 7 Recommendations I I It should also be pointed out that the estimates for both capital costs and operation and maintenance in sections 4.1 and 4.2 were escalated by 3% annually to the year the project was estimated to begin. If the projects were undertaken earlier the cost would be lower and monthly costs would be lower. In the preliminary design phase, construction costs will be further refined, customer data can be analyzed in more detail and monthly customer costs as shown in section 4.3 should be reduced. It is recommended that once decisions are made as to the planned year to begin construction, that applications be filed with various agencies handling state and federal grants to begin to get into the loop for funding. 7.4 Organization After review of this report and meeting with NCDWQ, if it is concluded that the project shall move forward, we recommend that discussions be held on the form of the organization, inter -municipal arrangements for ownership, and management of the existing and new systems. This may be more involved legally and politically than expected and could require several years to consummate. The first step should probably be to work with legal council to define the interests and objectives of the respective municipalities and an owning/operating organization. Communication with existing regional water and sewer organizations in NC such as the Orange Water and Sewer Authority and the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County could be helpful in identifying critical organization and political issues. We recommend maximum consolidation of system responsibility in order to achieve: ■ Maximum system operation and maintenance efficiency. ■ Maximum authority for requiring universal connection to the system. ■ Minimum localized political influence on service and standards. ■ Maximum qualification for grants and loans. ■ Provides framework for equalizing capital and operational costs and payments. ■ Maximum equalization of user fees and connection charges. ■ Minimum cost for professional system management. ■ Consolidates responsibility for dealing with regulatory issues. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 7-3 Section 7 Recommendations I I L ■ Minimum opportunity for complaints of unequal service, responsiveness to local needs, and preferential treatment. ■ Maximum authority for raising capital. We recommend that the system owner have the legal right to: ■ Require connection to and use of the system by all area wastewater sources. ■ Condemn land for system needs. ■ Assess special taxes, if needed, for financial support of the system. ■ Control the quality and quantity of wastewater entering the system. ■ Control unauthorized use of the system. We recommend that consideration be given to include all area municipal water systems within the wastewater system owner organization. In addition to the above benefits of wastewater system consolidation, water and sewer system consolidation would achieve: ■ Area management of well system to control aquifer degradation and salt water intrusion. ■ Common standardized water/wastewater billing system based on water usage. ■ Future development of inland common water sources to handle the water demand of an increasing population. ■ Comprehensive regional environmental control including storm water management (which will probably become the most difficult environmental issue after the wastewater situation is brought under control). ■ Consistent regional drinking water quality standards. We recommend that Cartaret County be brought into the interlocal agency and system ownership in order to: ■ Deal with the rapidly growing population outside of the current municipality boundaries. ■ Expand the sources of funding for the proposed system. ■ Gain political acceptance of the new system and organization and avoid a competitive or antagonistic environment. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 7-4 Section 7 Recommendations F1 `-i D d ■ Enhance the regional aspects of the system and service and gain wider public acceptance and support. 7.5 Development Action The following action plan (in appropriate order) is recommended for continuing development of a comprehensive wastewater system: CCIA members should review this report, costs, and recommendations and decide individually if the proposed system is consistent with their needs and objectives. Then, CCIA should decide as a regional organization if the proposed system and recommendations meet regional needs and objectives. Changes should be made as appropriate. Agreement should be reached on the way forward including the nature, scope, and responsibilities of the system owning and operating organization. ■ Further contact should be made with Camp Bryan Farms, Inc., to confirm their continued interest in the wetland waterfowl habitat project. ■ The recommended meetings with NCDWQ, other state agencies, and Croatan NF should be held to discuss the needs, objectives, and system concept in detail to work out a mutually acceptable way forward. Any agreements should be appropriately documented. ■ Contact the appropriate agency of the US Government (DOD) on use of the railroad drainage channels and Croatan NF on possible interest in the effluent in the Pocosin Wilderness. ■ The elected officials of the respective jurisdictions should be briefed on project development and their input and endorsement sought. ■ Preliminary contacts should be made with funding sources to obtain their advice and recommendations. CCIA and elected officials should decide if the funding situation supports continued development of the project. ■ If the conclusions of the above actions are positive for continued project development, a preliminary engineering design report and system master plan should be developed including actual pipe routes, facility locations, and a detailed cost estimate. Public involvement should be invited. A written commitment and tentative agreement with Camp Bryan Farms, Inc., should be obtained. ■ The tentative system owning and operating organization should be selected and at least a temporary/interim manager and secretary hired to oversee continued system development and public relations. Regular public news releases should be made. ■ The developing master plan and preliminary engineering design should be reviewed at regular intervals including public presentations and releases. 11 CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 7-5 Section 7 Recommendations 7 0 Options should be purchased on land acquisition for the treatment plant and pump stations. ■ The requirement for an environmental impact study may grow out of the public or state involvement. If so, conduct an appropriate study and make it public. ■ Reach firm agreement between all municipalities on the scope and funding for their respective interests in the system. ■ Seek state grant funding for the preceding preliminary -level development work if available. ■ Seek approval from NCDOT on use of the two Bogue Sound bridges for the wastewater force mains. ■ After successful completion of the preliminary work, form a legal owning and operating organization and arrange for project design funding for design and construction. Proceed with design of first phase facilities. Purchase land for the treatment plant and pump stations for the total system. Enter into legal agreements with Camp Bryan Farms, Inc., US Government (DOD) (railroad drain channels), Croatan NF (possible effluent application), NCDOT (bridge use, road crossings, and right-of-way usage), and private owners for right-of-ways. Obtain NCDWQ design approval and authorization to construct. Arrange for project construction funding and proceed with Phase 1 construction. Proceed with collection of individual system connection fees. ■ Hire operation and maintenance staff to participate in the construction phase and to operate the system after construction. Connect the existing wastewater sources to the new system at the completion of construction and operate the system. Collect user fees as arranged. 7.6 System Affordability Based on the estimated costs as presented in Section 4, the monthly charges required in implementing this system exceeds 1.25% of the estimated median household income in all towns, the affordability level as established by USEPA. In fact, for some towns, the estimated monthly charges are several times this figure. Although the estimated monthly charges may vary dependent on how the fundings are to be structured, we conclude that the proposed system is not readily affordable by the relatively small population base in the study area unless substantial grant funding can be made available through state and federal agencies. Since over 50% of the cost involved is for the collection and treatment system, financing of any wastewater projects of this scale regardless of whether land application or ocean outfall is employed would remain a major challenge. It is recommended that CCIA explore various grant funding opportunities and to pursue state and/or federal supports to assist financing of such project. CDM Camp Dresser & McKee 7-6 I 1� 1 I 17, 11 APPENDIX 1 REVISED ESTIMATED WASTEWATER FLOWS Revised Summary of Estimated Wastewater Flows From Land Application Feasibility Study Municipality 1994 2025 Max. Month Average Flow (mgd) Maximum Daily Flow (mgd) Minimum Daily Flow (mgd) Max. Month Average Flow (mgd) Maximum Daily Flow (mgd) Minimum Daily Flow (mgd) Beaufort 0.98 2.19 0.29 1.22 3.24 0.63 Morehead City 1.20 4.27 0.41 3.69* 10.33* 1.51 * Newport 0.27 0.35 0.07 0.52 1.69 0.16 Atlantic Beach 1.21 2.12 0.44 1.80 4.77 0.68 Pine Knoll Shores 0.53 1.70 0.17 0.58 1.80 0.19 Indian Beach 0.60 1.83 0.20 0.96 2.69 0.35 Emerald Isle 1.39 3.68 0.53 1.67 4.26 0.65 Cape Carteret 0.55 1.93 0.16 1.04 3.17 0.34 Cedar Point 11.16 0.70 0.04 0.21 0.65 0.07 TOTALS 6.89 18.77 2.31 11.69* 32.60* 4.58* * Revised flow based on extended service areas for Morehead City. !J 1 1 I Ci APPENDIX 2 SYSTEM DESIGN CONCEPT CAMP DRESSER & McKEE CLIENT ,,��,, JOB NO. O/ — `y G COMPUTED BY / Z QQ PROJECT Q *AWE CHECKED DATE DETAIL �% Su CHECKED BY PAGE NO. 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IRAZ COMPUTED BY , 41 y ' PROJECT DATE CHECKED DATE DETAIL 09 CHECKED BY PAGE NO. i vil �4Cf n"147��'Illvlc'A C��A,� I ry ) : 30, 0�1 �yr i 1 i � . �nin7Gfhicd �`O�r %/¢ j�l�nve ��ryoc l e�py�' (;burl D✓S 121®�D�y✓ i TQl�is�� ) 004i/y 1 �3/,0eo/yr CAMP DRESSER & McKEE CLIENT C:6� JOB NO. V� '-�W COMPUTED BY PROJECT DETAIL d `� �� DATE CHECKED CHECKED BY DATE PAGE NO. 5 7 M 11Z y �leefi;ci �0I W h-&,r► If e 4oAe, drr8 71",�tfmbrl f : ��nnel: rid �n�n T � vahie/6s v Itf1j7AM Cd 11 44A01-15) ; Chip -{a 1 - 0, 00) % 10gy- mpldeewew f /2easw 7a-f�l OoD 1 (0-5 CAMP DRESSER & McKEE CLIENT mm # JOB NO. 7 %Z— GyC55COMPUTED BY PROJECT Id l' DATE CHECKED DATE DETAIL CHECKED BY PAGE NO. iwem 1 CAMP DRESSER & McKEE CLIENTAellA JOB NO. 0/9-2%253 COMPUTED BY 77,30f- PROJECT 4 WO) DATE CHECKED DATE H DETAIL O LVM ft CHECKED BY PAGE NO. 7 C 11 4 Of M fti Alhafoi Moiklnl1 i IF I N1emet oa� AM (reh ` f -� �►�1�rt E-)!r m/W is/a CBG ✓ //w f Noel)); Ruse d 0 4 5 rdr? Odic) 4-5, PI9 22 � 090 d2) g7,�70 i?�,Oao qr) OoG 0 J, 84, 6106 Phase l O EW e&;f s a re r ued ohm (4rit''ona 1 Usevs are dovinee4ed -b file --,t(5gem in fivo 2 . 6-7 APPENDIX 7 LETTER OF 19 MARCH 1997 TO CAMP BRYAN FARMS, INC. n CDMCamp Dresser & McKee environmental 301 South McDowell Street, Suite 200 services Charlotte, North Carolina 28204 Tel: 704 342-4546 Fax: 704 342-2296 1997 19 March Mr. Paul Thompson, Jr. President, Camp Bryan Farms Coffey & Thompson, Inc. 1423A East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28204 RE: Carteret County Interlocal Agency Y Dear Mr. Thompson: Gordon McAdams, Richard Tsang, and I appreciated the opportunity to talk with you last Wednesday regarding possible mutual benefits to Camp Bryan Farms and Carteret County Interlocal Agency from the creation of a wetland system on Camp Bryan Farms ' property using treated wastewater effluent from a proposed wastewater system to serve the nine municipalities in Carteret County. As discussed during our meeting, the situation may be summarized as follows: 1. Carteret County Interlocal Agency (CCIA) was formed to address pressing needs for consolidated wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal for Beaufort, Morehead City, Newport, Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian Beach, Emerald Isle, Cape Carteret, and Cedar Point. 2. Beaufort, Morehead City, and Newport have existing treatment plants with effluent discharges to surface waters. These plants have been constrained from ' expansion by the state due to the environmental sensitivity of the surrounding shellfishing waters. 3. The other municipalities have no consolidated wastewater systems and are served principally by septic tank systems which discharge partially treated wastewater into the groundwater table. System failures are increasing, and shellfishing closures are increasing as a result. 4. All tidal surface waters in the county are classified for shellfishing (Class SA) with several minor exceptions. This classification precludes any new wastewater effluent discharges to such waters regardless of quality. 5. This leaves two basic alternatives for treated effluent discharge from a new consolidated wastewater system: (1) Pump it to the ocean through an ocean outfall or, (2) return it to the environment through an environmentally acceptable ' PPE/Vd1x 7 CDMCamp Dresser & McKee ' Mr. Paul Thompson, Jr. 19 March 1997 Page 2 mechanism other than direct discharge to Class SA waters. An ocean outfall is generally considered to be the best long-range alternative but to be several decades away due to the high cost and the inevitable lengthy political/environmental process which will be required (a new concept in N.C.). 6. A method for returning wastewater effluents to the environment generally found to be environmentally acceptable is broadly identified under the generic term "land application." "Land application" does not imply that the effluent somehow is consumed by land but, rather, that a natural land process is utilized in the overall scheme of returning the effluent to the environment. Such processes may include: • Direct return to the groundwater table through infiltration to sandy soils (percolation). • Irrigation of pastures, lawns, forests, or farm crops (evapo-transpiration, plant - use, percolation). • Wetlands for plant propagation and/or wildlife habitat (evaporation, plant use, percolation, surface discharge). ' 7. We performed a feasibility study in 1996 for CCIA of land application alternatives for effluent disposal from a new consolidated wastewater system. The study identified a number of opportunities for various forms of land application but that significant constraints exist on use of otherwise suitable land. These constraints include: Open Grounds Farm Irrigation: Political opposition to population growth and concern for runoff to adjacent Class SA waters. • Croatan National Forest: Refused any type of land application regardless of benefits except as an absolute last resort - not to include their pocosin area which has been designated as a wilderness area. • Sandy Soil for Infiltration: Only available adjacent to streams - nearly all developed residentially or in Croatan National Forest. • Farm Land and Golf Course Irrigation: Available in scattered locations - can use only part of the flow part of the time. ' 8. The search for an adequate area of suitable land for a land application system led us to Camp Bryan Farms - specifically the pocosin area recently transferred to Craven County. The area that appears to belong to Camp Bryan Farms would be ' adequate in size to meet first phase and future land application needs, depending on the nature of the land application system. 7-2 CDMCamp Dresser & McKee ' Mr. Paul Thompson, Jr. 19 March 1997 Page 3 9. At this point we have initiated contact with you to explore the possibility of any mutual interest in some form of land application system for treated wastewater effluent in the Camp Bryan Farms pocosin area. We have not yet visited the site and have only maps and the county soil survey as a source of information. 10. From the limited available information at this time, it appears that the most appropriate type of land application system for Camp Bryan Farms would be a created wetland system with emphasis on the development of wildlife habitat. There are many forms that such a wetland system could take. A characteristic system could comprise multiple ponds with diked channels to control the water flow pattern. The ponds could be predominantly open water with the edges lined with wetland species such as cattails, bulrushes, and water grasses. Islands could be provided for protected nesting, cypress tree growth, etc. Dikes would be ' constructed suitably for maintenance vehicle access. 11. The effluent applied to the wetland would be returned to the environment through plant use, evapo-transpiration, percolation, evaporation, and runoff. The runoff could be allowed simply to follow the fall of the land to the west, south, and east, depending on the receptiveness of Croatan National Forest to the increased runoff, or could be channeled or piped to an existing stream such as Hunters Creek. 12. The quality of the effluent to be delivered by pipe to the site would be suitable for lawn and agriculture irrigation and will be available for such purposes to interested users along the pipe route. The water will have been filtered and disinfected. The wetland system enhances the water quality. 13. Whatever land application scheme is proposed is subject to approval by the state. We do not have any prior commitments at this time. Working with you on the first in the preliminary feasibility is the step process. We have marked on the attached map (compilation of two USGS maps) one possible arrangement of a wetland habitat system for the first phase of a CCIA system covering approximately half of the maximum anticipated need for the next 25 years. This system ' is located at approximately the highest elevation in the pocosin, thus permitting drainage to the west, south, and east. A drainage system to Hunters Creek is shown as an example of directed drainage. The final agreed scheme does not have to follow this 1 example and would be developed to accommodate all interests. We are attaching an article from a 1979 Environmental Protection Agency seminar proceedings on aquaculture systems for wastewater treatment entitled Wetlands 7-3 CDMCamp Dresser & McKee CI Mr. Paul Thompson, Jr. 19 March 1997 Page 4 Creation for Habitat and Treatment at Mountain View Sanitary District, California, which may be of interest in understanding what a habitat oriented wetland might be like. The effluent quality proposed for a wetland on Camp Bryan Farms will be significantly higher. We are hopeful that you and your colleagues at Camp Bryan Farms will find the possibility for a wetland or other land application system to be sufficiently attractive that you will allow CCIA to continue to explore the possibility. The overall project evolution is currently at the stage of defining the scope of a phased approach and the location and method of returning the treated effluent to the environment. Please consider that the role of Camp Bryan Farms is very important, if not critical, to the feasibility and success of the project at this point. We understand that you will be meeting shortly with the Board and soon thereafter with rthe membership. We again volunteer to meet with either or both groups to provide further information on the project and proposed wetland system options and details. If you approve of continuing to explore the feasibility of the proposed wetland, we would like to visit the site to develop some concepts on construction and to receive input from you regarding your objectives. As requested, six additional copes are provided. 1 Thank you for meeting with us. We look forward to your response. Yours very truly, CAMP SSER & McKEE i Thomas D. Hall, P.E. Attachments: Map of possible wetlands system Article on wetland habitat system Copy: Gordon McAdams Richard Tsang 1 -7 4 WETLANDS CREATION FOR HABITAT AND TREATMENT - Af MT. VIEW SA,":ITARY DISTRICT. CA. Francesca C. Demgen , Aquatic Biologist, Zit. View Sanitary District, Martinez, California In 1974 the Mt. View Sanitary District (MVSD), near Martinez, California initiated a full scale pilot wetlands creation program on low lying reclaimed tide lands owned by the District. The objective of the program was to demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing plant effluent to create a wetlands environment for the be-efit of wildlife and migratory waterfowl and to develop management techniques for improvement of both water quality and wildlife habitat. The concept of using treated sewage effluent as a freshwater source for the creation and restoration of wetland ecosystems qualifies as an alternative wastewater management technology for meeting the objectives of the 1977 Clean Water Act Amendments promoting the use of land treatment processes that reclaim and reuse municipal wastewater. Wetlands reclamation projects are cost- effective and dependi:.g on site conditions, energy requirements are minimal. Wetlands projects also are consistent with EPA's multiple use policy supporting wastewater management practices which combine open space, recreational and educational considerations with such management. PHYSICAL FACILITIES DESCRIPTION Treatment Plant Mt. View Sanitary District was established in 1923. It serves a portion of the City of Martinez and unincorporated areas of Contra Costa County, with a present population of approximately 14,000. The process provides two -stage bioEiltration with separate sludge digestion. Facilities include comminution, primary and secondary clarifiers, a rock biofilter with a rotating dual distributor, recirculation pumps and chlorination facilities. Sludge handling facilities include grit remaval, sludge thickening and primary and secondary sludge digestion. A belt -filter press and paved drying beds provide for sludge dewatering. The plant is designed to provide full secondary treatment for 1.6 RGD dry weather flow with a hydraulic capacity of 8.0 MGD wet weather flow. Present dry weather flow is approximately .7 MCD. Effluent consistently meets standard secondary treatment requirements of 30 mg/1-, biochemical oxygen demand and suspended solidi. Wetlands The wetland system covers 20.3 acres (8.2 ha) and consists of five inter- connected areas with tributary edge habitat. The total plant flow passes through the ponds and marshes into Peyton Slough which discharges into Suisun Bay. At present flow of .7 MGD there is a ten day detention time. 1 Land useage is 27ac/MG. At the design capacity of the treatment plant, 1.6 MGD, there will be a 3 day detention time and 12ac)MG. This ratio will still provide for a beneficial habitat. 7-5 As shown in Figure I plant effluent is conveyed by gravity through an out - fall pipe and siphon v.der Peyton Slough :o D. plot This area is divided with earthen dikes in .jrpentine fashion. This method of channelization directs the flow through the emergent vegetatiun, to guarantee adequate circulation. The final cell of plot D contains Ecofloats (EBC Company) watch are strung across the open water. These deices are made of redwood nark, wood, and Styrofoam for floatation. They st•rve as artificial substrate or habitat for aquatic invertebrates which normal.; colonize the bLttom muds and emergent vegetation. Thus they increase the -lumbers of organisms which c. live in open water thereby enhancing the food chain. The flow passes from the Ecofloat pond over weirs into plo•, C and E. Marsh plot E is planted.tr provide food for migratory waterfowl using water grass and alkali bulrush (Echinochloa crusgalli and Scirpus rouustus). Since the District wetlands are located on the Paci!ic Flyway the p,-)ss,*.)ilicy exists to fet-d many migratory waterfowl. Marsh plot C is open water with four vegetated islands which provide food, cover and nesting sites removed from predators. The discharges from plots C and E are combines and flow by gravity through the inverted siphon to the slough from which the flow is directed to both plots A-1 and B. Flow through the wetlands system is entirely by gravity. Dingesl points out that high pressure pumps and excessive velocities should be avoided since they harm aquatic invertebrates which are important for maintaining a balanced ecosystem. The water level in each plot is controlled by adjustable weirs and ranges from .3-1m. Plots A-1, A-2, and B formed the original wetlands system whose objective was to compare the creation of vegetated versus open water habitats. It was determined that both types were successfully created and that the combination provided a more stable, total habitat than either type alone. Plot B is mixed open water and emergent vegetation. Plot A-1 contains emergents and A-2 is an open water area with supplemental invertebrate habitat. Large open water areas are particularly important in attracting migratory ducks; the area must be visible to the waterfowl while flying. The flow L. discharged to Peyton Slough from plots A-2 and B. WATER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS The wetlands environment has a positive effect on the treatment plant effluent. Various monitoring programs have been carried cut during the life of the project to assess the water quality within the wetlands and also the quality of water discharged from the system.2 The local climate is mild, average daytime water temperature is 190C, range 5-290C. The pH normally remains between 7.0 - 7.4 units; increases up to 8.8 units occur accoLapanying algal blooms. The District treats only domestic wastewater with very low metal content. Therefore, the wetlands is not monitored for metals. Disinfection with chlorine to achieve a total coliform lever of 23 MPN is accomplished prior to the wetlands. The initial portion of plot D is used for dechlorination, the residual entering D is 1.0-4.0 mg/l. APHA Standard Methods, 14th Edition procedures are referenced for each analysis. The data discussed is on only plots A-1, A-2 and B, which have been in operation since the fall of 1974. Plots C, D, and E were constructed in the fall of 1978 and are now being monitored. � ,s Dissolved Oxygen The levels of dissolved oxygen (DO), measured with a portable meter (method 422F), vary diurnally and seasonally from about 1.Omg/l to supersaturation. Normally levels above 5mg/l are maintained. Due to the shallow depths and frequent wind mixing, the dissolved oxygen levels do not become stratified. The highest levels of DO are caused by algae and occur in summer months. The lower levels of DO occur in the early morning hours. In general, the DO in winter months has a lower, smaller range. Even with the wide range of DO levels there have been no odor problems or anaerobic conditions associated with the wetlands. Biochemical Oxygen Demand Figure 2 shows biochemical oxygen demand (BOD, method 507) and suspended solids data in six-month intervals divides; into growing season and non - growing season. The water quality in a biological system, such as the wet- lands, is affected by the seasonal life processes occurring there. The average BOD loading rate is 172 lbs/day and has been consistently reduced by marsh B; only in two six-month periods did the BOD remain the same as it was in the plant effluent, i.e., influent to the wetlands. The A complex reduced the BOD in the winter months and the summer of 1977, but raised the BOD during the other two summers. It must be stressed, however, that the type of BOD leaving the treatment plant and that leaving the marsh syetem differ. Materials comprising the BOD in the plant effluent are the degrada- tion products of human waste. The material exerting a BOD in the marsh effluent is partially composed of algae and other living organisms at the very base of the food chain. These constituents are ready to be used by organisms downstream whereas the materials in the plant effluent are not yet in a usable form. Suspended Solids Suspended solids (SS, method 208 D) data for the four years to date show that in the strict sense, SS are usually reduced in the winters but not in the summer. The average loading rate to the wetlands is 189 lbs/day. When SS leaving the wetlands are higher than the values found for the plant effluent it can be attributed to algal growth in the pond -like portion of system or silt from winter runoff. Therefore, it is especially important to acknowle-'ge the form in which the SS leave the wetlands because algae com- prises tht: producer level of the food chain. This producer status means that the algae is the base of the food pyramid allowing a healthy, balanced ecosystem to occur in the marshes and slough. When the results of plots A and B are compared it is apparent that if water quality criteria are placed on a wetland discharge, the system should be designed with a vegetated cell last in the flow scheme. Dinged work with floating vegetation End Spangler et a14 working with emerdents have both concluded that aquatic vegetation is an effective means of improving various water quality parameters. I 7-7 j Nutrients Nutrient levels in the plant effluent are variously affected by the wet- lands. In some cases nutrients are removed and in others, levels remain unchanged. The nutrient analyses were run on grab samples collected during 1975-1978, following using the methods: nitrate 419D, ammonia 418B with distillation, total organic nitrogen 421, total phosphate 425F. Table 1 gives the average, range and percentage of wetlands samples that had a lower level of the nutrient than did the plant effluent sample on the same day. Consistent nitrate removal is accomplished by the wetlands. Nitrification does not occur to any great extent. Phosphorus does not appear to be a limiting nutrient, the amount entering is also discharged. These is a great deal of biological activity in the wetlands, a balance set -a to be in sffect such that nutrients are neither added to nor ext*acted from the system. The exception to this is the consistent reduction of nitrate levels. THE HABITAT Numerous ponds, marshes and rivers in the United States are fed, in part, with treated wastewater. The unique aspects of this project are 1) a wet- lands exists where previously there was none, 2) the sole source of water is treated wastewater, 3) the primary purpose .for creating the wetlands is to provide wildlife habitat. The major goal of this research has been to de- fine the components of this newly created wetland 'habitat. Only after defining what exists can one then proceed to determine success or failure of the project. The habitat types which comprise the wetlands are 1) open water alone or in combination, with ecofloats or islands, 2) areas covered by float- ing vegetation - either free floating such as Lemna sp. or rooted on the levees and floating 2-3 ft. out over the water, 3 Fareas of emergents, 4) cultivated waterfowl food area and accompanying mad flats, 5) levees and adjacent land with grasses, bushes and soue trees. Vegetarion A wetlands community is complex and is composed of both terrestrial and aquatic forms of plants and animals. There are more than 72 species of macrophytes in the MVSD wetlands, none were planted by the District. Twelve of these are emergents: Typha spp., Scireus spp., sedges; another 10 are particularly saline tolerant, 29 are native to California. In the early 1800's the site was covered by a brackish water marsh, which was later diked and drained. This accounts -for the saline nature of the soil. The remaining plants are field annuals, perennials, herbs and shrubs. The vegetation serves as food, shields animals from predators, provides nesting sites and improves some water quality parameters. Nineteen of the species have seeds that are used by waterfowl for food-5 As winter progresses food becomes more scarce and the birds and animals eat many plants or plant parts not otherwise eaten. Planting the 2.5 acre plot E in seed producing vegeta- tion will expand the available food supply. An open water area mixed with stands of emergent vegetation provides the habitat necessary for a greater variety of organisms. This diversity and interdependence of plant and animal species leads to ecological stability. I am The is surface area of the wetlands approximately 63% open water combined with 37% covered by emergent vegetation. Voigts notes that this inter- spersed type of habitat fosters a great variety of aquatic inv�rtehrates and also appears to attract the greatest variety of nesting birds. In a biomass stud;- done on this emergent vegetation it was found that Typha latifolia can produce up to 18 lbs/sq m and Scirpua californicus up to 24 lbs/sq m, both as dry weight. Algae. The algal growth in the wetlands is highly beneficial. It oxygenates the water, removes ammonia, and serves as a food source for small herbivorous animals such as the zooplankton. The wetlands system has never been plagued by the growth of nuisance algae: no filam=ntous mats, no blue -greens, no odor producers. The dominant algae present over a two year period were: euglenoids, chlamydomonids, chlorella-like, and naviculates. Light and dark bottle productivity analysis has teen carried out over a two year period. The law temperatures and overcast conditions of winter keep produc- tivity very low to ncn-existent. Duc•ing the summers studied, 1977 and 1978, algal growth was cyclical. However, numbers of algal cells, therefore oxygen evolution, was much greater in 1978. It is theorized that this increased number of cells can be accounted for by the decrease in zooplankton population and other algal predators. The decrease in the zooplankton was due to the increased number of mosquito fish (Cambusia afinia). This is a humanly created upset in the ecological balance of the wetlands. Marsh management techniques provided the increase in mosquito fish, which success- fully eliminated mosquito breeding. However, it also had this marked affect on algal growth. During the fall of 1978 as many as 52 common and snowy egrets were feeding, on the mosquito :ish, in a four acre area. Some of the excess fish were trapped by other local agencies. It is hoped that in the coming year a balance can again be reached between the numbers of fish and invertebrates. Animals Twenty-two species of animals live at the MVSD wetlands: 10 species of mammals, 4 sp. of amphibians, 4 sp. of reptiles, 3 sp. of fish. Rask stud°ed the south levee of plot B and found heavy use by mice (Mus musculus and Reithrodontomys megalotia) and muskrats (0ndatra zibethic07 -The animal list includes both herbivores and carnivores; many of the species reproduce and live solely on what exists in the manmade wetlands. All of these animals have come to the District on their own. Birds. Ninety species of birds either live in or atop at the wetlands during migration. This is a very large variety for such a small area, clearly wet- lands are critical in the Sau Francisco Bay area. Schulenburg estimates that 70% of California's wetlands have been lost to draining and filling, since the turn of the century.8 1 An approximate breakdown of species composition is 15 sp. of ducka, 32 ap. of water and shorebirds, 30 passerine species, and 6 sp. of raptora.4 It appears that many of the migratory birds riturn each year. If it is not the same individuals it is at least the same r.pecies returning at the same time each year. In some cases these birds are somewhat uncommon in the locality, which leads the author to believe Lt is the same flock returuing, 7-9 I 1 I �1 V 1 1 for example tri-colored blaci.birds. Tbere are two types of usage: of the wetlands by migratory bird:•. Some flocks will stay only a few hours or less, other flocks will spend weeks or months at the wetlands before moving to their destination, usually Canada ur Southern California. For example, a flock of approximately 90 ruddy ducks spent two winter months whereas a pair Of walla:-dc spent only one morning. Predatory birds, for instance herons and hawks, need a large range and the MVSD wetlands is included in the territory they rely on for food. There are s number of bird familiits in which man, generations have hatched, grown and reproduced entirely dependent on the wetlancs. A successful nesting this spring, 1979, of cinnamon teal will be the fourth generation. The quality of the water and chemical content of the vegetation must be acce?table since it enables the organisms feeding on it to continually produce viable offspring. The available food su 1 a to define the carrying capacity of the wetlands, for birds. This is why the cultivation of seea bearing plants was initiated. Aquatic Invertebrates. There are more than 34 species of aquatic inverte- brates living in the wetland:. 3 sp. of bug& and beetles, 10 sp, of flies, 7 other insects, 5 sp. of zooplankton, 4 sp. of non-insects.5 Voights study- ing four marshes in Iowa found the number of t.axa present to be between 20-32, with a maximum of 43.6 This is clear evidence that a species list of 34 is comparable to that found in other small wetland areas. It is probable that there are more species then have been identified of zooplankton, due to the difficulty of identification. Nearly all of these organisms exist in the wetlands in each of their life stages. For these organisms to be able to reproduce successfully generation after generation they 'nave Zo be living in high quality water. The volume of invertebrates and the species diversity also are clear indicators that a stable ecosystem has been created. During the summer of 1977 up to 3.8 lbs/hr. of zooplankton, mostly Da hnis, were trvpped in the outlet weir of plot A-2. This is a considerable volume of food available for use by larger invertebrates and fish living within the wetlands and downstream. WETLANDS MANAGEMENT A well designed project reduces the amount of necessary maintenance., The mayor design objective is to create a balanced habitat and avoid nuisance situations. Much was gained during the first four years of operation of Plots A-1, A•-2, and B. This knowledge was incorporated in the design of the three areas added in 1978. Levees All levees should be wide enough for vehicular traffic so they may be utilized for maintenance when necessary. Some levees are used on a regular basis, others are not and vegetation is allowed to cover them. These vegeta- tion covered levees add to the habitat but provide access when needed. Levees should be at least 10' wide, steep -sided, with 1.5' freeboard, and compacted during construction. There are many wetlands organisms which tunnel in levees: muskrats, gophers, crayfish, and other small mammals. Therefore proper levee design and construction is crucial to keeping maintenance needs minimal. 7-10 IErosion Vegetation is the main form of erosion ^ontrol and works quite well once eat.ablished. A minimum of one spring and summer are needed bef re the vegetation can become established, without specific p'.anting and cultivation. ;egetation is not sufficient around weirs, gates and pipes. These areas smoat be fortified with riprap. The District is fortunate in this respect because it is located en route to the local landfill and gets all its riprap free of charge. Plot Design By dividing the total area designated for the wetlands into plots more habitat goals may be achieved. When a n,ultip:e plot. system is created flow variation is facilitated. This allows one plot to be isolated from v%e system in case of major maintenance needs. Multiple plots also allow depth variation. Depth is a key factor in habitat design: it will determine whether or not emergent vegetation will be present and will affect temperature and dissolved oxygen values. Plot shapes may vary but small, constricted areas should be avoided as they would promote stagnation and vector problems. Deciding which groups of organisms are desired in the wetlands and knowing what condi- tions these organisms normally live under will determine the fundamental com- ponents of the design. Vectors Botuliem. Clostridum botulinum is the cause of avian bo`uiism and will not cause botulism in humans. It is, however, deadly to waterfowl zud cc.tain measures may be taken to avoid its occurrence. 7liere have been no known cases of aviar botulism at the MVSD wetlands. Avoiding anaerobic conditions by keeping Oie t-ater circulating and maintaining the deptti under 3' is an important factor in botulism avoidance. Removal of floating organic debris which collects behind weirs and in corners is rr:gularly done. Steep -sided levees, adjustable broad crested weirs for controlling water levels, conveying water by pipeline, and ability to shunt a plot out of service for draining, are also factors in the Lotulism avoidance program. Mosquitoes. Mosquitoes lay eggs in water and the larva grow there under- going metamorphosis to the adult form. To breathe the larva zmnt hang from the surface filr .-f the water, piercing it with their respiratory tube to obtain oxygen. This knowledge of the mosquito life cycle and habitat needs helps the wetlands manager avoid mosquito breeding problems. Open water areas, subject to wind action and proviling easy access.for predators, limit mosquito production. Maintaining good circulation in vegetated areas provides for predator access and lessens moscuito production. These factors have b:en the key to MVSD success in keeping mosquito production minimal in 1978. Figure 3 compares the numbers of adult female mosquitoes caught in a light trap monitored by the Contra Costa County Mosquito Abatement District.9 The insects are collected and counted weekly, analysis began in August of 1976. The drastic reduction in numbers of mosquitoes trapped in late summer of 1977 and all of 1978 was due to the transplanting of mosquito fish 7-11 n_ PJ (GamLuyia afinis) in the early summer of 1911. Fish were taken out of Peyton Slow and stocked in plots A-1, A-2, and B. By the end of the su.naer their numbers htd increased enough to have the mosquito larvae population greatly reduced. Enough of the fish wintered over such that in the spring of 1978 they multiplied quickly and soon had the mosquito population under control. The rise in numbers at the erd of 1978 was due to water trapped on property adjacent to the District's. Good circulation and adequate numbers of predatory fish have allowed MYSD to operate a wetland project which does not produce vector problems. CO3rS AND BENEFITS rae capital cost of the entire 20.3 acre wetlands was $94,000. Average annual operation and maintenance experdi.rures over 4.5 yearn have been $1,200/yr. Additional to this figure •:ou ci be salaries for approximately 10 hrs/wk of system maintenance ani 15 hrs,'wk for :monitoring and management. No pumping costs are associated with the gravity flow wetlands system. The amount of time necessary by personnel depends on the amount of monitoring required and on maintenance needs which vary seasonally and can be greatly reduced by careful design of both the hydraulics and physical features of the system. Benefits of the wetlands system using treated wastewater include improved water quality, habitat creation, and recreational and educational opportunities. The wetlands is MVSD's contribution to the community, and it receives heavy use. The recreational and educational benefits included in the wetlands are a good example of the intent of section 201(g) (6) of the Clean Water Act of 1977 "The Administrator shall not make grants ... (for) treatment works unless the grant applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated to the Administrator that the applicant has analyzed the potential recreation and open space opportunities in the planning of the proposed treatment works." There are visitors of all types ranging from neighborhood children who look for animal tracks to organized group tours for college students and environ- mental groups. The District has hosted researchers, municipal officials, and nature photographers. The local Audubon Society gave the District an award for its work and has declared the wetlands to be one of the best birding areas in the county. The California Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America has also officially commended the District for its work on water reuse and habitat creation. There is broad recreational potential in this type of water reuse project. Table 2 delineates the hourly usage of the wetlands by the public. A wetlands system also has income possibilities. For example, during the summer of 1978 there was an over abundance of mosquito fish in the ponds. The local mosquito abatement district seined fish out of the ponds for their use. A local wildlife rehabilitation center and museum collects fish as well as duckweed and invertebrates for animal food. The District could charge for the fish and other food products produccd.10 The possibility exists to sell crayfish for bait or aquatic invertebrates for tropical fish food.11 An option for a large wetlands would be to rent a portion of it to a duck club for hunting. CONCLUSIONS The protection, restoration and enhancement of wetlands has become a national goal. The potential environmental benefits derived from utilizing treated municipal wastewater for wetland restoration and enhancement has been 7-12 F] C P, H der,onstrated by the Ht. View Sanitary District's wetlands project. The project also demonstrates a reuse method that combines wastewater and wild- life management for optimum results. Wetlands systems caeated and main- tained with treated wastewater are cost-effective and low in energy require- ments. (1) A balanced and healthy wetlands ecosystem, composed of pond and marsh areas, has been successfully created using secondary treated wastewater. (2) The wildlife habitat actively supports 72 sp. of plants, 21 sp. of animals, 90 op. of birds and 34 sp. of aquatic invertebrates. (3) Mosquito breeding has been reduced co a minimum through the use of natural predators. Avian botulism and odors have been avoided. (4) Redwood bark floats provide supolementary habitat for aquatic invertebrates, thereby increasing their populations in open waver. (S) Nitrate removal is consistent. BOD and SS removal is seasonal - if algae was not regarded as a component of SS they would then be consistently lowered. (6) Public support for the wetlands is strong, educational and recreational usage is considerable and increasing. 7-13 / . . . ! '. ., � 1�� 11 11 . , , , . I � . , , . . I . I � 4 A - 1--, J! If , I ,,, A 1 .4. I '. - . - `­ � - I . I A 4 1 , i .,; , . 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CDMCamP Dresser & McKee ' consulting engineering construction operations fJ 1 1 301 South McDowell Street, Suite 200 Charlotte, North Carolina 28204-2686 Tel: 704 342-4546 Fax: 704 342-2296 24 April 1997 Mr. Paul Thompson, Jr. President, Camp Bryan Farms, Inc. Coffey & Thompson, Inc. 1423A East Fourth Street Charlotte, NC 28204 Re: Cartaret County Interlocal Agency Dear Mr. Thompson: t 1947.1997 Anniversary Thurman Upchurch, Gordon McAdams, Richard Tsang, and I enjoyed meeting with you and the other Camp Bryan members on 13 April and were pleased that you invited us to share additional information with the members on the proposed wetland habitat project. The members had various in-depth questions, interests, and concerns about the project, and we welcomed the opportunity to explain about the Agency, its probable future legal configuration, its mission, and technical issues related to the proposed project to the extent that those issues have been defined at this early stage of the project. As we noted at our meeting, development of the project is currently at a very elementary stage, and we have identified three critical factors necessary for success of the project: 1. Agreement by Camp Bryan that the wetland habitat can be located on Camp Bryan property, 2. Approval by the State Department of Health and Natural Resources, and 3. Obtaining funding for the project. At this time we are at the beginning of Step 1 above and have initiated discussion with Camp Bryan officers and members on the concept of a created wetland habitat on Camp Bryan property. The wetland is needed because wetlands are perceived as an environmentally acceptable means of returning wastewater treatment plant effluents into' the environment in areas where direct discharges to streams are perceived as a too abrupt transition. The wetland allows the effluent to enter the stream as a natural source of water. The wetland tends to enhance the natural quality through the further removal of nutrients and organics. Consideration of this proposal by Camp Bryan should progress one step at a time and at a pace with which the members feel comfortable. The project is for a very long term, if not permanent; so the decision should be developed carefully. Carteret County Interlocal Agency's (CCIA) development of the project is also proceeding one step at a time. At this stage of the project, CCIA is simply seeking an expression of interest in the project based on 0-1 CDMCamp Dresser & McKee Mr. Paul Thompson, Jr. 24 April 1997 Page 2 currently available information which will enable the project development to advance to a stage of further definition, at which time we will update Camp Bryan officers and members and again seek an expression of continued interest in the project. CCIA will be seeking such endorsements from others during the project development period. Continued progress is contingent on continued endorsement of critical parties like Camp Bryan. If any critical party ceases to endorse the project, the project will either stop or major redirection ' will be necessary. Camp Bryan is the location of choice for the wetland habitat for the following reasons: ■ It is privately owned and has controlled access. ■ The wetland in this location serves the needs of CCIA and benefits Camp Bryan by the creation of a wildlife habitat and by making remote property more accessible. ■ Wetland discharge will be to Hunters Creek and have a long flow route before flowing into Class SA (shellfishing) waters. The other two streams in the area have existing wastewater treatment plant effluent discharges. ■ The wetland in this location has maximum positive envirorunental benefits for waterfowl, wildlife, and marine life. Your formation of a committee of members with special qualifications to review the proposed project with regard to the interests of Camp Bryan is a very appropriate response to CCIA's proposal. We have been contacted by Mr. Mark Craig, one of the committee members, and requested to provide references of similar wetland systems, particularly those on private land (operated by wastewater utility organizations). We are preparing a list of references at this time and will be sending this to Mr. Craig shortly. This is a very prudent action on the part of the committee. We are confident that the committee's findings will have a favorable influence on the initial decision of interest in the project by the Camp Bryan members. Meanwhile, we remain available for discussion and information as you review the matter and form your opinions and initial decision. Please do not overlook the fact that your initial decision of positive interest in the project in no way commits Camp Bryan to future endorsements. If your initial interest is positive, but for any reason Camp Bryan members lose interest in the future as the project gains definition, Camp Bryan is free to terminate further consideration. Meanwhile, we believe the project to be a "win -win" situation. We were honored to be your guests at lunch. The barbeque was the best I have ever tasted. Roger and Debbie must have "written the book" on eastern NC barbequing! We immensely enjoyed visiting with your fellow members. I was particularly intrigued with 4-2 I 11 APPENDIX 9 IBASIS OF ASSUMPTIONS FOR FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 1 71 Appendix 9 Summary of ERU's and Annual Gallons Billed by Year and Basis of Assumptions for Atlantic Beach Fiscal Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Annual Sales (1,000 gl) Residential ERU's Commercial ERU's 213,525 4,454 63 232,742 4,466 63 253,689 276,521 4,478 4,490 63 63 301,408 4,503 63 328,535 4,516 63 328,535 4,516 63 328,535 4,516 63 328,535 4,516 63 328,535 4,516 63 328,535 4,516 63 328,535 4,516 63 TOTAL ERU'S 4,517 4,529 4,541 4,553 4,566 4,579 4,579 4,579 4,579 4,579 4,579 4,579 Assumptions: 1) Population growth freezes in 2000 and so does wastewater gallons. 2) Monthly water usage from 1994 Water Supply Plan inflated for 1995. 3) Number of houses, condominiums, mobile homes and commercial from water supply report. 4) Meter sizes for hotel/motels estimated by using number of units when available. Hotels/motels treated as commercial accounts and assumed to be billed by meter size not units. 5) Annual growth of accounts added to residential classification only by dividing annual population growth of number of persons per household. The number of accounts calculated were added to each year in the residential category. 6) Annual wastewater flow calculated by multiplying previous year by population growth calculation. This was adjusted so that annual mgd was the same ratio above minimal daily flow for the year 2025 as it was for 1995. M M M M M i M M M M r r M M r r ■r r M Appendix 9 Summary of ERU's and Annual Gallons Billed by Year and Basis of Assumptions for Bogue Fiscal Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Annual Sales (1,000 gl) 73,000 73,324 73,649 73,973 74,298 74,622 74,947 75,271 75,596 75,920 76,244 76,569 Residential ERU's 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 Commercial ERU's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL ERU'S 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 Assumptions: 1) Population growth and wastewater growth factor based on growth factor for Cape Carteret. 2) 1995 population estimated from population are time of incorporation. Other information such as median household income obtained from 1990 census for Bogue Township as Bogue town alone was not available. 3) No commercial accounts estimated due to lack of data. 4) Annual growth of accounts added to residential classification only by dividing annual population growth of number of persons per household. The number of accounts calculated were added to each year in the residential category. 5) Annual wastewater flow calculated by multiplying previous year by population growth calculation. = IM r = = = = = IM = r M r = M Ml ■r = = Appendix 9 Summary of ERU's and Annual Gallons Billed by Year and Basis of Assumptions for Cape Carteret Fiscal Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Annual Sales (1,000 gl) Residential ERU's Commercial ERU's 95,995 580 50 98,433 582 59 100,933 584 59 103,497 586 59 106,126 588 59 108,822 590 59 111,586 592 59 114,420 594 59 117,326 596 59 120,306 598 59 123,362 600 59 126,495 602 59 TOTAL ERU'S 630 641 643 645 647 649 651 653 655 657 659 661 Assumptions: 1) Number of houses, condominiums, mobile homes and commercial from land use plan. 2) Annual wastewater flow for FY 95 estimated by using mgd for max month (July) and applying ratio of each other month to max month based on monthly data obtained on Atlantic Beach. 3) Meter sizes for hotel/motels estimated by using number of units when available. Hotels/motels treated as commercial accounts and assumed to be billed by meter size not units. Assumed all hotels/motels were 5/8" meter since no unit information was available. Included six institutional under 1" category. 4) Annual growth of accounts added to residential classification only by dividing annual population growth of number of persons per household. The number of accounts calculated were added to each year in the residential category. 5) Annual wastewater flow calculated by multiplying previous year by population growth calculation. This was adjusted so that annual mgd was the same ratio above minimal daily flow for the year 2025 as it was for 1995. M M r M M M M r r M M M M M M r r M M Appendix 9 Summary of ERU's and Annual Gallons Billed by Year and Basis of Assumptions for Cedar Point Fiscal Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Annual Sales (1,000 gl) Residential ERU's Commercial ERU's 27,740 946 0 28,267 952 0 28,804 958 0 29,351 964 0 29,909 970 0 30,477 976 0 31,056 982 0 31,647 988 0 32,248 995 0 32,860 1,002 0 33,485 1,009 0 34,121 1,016 0 TOTAL ERU'S 946 952 958 964 970 976 982 988 995 1,002 1,009 1,016 Assumptions: 1) Number of houses, condominiums, and mobile homes from census data 1990. 2) Annual wastewater flow for FY 95 estimated by using mgd for max month (July) and applying ratio of each other month to max month based on monthly data obtained on Atlantic Beach. 3) No commercial accounts estimated due to lack of data. 4) Annual growth of accounts added to residential classification only by dividing annual population growth of number of persons per household. The number of accounts calculated were added to each year in the residential category. 5) Annual wastewater flow calculated by multiplying previous year by population growth calculation. This was adjusted so that annual mgd was the same ratio above minimal daily flow for the year 2025 as it was for 1995. = = = = = = M = = = = M = = = = M M Appendix 9 Summary of ERU's and Annual Gallons Billed by Year and Basis of Assumptions for Emerald Isle Fiscal Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Annual Sales (1,000 gl) Residential ERU's Commercial ERU's 289,080 2,433 19 297,752 2,480 19 306,685 315,886 2,529 2,579 19 19 325,362 2,631 19 335,123 2,684 19 345,177 2,739 19 355,532 2,796 19 366,198 2,854 19 377,184 2,914 19 388,499 3,079 19 388,499 3,079 19 TOTAL ERU'S 2,452 2,499 2,548 2,598 2,650 2,703 2,758 2,815 2,873 2,933 3,098 3,098 Assumptions: 1) Population growth freezes in 2005 and so does wastewater gallons. 2) Number of houses, condominiums, mobile homes and commercial from land use plan. 3) Annual wastewater flow for FY 95 estimated by using mgd for max month (July) and applying ratio of each other month to max month based on monthly data obtained on Atlantic Beach. This calculation was adjusted to match total annual flow for Emerald Isle and Indian Beach. 4) Meter sizes for hotel/motels estimated by using number of units when available. Hotels/motels treated as commercial accounts and assumed to be billed by meter size not units. 5) Annual growth of accounts added to residential classification only by dividing annual population growth of number of persons per household. The number of accounts calculated were added to each year in the residential category. 6) Annual wastewater flow calculated by multiplying previous year by population growth calculation. This was adjusted so that annual mgd was the same ratio above minimal daily flow for the year 2025 as it was for 1995. Appendix 9 Summary of ERU's and Annual Gallons Billed by Year and Basis of Assumptions for Indian Beach Fiscal Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Annual Sales (1,000 gl) 124,830 131,945 139,466 147,416 155,818 164,700 174,088 184,011 194,500 205,586 217,305 217,305 Residential ERU's 1,414 1,417 1,420 1,423 1,426 1,429 1,432 1,435 1,439 1,443 1,446 1,446 Commercial ERU's 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 TOTAL ERU'S 1,429 1,432 1,435 1,438 1,441 1,444 1,447 1,450 1,454 1,458 1,461 1,461 Assumptions: 1) Population growth freezes in 2005 and so does wastewater gallons. 2) Number of houses, condominiums, and mobile homes from land use plan. 3) Annual wastewater flow for FY 95 estimated by using mgd for max month (July) and applying ratio of each other month to max month based on monthly data obtained on Atlantic Beach. This calculation was adjusted to match total annual flow for Emerald Isle and Indian Beach. 4) No commercial information was available except that there were 3 RV parks. These were estimated to be 1 1\2" meters. 5) Annual growth of accounts added to residential classification only by dividing annual population growth of number of persons per household. The number of accounts calculated were added to each year in the residential category. 6) Annual wastewater flow calculated by multiplying previous year by population growth calculation. This was adjusted so that annual mgd was the same ratio above minimal daily flow for the year 2025 as it was for 1995. Appendix 9 Summary of ERU's and Annual Gallons Billed by Year and Basis of Assumptions for Morehead City Fiscal Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Annual Sales (1,000 gl) Residential ERU's Commercial ERU's 339,450 4,888 310 354,386 4,941 310 369,979 4,995 310 386,258 5,049 310 403,253 5,104 310 420,996 5,160 310 439,520 5,220 310 458,859 5,280 310 479,049 5,341 310 500,127 5,403 310 522,133 5,466 310 545,106 5,530 310 TOTAL ERU'S 5,198 5,251 5,305 5,359 5,414 5,470 5,530 5,590 5,651 5,713 5,776 5,840 Assumptions: 1) Number of houses, condominiums, mobile homes and commercial from land use plan. 2) Meter sizes for hotel/motels estimated by using number of units when available. Hotels/motels treated as commercial accounts and assumed to be billed by meter size not units. 3) Annual wastewater flow for FY 95 estimated from average flow data from 1989 to 1995, adjusted downward for 14 which is not billed and compared to water gallons billed for fiscal year ending June 30, 1996 less the credit for water billed to Port which does not contribute to sewer flow. 4) Annual growth of accounts added to residential classification only by dividing annual population growth of number of persons per household. The number of accounts calculated were added to each year in the residential category. 5) Annual wastewater flow calculated by multiplying previous year by population growth calculation. This was adjusted so that annual mgd was the same ratio above minimal daily flow for the year 2025 as it was for 1995. P t t CDMCamp Dresser & McKee environmental ' services offices worldwide 0 1 1 THE CARTERET COUNTY 1 MANUFACTURED HOME, MANUFACTURED HOME PARK, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK ORDINANCE 1 1 ' Adopted by the Carteret County Board of Commissioners: September 13, 1999 1 ' Prepared by: Holland Consulting Planners, Inc. Wilmington, North Carolina THE CARTERET COUNTY MANUFACTURED HOME, MANUFACTURED HOME PARK, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK ORDINANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ENACTMENT................................................................I PREAMBLE.................................................................I ARTICLE I: REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES, MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS .......................... 2 ' Section 1. Authority and Enactment ............................................ 2 Section 2. General Provisions ................................................. 2 Section 3. Definitions....................................................... 3 ' Section 4. Certificate of Occupancy for New MH and RV Parks ...................... 7 Section 5. Annual Inspection of MH/RV Parks ................................... 8 ARTICLE II: MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS SPECIFICATIONS .................. 9 ' Section 1. Development Requirements for MH Parks .. 9 Section 2. Sales in MH Parks . 13 ............................ Section 3. Procedure for Obtaining Certificate of Occupancy for MHs in a MH Park .... 13 ' ARTICLE III: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) PARKS SPECIFICATIONS ........... 14 Section 1. Development Requirements for RV Parks .............................. 14 ' Section 2. Sanitary Facilities, Water Supply, Sewerage, Garbage Collections, and Utilities.....................................................16 ' ARTICLE IV: REQUIREMENTS FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES LOCATED ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS OTHER THAN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS IN ' UNZONED AREAS..........................................................18 ARTICLE V: REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES LOCATED ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS OTHER THAN MH PARKS IN UNZONED AREAS ........... 18 Section 1. Requirements for Certificate of Occupancy . 18 ' Section 2. Minimum Lot Requirements ............................. 18 Section 3. Minimum Yard Setbacks ........................................... 18 Section 4. Principal Use....................................................19 PAGE ' Section 5. Utilities, Anchorage, and Grading .................................... 19 Section 6. Off -Street Parking ................................................ 19 Section 7. Underskirting of MHs on Individual Lots ......................... 19 Section 8. Procedure for Obtaining Certificate of Occupancy ....................... 20 ARTICLE VI: APPROVAL AND PERMIT PROCEDURES FOR MIVRV PARKS ........ 20 Section 1. Procedures for Obtaining Approval of Plans and Permits to Construct, Add To, Modify, or Alter a MH/RV Park .............................. 20 Section 2. Information Required in the MH and RV Park Preliminary Plans ........... 21 Section 3. Permits or Certificates for MH Placement and Occupancy ................. 23 Section 4. Procedure for Obtaining Certificate of Occupancy ....................... 23 Section 5. Variances by the Carteret County Board of Adjustment ................... 24 ARTICLE VII: EXISTING NONCONFORMING MH AND RV PARKS ................ 24 ARTICLE VIII: LEGAL PROVISIONS ........................................... 25 Section 1. Enforcement Officer 25 Section 2. .............................................. Penalties for Violation ............................................. 25 Section 3. Remedies.:..................................................... 25 Section 4. Carteret County Board of Adjustment ................................. 25 Section 5. Appeals from the Board of Adjustment ................................ 26 Section 6. Amendments....................................................26 Section 7. Provisions of Ordinance Declared to be Minimum Requirements ........... 27 Section 8. Separability Clause ............................................... 27 Section 9. Repeal of Conflicting Sections of Existing Manufactured Home and Travel Trailer Park Ordinance ....................................... 27 I� H 11 I 1 THE CARTERET COUNTY MANUFACTURED HOME, MANUFACTURED HOME PARK, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK ORDINANCE ENACTMENT: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS, AND MANUFACTURED HOMES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF CARTERET, NORTH CAROLINA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND AMENDMENT THEREOF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA G.S. 153-A ARTICLE 18. PREAMBLE: WHEREAS, in order to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the County of Carteret, North Carolina; to regulate the placement of manufactured homes on individual lots; and to provide for desirable planned manufactured home and recreational vehicle park developments and the establishment ofuniform regulations for such parks, it is necessary to adopt a Manufactured Home, Manufactured Home Park, and Recreational Vehicle Park Ordinance for Carteret County as hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY OF CARTERET, NORTH CAROLINA, AS FOLLOWS: 1 ARTICLE I. REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES, MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS Section 1. Authority and Enactment 1.1 Authority: The provisions of this ordinance are adopted under the authority granted by the General Assembly of North Carolina, General Statute 153-A-121 inclusive. 1.2 Jurisdiction: The regulations set forth in this ordinance shall be applicable within all unincorporated areas of Carteret County not under the planning and regulatory jurisdiction of a municipality. 1.3 Title: This ordinance shall be known as, referred to, and cited as the "Carteret County Manufactured Home, Manufactured Home Park, and Recreational Vehicle Park Ordinance", and hereinafter referred to as the "ordinance". 1.4 Effective Date: This ordinance was adopted by the Carteret County Board of County Commissioners on the 13th day of September, 1999. 1.5 Intemretation: In interpreting and applying the provisions of this ordinance, those provisions shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public safety, health, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare. It is not intended by this ordinance to interfere with or abrogate or annul any easements, covenants, or other agreements between parties; provided, however, that where this ordinance imposes a greater restriction upon the use of manufactured homes or recreational vehicles or premises, or upon the height of buildings, or requires larger open spaces than are imposed or required by other ordinances, rules, regulations, or by easements, covenants, or agreements, the provisions ofthis ordinance shall govern. Likewise, where other ordinances, easements, covenants, or other agreements impose additional or greater restrictions than those regulations set forth herein, the more restrictive regulations shall have precedence. Section 2. General Provisions 2.1 Relationship to Land Use Plan: It is the intention of the Board of Commissioners that this chapter implement the planning policies adopted by the Board of Commissioners for the county, as reflected in the land use plan and other planning documents. While the Board of Commissioners reaffirms its commitment that this chapter and any amendment to it be in conformity with adopted planning policies, the board hereby expresses its intent that neither this chapter nor any amendment to it may be challenged on the basis of any alleged nonconformity with any planning document. 11 1� 11 2 i 2.2 No Use or Sale of Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles Except in Conformity With Chapter Provisions: Subject to Article VI of this ordinance (Approval and Permit Procedures for Manufactured Home/Recreational Vehicle Parks), no person may use, occupy, or sell any manufactured homes or recreational vehicles or authorize or permit the use, occupancy, or sale of manufactured homes or recreational vehicles under his control except in accordance with all of the applicable provisions of this ordinance. 2. For purposes of this section, the "use" or "occupancy" of a manufactured home or recreational vehicle relates to anything and everything that is done to, on, or in that manufactured home or recreational vehicle. 2.3 Fees: 1. Reasonable fees sufficient to cover the costs of administration, inspection, publication of notice and similar matters may be charged to applicants for permits, variances, and other administrative relief as may be required by this ordinance. The amount of the fees charged shall be as set forth in the county's budget or as established by resolution of the Board of Commissioners filed in the office of the county clerk. 2. Fees established in accordance with this subsection shall be paid upon submission of a signed application or notice of appeal. 2.4 Severability: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of Commissioners that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this ordinance are severable, and if any such section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase is declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction in a valid judgment or decree, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases of this ordinance since the same would have been enacted without the incorporation into this ordinance of such unconstitutional or invalid section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase. Section 3. Definitions 3.1 General: For the purpose of interpreting this ordinance, certain words and terms used are defined in this section. Except as defined in this section, all other words used in this ordinance shall have their standard dictionary definition. For general interpretation, the following shall apply in all uses and cases in this ordinance: 1. The present tense includes the future tense, and the future tense includes the present tense. 2. The singular number includes the plural number, and the plural number includes the singular number. . 3. The word "may" is permissive, and the word "shall" is mandatory. 4. The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company or corporation, as well as an individual. 5. The words "used" or "occupied" include the words "intended, designed, or arranged to be used or occupied." 6. Words imparting the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter. 3.2 Word and Term Definitions: Accessory Use or Structure - A use or a structure on the same lot or manufactured home or recreational vehicle park space with, but of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use or structure. Board of Adjustment - A semi judicial body, composed of representatives from Carteret County, which is given certain powers under and relative to this ordinance. Board of Commissioners - The Board of Commissioners of Carteret County. Certificate of Occupancy/Compliance - A statement, signed by an administrative officer authorized by the Carteret County Board of Commissioners, setting forth that the building, structure or use complies with this ordinance, and that the same may be used for the purpose stated herein. CommuniV2ublic Water System - A community water system is a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption if the system serves 15 or more service connections or which regularly serves 25 or more individuals. The term includes: a. Any collection, treatment, storage or distribution facility under control of the operator of the system and used primarily in connection with the system; and b. Any collection or pretreatment storage facility not under the control of the operator of the system which is used primarily in connection with the system. A public water system is either a "community water system" or a "noncommunity water system" as follows: a. "Community water system" means a public water system which serves 15 or more service connections or which regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. b. "Noncommunity water system" means a public water system which is not a community water system. Improvements - The addition of any building, accessory building, and parking area. Lot - Land area of defined boundaries in single ownership, set aside for separate use or occupancy, and recorded as such in the office of the Carteret County Registrar of Deeds. Lot. Area of - The parcel of land.enclosed within the boundaries formed by the property lines. Lot, Corner - A lot abutting two streets or roads (including platted but unopened streets or roads). 4 Lot, Depth - The depth of a lot, for the purpose of this ordinance, is the distance measured in the ' mean direction of the side lines of the lot from the midpoint of the front line to the midpoint of the opposite lot line. ' Lot Line - Any boundary of a parcel of land. Lot Line. Front - Any boundary line of a lot running along a street right-of-way line. If a lot abuts two right-of-way lines, the front lot line shall be the shorter of the two. If a lot abuts more than two right-of-way lines, the front lot line shall be determined by the Enforcement Officer. Lot Line, Rear - The lot line opposite the front lot line. Lot Line, Side - Any lot line which is not a front or rear lot line. Lot of Record - A lot, a plat or a ma which has been recorded in the office of the Registrar of Deeds P g of Carteret County, or a lot described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been ' recorded in the aforementioned office. ' Lot Width - The distance between the side lot lines as measured along the front building line as specified by the applicable front yard setback in this ordinance. ' Manufactured Home - A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet; and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling, ' with or without permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, including the plumbing, heating, and electrical systems contained therein. "Manufactured home" includes any structure that meets all of the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with ' respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of ' 1974, 42 U.S.C. §5401, et seq. For manufactured homes built prior to June 15, 1976, "manufactured home" means a portable ' manufactured housing unit designed for transportation on its own chassis and placement on a temporary or semipermanent foundation having a measurement of over 32 feet in length and over eight feet in width. "Manufactured home" also means a double -wide manufactured home, which is ' two or more portable manufactured housing units designed for transportation on their own chassis that connect on site for placement on a temporary or semipermanent foundation having a ' measurement of over 32 feet in length and over eight feet in width. Manufactured Home Park - Any single parcel of land upon which three or more manufactured homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations. Manufactured home parks are referred to in this ordinance as "MH Park(s)." MH/RV Space - A plot of land within a MH/RV park designed for the accommodation of a single manufactured home/recreational vehicle in accordance with the requirements set forth in this section. MH/RV Stand - That portion of the manufactured home/recreational vehicle space designed for and used as the area occupied by the MH/RV proper. Nonconformin Use - A use of building or land that does not conform with the regulations of this ordinance but was lawful before adoption of this ordinance. "Park Model" Recreational Vehicle - A manufactured home typically built in accordance with the construction requirements of HUD National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §5401, et seq., but because of their limited size they are not required to be labeled by the HUD manufacturing housing program. Since these park model type units are not under the jurisdiction of the HUD program, they are labeled and sold as recreational vehicles. Permitted Structural Use - A structure/use meeting all of the requirements of this ordinance. Planning Commission - A board appointed by the Board of Commissioners for the following purposes: (a) to develop and recommend long-range development plans and policies; (b) to advise the Board of Commissioners in matters pertaining to current physical development for the county's planning jurisdiction. Planning and Inspection Department - Department consisting of the Planning staff and Building Inspection staff for Carteret County. Recreational Vehicle - A recreational vehicle is a vehicle which is: (1) built on a single chassis; (2) self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck; and (3) designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational camping, travel, or seasonal use. Recreational vehicles must be ready, willing, and able to move off -site within 48 hours. When a recreational vehicle is located within a special flood hazard area, the local Flood Prevention Ordinance must be met. Recreational vehicles include "park model" recreational vehicles as defined by this ordinance. Notwithstanding any provisions herein, a tent shall be considered a Recreational Vehicle for the purpose of this ordinance, and tents shall be permitted in Recreational Vehicle Parks. Recreational Vehicle Parks - Any single parcel of land upon which two or more recreational vehicles, occupied for sleeping purposes, are located regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such purposes. Recreational Vehicle Parks are referred to in this ordinance as "RV Park(s)." Setback Line - The line on the front, rear and sides or a lot which delineates the area upon which a structure may be built and maintained. Sian - Any words, lettering, parts of letters, pictures, figures, numerals, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, design, trade names or trademarks by which anything is made known, such as the designation of an individual, firm, association, profession, business commodity or product, which are visible from any public way and used to attract attention. n LI 0 H 11 Stabilizing System - A combination of the anchoring system and the support system when properly installed. Storage - A depository for commodities or items for the purpose of future use or safekeeping. Street - A public thoroughfare which affords access to abutting property and is recorded as such in the office of the Carteret County Registrar of Deeds. Use - The purpose for which land or structure thereon is designed, arranged or intended to be occupied or used, or for which it is occupied, maintained, rented or leased. Use, Accessory - A use incidental to and customarily associated with the use -by -right and located on the same lot with the use -by -right, and operated and maintained under the same ownership with the operation of the use -by -right. Use By - A use which is listed as an unconditionally permitted activity in this ordinance. Use, Nonconforming - A use of structure or land that does not conform with the regulations of the district in which the structure or land is situated or with the requirements of this ordinance. Variance - A modification or alteration of any of the requirements of this ordinance. Yard - Any open space on the same lot with a structure and unoccupied from the ground upward except by trees, shrubbery, or fences. Yard, Front - A yard across the full width of the lot, extending from the front line of the structure to the front lot line. Yard, Rear - A yard located behind the rear line of the main structure, if extended, to the perimeter of the lot. Yard, Side - A yard between the structure and side lot line, extending from the front building line to the rear building line. Section 4. Certificate of Occupancy for New MH and RV Parks 4.1 It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a MH or RV park constructed after the adoption of this ordinance, within the jurisdiction of this ordinance, unless such person shall first obtain a certificate of occupancy. 4.2 It shall be unlawful for any person to alter or make any additions to any MH/RV park within the jurisdiction of this ordinance until a building permit has been issued. 4.3 When the developer of the MH/RV park is satisfied that construction has been completed in accordance with the plan approved by the Planning Commission, certification of the proper installation of utilities shall be made, and the site shall be inspected by the Carteret County Building Inspector. Once the Building Inspector issues a letter to the Director of Planning and Inspections stating the MH/RV park is in compliance with the approved plan and other applicable regulations, the certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Department of Planning and Inspections. 4.4 The MH/RV park shall be maintained in compliance with the plan. In the event of violation of the plan, or any provision of this ordinance, the Carteret County Building Inspector, as the Enforcement Officer hereunder, may take action pursuant to Article VIII of this ordinance to remedy, correct or abate the violation. 4.5 In the event the Carteret County Board of Adjustment granted a special use permit for the MH/RV park, then in the event of violation of the plan, or any provision of this ordinance, the Carteret County Board of Adjustment, following due notice in a hearing concerning the alleged violations, may revoke the special use permit for the MH/RV park. 4.6 The Carteret County Planning and Inspections Department may, after due notice, subject to the right of appeal, suspend or revoke the certificate of occupancy for failure to maintain the park in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance. 4.7 Except for the nonconforming provisions of this ordinance, the certificate of occupancy may be revoked for a specific section of the MH/RV park which is in violation of the approved plan or a provision of this ordinance, and occupancy may be allowed to continue in portions of the park which are in conformity with the certificate of occupancy. r 4.8 All MH and RV parks existing on the effective date of this ordinance cannot expand unless such expansions comply with all applicable procedures and requirements of this ordinance. , Section 5. Annual Inspection of MH/RV Parks 5.1 The Carteret County Planning and Inspections Department and Health Department may conduct as many inspections of MH/RV parks as are deemed necessary to insure the maintenance of the applicable standards. 5.2 The MH/RV park operators in Carteret County shall pay an annual inspection fee. A fee may be imposed by the Board of Commissioners and will be payable initially upon application for the certificate of occupancy for a park. As long as the park remains in operation, the fee shall be paid yearly in the same month in which the original certificate of occupancy was granted. 5.3 The certificate of occupancy for a MH/RV park may be revoked if the annual inspection fee, if required, is not paid. E n ARTICLE II. MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS SPE CIFICATIONS ' Section 1. Development Requirements for MH Parks ' 1.1 Every new MH park shall be located on a tract of land not less than three (3) acres in size. 1.2 Minimum MH Space Requirement ' *Area: (A) 15,000 square feet - public/community water and public sewerage not provided. (B) 10,000 square feet - public/community water or public sewerage provided. (C) 7,000 square feet - public/community water and public sewerage provided. ' *Minimum space size providing Environmental Health regulations can be met. Width: ' (A) 15,000 square feet/75 feet (B) 10,000 square feet/65 feet ' (C) 7,000 square feet/50 feet Setbacks for Manufactured Homes and Accessory Structures: (A) Front yard setback - 20 feet t (B) Side yard setback - 7 feet (C) Rear yard setback - 10 feet ' Manufactured homes shall be located no closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any exterior property line of the MH park. 1.3 Each space shall be designated on the ground by permanent markers or monuments. ' 1.4 Storage of a manufactured home shall be prohibited. 1.5 The surface of each MH stand shall be located on properly graded and compacted soil and ' should be of sufficient size to accommodate the proposed manufactured home. 1.6 All MH parks shall front on a public or private road. 1.7 A development application shall be completed for all accessory buildings. Accessory buildings are not to exceed one hundred forty-four (144) square feet in floor area. An accessory building with any wall greater than 12 feet in length shall require a building permit. One accessory building shall be allowed per space. 1.8 Parking spaces sufficient to accommodate at least two (2) automobiles shall be constructed within each MH space, and they shall be paved and/or covered with four (4) inches of compacted crushed stone -or other similar materials. 1 1.9 All spaces within the park shall be graded to prevent any water from ponding or accumulating on or around the manufactured home spaces. Any MH space located in a federally designated flood zone shall comply with the local Flood Prevention Ordinance. 1.10 Each MH space shall be graded and graded areas grassed to prevent erosion and provide adequate storm drainage away from the MH. 1.11 The slope of the surface of the MH stand shall not exceed three (3) percent. 1.12 The roads and driveways of the MH park shall be improved. Minimum improvements shall be a compacted base of four (4) inches of NC Department of Transportation approved Type ABC stone. Roads shall be maintained with a good and passable surface, free of ruts and potholes. Driveways shall be of adequate widths to accommodate parking and traffic volume in accordance with the type of road: 1. Entrance streets and other collector streets with guest parking on both sides - thirty- six (36) feet minimum right-of-way with twenty (20) feet of paved roadway and shoulders graveled to a depth of four (4) inches (requirements for shoulders can be varied if adequate guest parking is provided through an alternate plan). 2. Collector street with no parking or minor or cul-de-sac street with no parking - twenty-four (24) feet minimum right-of-way with twenty (20) feet minimum paved roadway. 3. One-way minor street with no parking (acceptable only if less than five hundred [500] feet total length and serving less than fifteen [15] MH stands) - Sixteen (16) feet minimum right-of-way with fourteen (14) feet minimum paved roadway. . 1.13 No MH space shall have direct vehicular access to a public street. 1.14 No banks, except along drainage ditches, in the park shall be created with a slope steeper than three (3) feet to one (1) foot. 1.15 Closed ends of dead-end drives or roads shall be provided with turning circle with a radius of fifty (50) feet and a minimum improved radius of forty (40) feet. 1.16 Each MH space shall have adequate access for both MH and automobile(s), with a minimum access width of twenty (20) feet unless more is deemed necessary because of topographical conditions or street curvature. 1.17 When the MH park has more than one direct access to a public street, these shall not be less than two hundred (200) feet apart or closer than three hundred (300) feet to a public street intersection unless topographical conditions or unusual site conditions demand otherwise. 10 E I 1.18 Signs for Identification of Parks: Permanent identification sign(s) shall be required for every manufactured home park. The size of the signs shall be as follows: Not more than two (2) signs with a total maximum area of 48 square feet and a total minimum area of 12 square feet. Signs must be located on the park property within 50 feet of the entrance and at least 10 feet off the front property line. Signs must be located a minimum of five (5) feet from any side propertylines. Only indirect non -flashing lighting maybe used for illumination, and the sign must be constructed in such a manner as to prevent a direct view of the light source from any public road right-of-way. 1.19 Screening: A minimum 10-foot wide vegetative buffer must be provided to materially screen the uses within the park from the view of abutting properties. The vegetative buffer shall contain evergreen shrubs spaced not more than five feet apart, and not less than one row of dense shrubs planted at an initial height of at least three feet and shall be of such type that can be expected to be five feet or more in height after three growing seasons. Said vegetative buffer shall be maintained continuously in a healthy state by the property owner(s). When a vegetative buffer is deemed inappropriate due to limited lot area, the Enforcement Officer may allow either a durable masonry wall or wooden fence designed to be compatible with the character of adjacent properties. Adjacent to residential districts, walls and fences must be at least five feet in height but not greater than ten feet in height, measured from the ground along the common lot line of adjoining properties. Along nonresidential zoning district boundaries, walls and fences must be at least five feet high but not greater than eight feet high. Walls and fences must be constructed and maintained in safe and sound condition. This requirement may be waived or varied by the Carteret County Enforcement Officer along any boundary which is naturally screened by plant materials or topography. Landscaping is recommended throughout the park with ample trees and shrubs to provide shade and break up open areas. All banks and open areas shall be stabilized. 1.20 Removal of Rubbish: All cut or fallen trees, stumps, or rubbish shall be completely removed from the MH park. 1.21 Clearing Drainage Wad During the construction, preparation, arrangement, and installation of MH park improvements and facilities in the MH park at or along a stream bed, the developer shall maintain the stream bed of each stream, creek, or backwash channel and banks of the stream. All streams, creeks and channels shall be kept free of debris, logs, timber, junk, and other accumulations of a nature that would, in time of flood, clog or dam the passage of waters in their downstream course; installation of appropriately sized storm water drains, culverts or bridges shall not be construed as obstructions in the stream. 1.22 Recreation and Open Space: MH parks shall develop and maintain their own recreational areas or pay a fee in lieu of dedication. A total of 1,000 square feet of recreational area shall be reserved for each MH space located within the MH park. This recreation space shall be located in a consolidated site accessible to all occupants of the MH park. In MH parks containing 100 or more spaces, recreational facilities shall be divided into multiple sites, with one site for each 100 spaces or portion thereof. The recreational site shall be landscaped, usable ground. Water areas, marsh and periodically flooded areas may not be included in the calculation of space. 11 Fees in Lieu of Dedication. A developer shall pay a recreation fee when a recreation area is not dedicated. The fee will be based on the tax assessed/market value or $10,000 per acre dedicated, whichever is less. The following formula shall be used: (number of spaces X 1,000 square feet) / 43,560 X assessed value per acre. 1.23 Development Within Flood Zones: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) governs development within flood zones with the use of Federal Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM). Five flood zones have been designated: "V", "X", "A", "B", and "C" zones. Any development within the "A" zone must meet the minimum height requirement as per the FIRM maps. Should a property owner not agree with the FIRM map, an appeal may be made to FEMA. 1.24 Structural Additions: Structural additions may be added to a MH within a MH park provided a building permit has been obtained from Carteret County. All structural additions shall comply and conform with the North Carolina Building Code. All structural additions shall be removed within 60 days after the subject MH is moved, unless attached to another MH on the same site within the 60 day period. 1.25 In every MH Park, all utility installations shall comply with applicable building and health codes of Carteret County and the State of North Carolina, and the requirements of the North Carolina Utilities Commission. All utilities shall be properly identified so they shall be easily recognized. Each MH shall be required to connect with the utilities provided at each MH space. 1.26 Utilities - MH Stand: Each MH stand shall be equipped with water and sanitary sewer connections grouped into a utility core where public water and sewer are provided. 1.27 Electricity Suppl3L A minimum of 200 ampere, 120-240 volt single phase electrical supply shall be provided to each MH stand, terminating in approved MH service panel uniformly installed throughout the park. 1.28 Water Supply: Each MH park shall obtain water from a public water supply when available, and when unavailable, from a source approved by the Carteret County Health Department. The water supply and pressure shall be adequate for the park requirements. Water for drinking, cooking, laundry, and general sanitary uses for each individual MH shall be obtained only from faucets or other plumbing connections located within each MH. 1.29 Sewage Disposal: Each MH park shall be provided with an adequate sewage disposal system, either by connection to a public sewer system or a septic tank system constructed in compliance with the regulations administered by the Carteret County Health Department. All sewage wastes from each MH park, including refrigerator drains, sinks, faucets, and water - using appliances not herein mentioned shall be piped into the MH park sewage disposal system. 12 LJI 1 1.30 Garbage Disposal: All garbage and refuse in each mobile home park shall be stored in suitable ' waterproof and rodent -proof receptacles which shall be kept covered with tightly fitting lids. All garbage and refuse shall be regularly collected and disposed of by the manufactured home park operator in a sanitary manner acceptable to the Carteret County Health Department. ' 1.31 Fuel Oil Storage: Each MH unit that requires the use of fuel oil shall be furnished with a painted oil storage tank, having a minimum capacity of one hundred fifty (150) gallons, set ' upon a painted, prefabricated metal stand and installed according to the North Carolina Building Code. ' 1.32 Anchors or Tie -Downs: Each MH space or stand shall be improved to provide for adequate placement of anchor or tie -down points. Each MH shall be so secured as specified by the State of North Carolina Regulations for Manufactured/Mobile Homes. 1 1.33 Storm Drainage: All MH parks shall provide an adequate storm drainage system to provide for proper runoff of storm water. At no time shall a drainage system be constructed so as to ' permit the freestanding of water; however, this shall not prohibit stormwater retention/ detention facilities. ' 1.34 Underskirting of MHs in MH Parks: Any MH placed in a MH park after adoption of this ordinance shall have a corrosive -resistant skirt extending from the bottom of the MH to the ground. Said skirt shall be provided with an access door measuring 18" x 24" or larger and ' properly ventilated according to the State of North Carolina Regulations for Manufactured/Mobile Homes. 1.35 Spaces Numbered: Each MH space shall be identified by a permanent number which shall not be changed. The appropriate number of each MH space must be permanent and visibly displayed. Each number shall be placed on a concrete, wood, metal, or any permanent post and conspicuously located on the lot. Section 2. Sales in MH Parks 2.1 It shall be unlawful to sell on a commercial basis MHs or trailers within MH parks. 2.2 It shall be unlawful to sell a MH space(s) within the MH parks. 2.3 It shall be unlawful to operate any business within a MH park. Section 3. Procedure for Obtaining Certificate of Occupancy for MHs in a MH Park 1. The applicant shall apply for a MH Permit at the Planning and Inspections Department. 2. The applicant shall make the following information available to this agency: a. Name of MH park b. Space number C. Size of MH d. Manufacturer and manufacturing date of MH 13 3. Prior to a manufactured home permit being issued, the applicant must submit to the Planning & Inspections Department an overall operations permit for the wastewater system(s) serving the park with written "authorization to connect" from the Health Department or an existing system approval for a wastewater system serving an individual lot. 4. Once the manufactured home permit is issued, the MH can be placed within the manufactured home park. 5. Once all requirements have been met, a certificate of compliance shall be issued which shall release permanent electricity to the manufactured home. ARTICLE III. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) PARKS SPECIFICATIONS Section 1. Development Requirements for RV Parks 1.1 Each new RV park shall be located on a tract of land not less than three (3) acres in size. 1.2 Every space shall consist of minimum area of two thousand (2,000) square feet. Each space shall be designated on the ground by markers or monuments. 1.3 No more than one (1) RV unit may be parked on any one space. 1.4 All RV units adjacent to a public or private street shall be set back a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from the right-of-way. 1.5 Parking spaces sufficient to accommodate at least one (1) automobile and RV unit shall be constructed within each space and they shall be covered with four (4) inches of crushed stone, marl, or engineer approved material. The improved areas may be limited to runners to minimize the development of ruts or low spots caused by vehicle tires. 1.6 A topographic map of all RV parks shall be provided with contour intervals of two (2) feet. 1.7 All spaces within the park shall be graded to prevent any water from ponding or accumulating on or around the recreational vehicle spaces. Any RV space located in a federally designated flood zone shall comply with the local Flood Prevention Ordinance. 1.8 Each space shall be properly graded to obtain a reasonably flat site and to provide adequate drainage away from the space. 1.9 No space shall have direct vehicular access to a public road. 1.10 The park shall be developed with proper drainage ditches. All banks shall be sloped and seeded. 14 1 I I i 1.11 Closed ends of dead-end drives or roads shall be provided with a turning circle with a radius of forty-five (45) feet and a minimum improved radius of forty (40) feet. 1.12 The roads of the RV park shall be improved with a minimum compacted base of four (4) inches of NC Department of Transportation approved Type ABC stone. Two way streets shall have a 20 foot right-of-way and 18 feet of improvement. One way roads must have a 16 foot right-of-way and 14 feet of improvement. 1.13 When the RV park has more than one direct access to a public road, they shall not be less than two hundred (200) feet apart or closer than three hundred (300) feet to a public road intersection unless topographical conditions or unusual site conditions demand otherwise. 1.14 Signs for Identification of Parks: Not more than one (1) sign with a total area of eighty (80) square feet shall be allowed. The clearance of the sign shall not be less than eight (8) feet from the grade of the right-of-way or finished grade beneath the sign, whichever is less. The height of the sign shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height from the grade of the right-of- way or surface grade beneath the sign, whichever is less. The sign shall be located on park property, but no closer than ten (10) feet from any right-of-way or front property line and no closer than five (5) feet from any side property line. Only indirect non -flashing lighting may be used for illumination, and the sign must be constructed in such a manner as to prevent a direct view of the light source from any public road right-of-way. 1.15 Screening: A minimum 10-foot wide vegetative buffer must be provided to materially screen the uses within the park property from the view of abutting properties. The vegetative buffer shall contain evergreen shrubs spaced not more than five feet apart, and not less than one row of dense shrubs planted at an initial height of at least three feet and shall be of such type that can be expected to be five feet or more in height after three growing seasons. Said vegetative buffer shall be maintained continuously in a healthy state by the property owner(s). When a vegetative buffer is deemed inappropriate due to limited lot area, the Enforcement Officer may allow either a durable masonry wall or wooden fence designed to be compatible with the character of adjacent properties. Adjacent to residential districts, walls and fences must be at least five feet in height but not greater than ten feet in height, measured from the ground along the common lot line of adjoining properties. Along non-residential zoning district boundaries, walls and fences must be at least five feet high but not greater than eight feet high. Walls and fences must be constructed and maintained in safe and sound condition. This requirement may be waived or varied by the Enforcement Officer along any boundary which is naturally screened by plant materials or topography. Landscaping is recommended throughout the park with ample trees and shrubs to provide shade and break up open areas. All banks and open areas shall be stabilized. 1.16 Each RV park shall have a central structure or structures that will provide toilet facilities as per the applicable North Carolina Building Code. This structure may also contain a retail sales counter, and/or coin operated machines for the park residents' use only, provided they are completely enclosed within the building and there is no exterior advertising. Vending machines are exempt. . 15 1 1.17 No swimming pool or bathing area shall be installed, altered, improved or used without ' compliance with applicable regulations. 1.18 Screened Porches and/or Decks: Screened porches and/or decks not exceeding three hundred , (300) square feet shall be allowed within approved Recreational Vehicle Parks. All such structures must comply with all applicable State Building Codes. A permit shall be obtained ' prior to construction. 1.19 Accessory buildings not exceeding sixty-four (64) square feet shall be permitted. ' Section 2. Sanitary Facilities, Water Supply Sewerage Garbage Collections and Utilities ' In every park, all utility installations shall comply with all regulations of Carteret County and the State of North Carolina. 2.1 Sanitary Facilities: 1. Reauirements: Parks shall have service buildings with facilities sufficient to satisfy the , North Carolina State Building and Plumbing codes. 2. Compliance: All toilet, shower, lavatory and laundry facilities shall be provided and , maintained in a clean, sanitary condition and kept in good repair at all times. They shall be safely and adequately lighted. Facilities shall be easily accessible and ' conveniently located. All toilet, shower, lavatory and laundry room facilities shall be acceptable to the Health Department and shall be in conformity with all North Carolina Building Codes. , 3. Permanent sleeping_ quarters: Shall not be permitted within the park for guests. The owner/manager may live on -site in a manufactured home. ' 2.2 Water Supply ' 1. Requirements: A safe, adequate and conveniently located water supply must be provided for each park in compliance with applicable regulations. No water supply shall be installed, altered or used without the written permission of the Planning and Inspections Department and Health Department. 2. Drinking fountains: Shall be of an approved type and in locations acceptable to the North Carolina State Building Code. Faucets shall not be used as drinking fountains. Areas around faucets or drinking fountains shall be drained in a manner acceptable to ' the Planning and Inspections Department and Health Department. 2.3 Sewage Disposal I 1. Toilet facilities: Must be provided for each park in compliance with applicable regulations and be approved, adequate and conveniently located. I 16 1 2. Sewage_Dumping Station: The park owner shall provide each space with an individual ' sewer connection to an approved sewer system(s) or provide a sewage dumping station connected to an approved sewer system. ' 3. No method of sewage disposal shall be installed, altered or used without the written permission of the Carteret County Health Department. All sewage wastes from each park, including wastes from toilets, showers, bathtubs, lavatories, wash basins, ' refrigerator drains, sinks, faucets and water -using appliances not herein mentioned shall be piped into the park's sewage disposal system or systems. ' 2.4 Garbage and Refuse Disposal: All garbage and refuse in each recreational vehicle park shall be stored in suitable waterproof and rodent -proof receptacles which shall be kept covered with tightly fitting lids. All garbage and refuse shall be regularly collected and disposed of by the recreational vehicle park operator in a sanitary manner acceptable to the Carteret County Health Department. I 2.5 Insect and Rodent Control Measures: Insect and rodent control measures to safeguard the public health and comfort shall be used in the park as required by the Health Department. I 2.6 Electrical Service: Where electrical service is used, the installation and use of such facilities shall conform with all applicable codes. Electrical service to the spaces must be underground. ' 2.7 Utilities: Utilities shall be installed underground. 2.8 Manufactured Homes in RV Parks: It shall be unlawful for a person to park or store a MH ' in a RV park, except that a single MH may be located within the park for exclusive use as dwelling quarters of the park manager or operator. Such a MH shall be located in an area designed on the preliminary park plan for the location of the dwelling headquarters for the ' park manager or operator and shall be subject to approval by the Carteret County Planning Commission. Except for the park management operator, RV parks shall not be used as a permanent or primary place(s) of residence or occupancy. 2.9 Miscellaneous Provisions: 1. Fire Protection: The operator of a RV park, is responsible for installing and maintaining adequate fire protection in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the North Carolina State Building Code Volume V - Fire Prevention ' as administered by the Carteret County Fire Marshal and Building Inspector. 2. Health Regulations - All applicable regulations within the jurisdiction of the Health Department shall be complied with except where such regulations are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, in which case, the more restrictive provision shall apply. ' 2.10 Revocation of RV Park Maintenance Permit ' The Enforcement Officer, after due notice, may suspend or revoke the right to occupy/operate any RV park for violating the provisions of this ordinance. ' 17 ARTICLE IV. REQUIREMENTS FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES LOCATED ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS OTHER THAN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS IN UNZONED AREAS Recreational Vehicles for temporary or permanent occupancy shall not be allowed on individual lots. ARTICLE V. REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES LOCATED ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS OTHER THAN MH PARKS IN UNZONED AREAS Section 1. Requirements for Certificate of Occupancy Except as provided in this Article, no certificate of occupancy for a MH to be located on an individual lot other than within a MH park shall be issued unless all the requirements of this Article are complied with. In the event the requirements of this Article conflict with a requirement for MHs under any other ordinance, then the most restrictive requirement shall apply. Section 2. Minimum Lot Requirements 2.1 Public water and sewerage not provided 1. Area - 20,000 square feet 2. Lot width - 80 feet at building line 2.2 Public water or sewerage provided 1. Area - 15,000 square feet 2. Lot width - 70 feet at building line 2.3 Public water and sewerage provided 1. Area - 7,000 square feet 2. Lot width - 60 feet at building line Section 3. Minimum Yard Setbacks 3.1 3.2 Front: 20 feet, 40 feet if located along a major thoroughfare (Highways 70, 58, 24, 101, and 12). * Side: 10 feet, 15 feet if side yard line is adjacent to a street right-of-way. 3.3 Rear: 30 feet. * Nonconforming front setback - When a nonconforming use is totally discontinued for a period of more than one hundred eighty (180) days, any further use of the property shall be in conformity with the required front setback (Amended May 16, 1994). 7 L 18 r �1 Section 4. Principal Use 4.1 A MH shall not be allowed permanently on a lot occupied by another MH, other dwelling unit or other principal use except for the following: 1. Lots greater than one acre; a. two MH b. one MH and one dwelling unit C. one MH and other principal use. 4.2 A MH may be allowed on a lot for a period not to exceed one (1) year if a permanent structure is under construction on the same lot. 4.3 Storage of manufactured homes shall be prohibited. Section 5. Utilities, Anchorage, and Grading 5.1 Water: Connection shall be made to system approved in writing by the County Health Department or the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources Public Water Supply Section. 5.2 Sewage: Connection shall be made to a system approved by County Health Department in writing. 5.3 Electricity: Connection shall be approved by the County Planning and Inspections Department. Connection to another principal structure shall not be allowed. 5.4 Anchorage: Anchorage or tie -down system shall be approved by the County Planning and Inspections Department. 5.5 Grading: If the lot is located within the enforcement jurisdiction of the Coastal Area Management Act, a permit must be obtained before any land disturbing activities take place in or affecting the Area of Environmental Concern. Section 6. Off -Street Parking 6.1 Two (2) off-street parking spaces (200 square feet minimum per space) are required per lot. 6.2 Adequate ingress and egress to spaces shall be provided. Section 7. Underskirting of MHs on Individual Lots Any MH placed in Carteret County on individual lots after adoption of this ordinance shall have a corrosive -resistant skirt extending from the bottom of the MH to the ground. Said skirt shall be provided with an access door measuring 18" x 24" or larger and properly ventilated according to the North Carolina Building Code. 19 Section 8. Procedure for Obtaining Certificate of Occupancy 8.1 The applicant shall apply for an Improvement (sewage) Permit at the Health Department, MH Permit, and Coastal Area Management Act Permit, if applicable, at the Planning and Inspections Department. The applicant shall make the following information available to these agencies: 1. Location of lot. 2. Type of water and sewage systems to be installed and/or used. 3. Size of manufactured home. 4. Manufacturer, manufacturing date, and zone classification of MH. 5. Existence of any other structure (or MH) on lot. 6. Name of licensed MH mover. 8.2 The Health Department shall test the lot for adequate sewage disposal characteristics. If the lot meets minimum requirements, the Health Department shall submit an Improvements Permit and Construction Authorization to the Planning and Inspections Department. 8.3 The Planning and Inspections Department shall issue a MH Permit and Coastal Area Management Act Permit, if applicable. 8.4 When the MH is properly located, connected to a sewage system, anchored and connected to the electrical source, and steps installed, the Planning and Inspections Department shall make a final inspection. 8.5 If the MH is in compliance with all requirements, a certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Planning and Inspections Department which shall release permanent electricity to the MH. ARTICLE VI. APPROVAL AND PERMIT PROCEDURES FOR MH/RV PARKS Section 1. Procedures for Obtaining Approval of Plans and Permits to Construct Add To Modify or Alter a MH/RV Park The following procedures shall be followed for approval of plans and permits to construct a new MH/RV park, or add to or alter an existing park: 1. Prior to application for a MH/RV park, a plan drawn in accordance with Article VI, Section 2 shall be submitted to the Technical Review Committee for review and recommendations. 2. Following the Technical Review Committee meeting, the property owner and/or developer shall begin the development application process and submit the plan to the Environmental Health Department for evaluation of the park. The Environmental Health Department shall submit the results to the Planning Department prior to consideration for preliminary approval by the Planning Commission. n F 20 Fi I� [l 3. The owner/developer is required to submit to the Planning Department twelve (12) copies of the plan with all required changes/modifications and all other required information, including all state and federal environmental permits, two (2) weeks prior to the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. 4. The Carteret County Planning Commission shall review the Preliminary Plan and application to insure that it complies with the requirements of this ordinance. Upon approval of said plan by the Carteret County Planning Commission and the Carteret County Health Department, then a permit to construct and/or alter the MH/RV Park as specified in the Preliminary Plan shall be issued by the Carteret County Planning and Inspections Department. All construction must conform to the Preliminary Plan and the requirements of this ordinance. Approval of the Preliminary Plan shall become null and void after twelve (12) months if the park has not received the certificate of occupancy, or unless a request for extension has been granted by the Planning Commission. 5. Upon the completion of all required improvements as specified in this ordinance, the property owner and/or developer shall request that the Carteret County Planning and Inspections Department inspect the park and give written notice to the applicant and the Planning Director verifying the approval or disapproval of the MH/RV Park. If the MH/RV Park is disapproved, the specific reasons for disapproval will be stated. Once approved, the Planning Director will issue a letter to the owner authorizing the issuance of permits for occupancy within the park. 6. If a MH/RV Park is planned to be developed in phases, the Preliminary approval shall be based only on that phase of development that has been submitted to the Planning Commission. 7. Periodic inspections of the park shall be made by the Carteret County Enforcement Officer to determine compliance with the plans and specifications. The developer shall make available any records, test data, or other information central to such inspections. 8. In the event the proposed MH/RV Park is located in an area properly zoned by Carteret County which allows the park as a special use within the zoning district, the Board of Adjustment shall be required to review the plan and approve a special use permit prior to preliminary approval by the Carteret County Planning Commission. Section 2. Information Required in the MH and RV Park Preliminga Plans The preliminary and final plans shall be submitted to the Carteret County Planning Department showing the following on one or more sheets. Unless otherwise required in this section, a scale of not larger than one (1) inch equals forty (40) feet shall be used. In all cases, the proposed characteristics shall be shown in a manner that shall distinguish them clearly from the existing characteristics of the land. 11 21 1. A location ' map showing the location of the MH/RV park in relation to the surrounding area within a one (1) mile radius. ' 2. The name of the MH/RV park, the name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s), the developer if applicable, and the registered surveyor, engineer or architect who designed the park. ' 3. Date, scale, and approximate North arrow. 4. The boundary line of the tract with accurate linear and angular dimensions drawn to scale and the area of the park in square feet or acres. , 5. Location of all MH/RV spaces and stands identified by space number. 6. A detailed drawing of a typical MH/RV space to a scale of not larger than one (1) , inch equals ten (10) feet showing the location of the MH/RV stand and construction thereof, utilities and the MH/RV utility connections, patio, footings, walks, parking ' spaces, driveways, outside lights (if applicable), set back requirements, refuse racks (if applicable), location of septic tank, drain field, or point of contact to public system, and all other improvements. ' 7. Locations and uses of any proposed buildings and building lines. ' 8. Name, location and dimensions of all proposed roads. The location and dimensions of all alleys, driveways, entrances, exits and walkways. The proposed method ofroad surfacing or stabilization must be provided. ' 9. Vegetative buffering plan shall be outlined. ' 10. Location and dimensions of all recreation areas, open spaces and parks with proposed improvements indicated. ' 11. Plans ofproposed utility layouts (sewer lines, septic tanks, septic tank drainfields, and water lines) showing connections to existing or proposed utility systems if feasible. Where public sewer is not available, a written statement from the County Health ' Department shall be submitted with the MH/RV park plan indicating that the MH/RV park has adequate land area, soil, and site conditions to accommodate the proposed sewage disposal systems. When a park is served by a community or non -community ' well, approval must be obtained from the State or local Health Department. 12. Location of all garbage receptacles with design of garbage stands or racks indicated. ' 13. A general plan for all electrical installations prepared to meet the National Electrical Code and all local codes or ordinances. This shall include location and intensity of ' street lights. 14. Location of identification signs. 22 1 15. The preliminary plan shall include topographic information with two (2) foot contour lines. 16. The flood zone of the tract of land shall be shown on the preliminary plan meeting the requirements of the Carteret County Flood Prevention Ordinance. 17. Signature and seal of person or firm responsible for the plan. Section 3. Permits or Certificates for MH Placement and Occupancy ' 3.1 Existing MH Space: A MH shall not be occupied until all necessary permits have been secured from the Planning and Inspections Department and the Carteret County Health Department. ' 3.2 New or Additional MH Spaces: A MH shall not be occupied unless the MH park has been issued a valid certificate of occupancy. Each individual MH placed on the new or additional ' space must also have been issued a MH permit, septic tank permit, and any other required permits (i.e., CAMA, FEMA). Section 4. Procedure for Obtaining Certificate of Occupancy 4.1 The applicant shall apply for an Improvement (sewage) Permit at the Health Department, MH ' Permit and Coastal Area Management Act Permit, if applicable, at the Planning and Inspections Department. The applicant shall make the following information available to these agencies: ' 1. Location of space 2. Type of water and sewage systems to be installed and/or used 3. Size of manufactured home 4. Manufacturer, manufacturing date, and zone classification of MH 5. Existence of any other structure (or MH) on space 6. Name of licensed MH mover. 4.2 The Health Department shall test the space for adequate sewage disposal characteristics. If ' the space meets minimum requirements, the Health Department shall submit an Improvements Permit and Construction Authorization to the Planning and Inspections Department. ' 4.3 The Planning and Inspections Department shall check the space for adequate size and proposed stand placement. ' 4.4 The Planning and Inspections Department shall issue a MH Permit and Coastal Area Management Act Permit, if applicable. ' 4.5 When the MH is properly located, connected to a sewage system, anchored and connected to the electrical source, and steps installed as required for manufactured homes, the Planning and Inspections Department shall make a final inspection. 23 4.6 If the MH is in compliance with all requirements, a certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Planning and Inspections Department which shall release permanent electricity to the MH. Section 5. Variances by the Carteret County Board of Adjustment The Carteret County Board of Adjustments may grant variances to the requirements of Articles II, III and V herein as will not be contrary to the public interests, where owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of these sections will, in an individual case, result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship so that the spirit of this ordinance shall be observed, public safety, and welfare secured and substantial justice done. ARTICLE VII. EXISTING NONCONFORMING MH AND RV PARKS 1.1 Continuation of Nonconforming Use: Any MH/RV park which is made nonconforming as a result of this ordinance may continue as a nonconforming use. Any increase in MH or RV spaces shall be considered an expansion or enlargement which must meet the current ordinance. 1.2 Stabilizing Devices: All manufactured homes shall be installed with stabilizing devices as prescribed by the manufacturer's manual's instructions, if available, otherwise, the State of North Carolina Regulations for Manufactured/Mobile Homes. 1.3 Abandonment: 1. If any nonconforming MH/RV park is abandoned for a period of 180 days, the land must thereafter be used in conformity with all existing ordinances within Carteret County. 2. Any MH/RV park in or on which a nonconforming use is superseded by a permitted and conforming use shall not thereafter be used for any nonconforming use. When a nonconforming use of land is ceased, such use shall not be resumed. 1.4 Replacement of MH in Nonconforming Parks: Owners of MI -Is which are made nonconforming as a result of this ordinance or which are nonconforming because they are not allowed by the zoning district in which they are located, and MHs located in MH parks which are made nonconforming as aresult ofthis ordinance may, nevertheless, and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions relating to nonconforming uses, replace or move their MH, provided that in MH parks the MH as replaced or moved meets the following setback requirements. 1. Side to side setback - seven (7) feet 2. End to end setback - seven (7) feet 3. End to side setback - seven (7) feet 1.5 For any MH/RV park destroyed as a result of fire, wind, flood, or other "acts of God," permits must be obtained within six (6) months of the destruction. 1 24 1.6 Proiects under Construction Prior to Nonconforming Use Status: No provision of this ordinance shall be construed to require a change in plans, construction, or designated use of a park, manufactured home, or building in which actual construction or placement activities as a result of acquisition of a County permit were lawfully begun prior to the effective date of this ordinance. 1.7 Necessary Repairs Permitted: Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the strengthening or restoration of a safe and lawful condition of any part of any park, manufactured home, or building declared unsafe or unlawful by a duly authorized county official. iARTICLE VIII. LEGAL PROVISIONS ' Section 1. Enforcement Officer The Carteret County Building Inspector is hereby authorized, and it shall be his duty to ' enforce and administer the provisions of this ordinance. ' Section 2. Penalties for Violation Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and ' upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days. Each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. Section 3. Remedies In the event of a violation of this ordinance, the enforcement officer herein or any other appropriate authority of the County or any person who would be damaged by such violation, in addition to other remedies, may institute an action for injunction or mandamus, abatement or other ' appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such violation. In this regard, Carteret County shall have those remedies and authorities authorized and set forth by G.S. 153-A-123. ' Section 4. Carteret County Board of Adjustment The Carteret County Board ofAdjustment shall hear and decide appeals from and review any ' order, requirement, decision or determination made by the enforcement officer charged with the enforcement of this ordinance. The Carteret County Board of Adjustment shall also have the ' authority to grant such variances from the terms of this ordinance as will not be contrary to the public interest, where owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance will, in an individual case, result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship so that the spirit of the ' ordinance shall be observed, the public safety and welfare secured and substantial justice done. Such variance may be granted in such individual case of unnecessary hardship upon a finding by the Board of Adjustment that the following.conditions exist: 1 25 H ' 4.1 There are extraordinary and exceptional conditions pertainingto the articular piece of P property in question because of its size, shape, or topography that are not applicable to other lands or structures having a similar use. ' 4.2 Granting the variance requested will not confer upon the applicant any special privileges that are denied to other property owners or residents with a similar use. , 4.3 A literal interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance would deprive the applicant of the rights commonly enjoyed by other property owners or residents of the area in which the ' property is located. 4.4 The requested variance will be in harmony with the purpose and intent of this ordinance and will not be injurious to the neighborhood or to the general welfare. 4.5 The ' special circumstances are not the results of the actions of the applicant. 4.6 The variance requested is the minimum variance that will make possible the legal use of the , land, building or structure. Section 5. Appeals from the Board of Adjustment ' Any person orpersons, jointly or severally, aggrieved by decision ofthe Board ofAdjustment, may within thirty (30) days after the filing of the decision of the Board of Adjustment, but not , thereafter, appeal to the Superior Court by petition in the nature of certiorari, which petition shall be duly verified and shall set forth the reasons why such decision is illegal, in whole or in part, specifying the grounds of illegality. ' Section 6. Amendments ' This ordinance may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed by the Carteret County Board of Commissioners according to the following procedure: ' 6.1 The request for an amendment to this ordinance shall be submitted to the Carteret County Planning Department in proper form. , 6.2 The request shall then be forwarded to the Carteret County Planning Commission for their review and recommendation. The Carteret County Planning Commission shall consider and ' make recommendations to the County Commissioners concerning each proposed amendment. The Planning Commission shall have a period of forty-five (45) days following receipt of the request to review and make recommendation to the Board of Commissioners concerning the ' request for the amendment. If the recommendation of the Carteret County Planning Commission is not received within forty-five (45) days, then the request shall be deemed to have been approved by the Planning Commission. ' 26 1 1 11 6.3 Following receipt of the Planning Commission's recommendation, or in the event the Carteret County Planning Commission fails to make a recommendation within forty-five (45) days following receipt of the request, then the Carteret County Board of Commissioners shall advertise notice of a public hearing to be held concerning the proposed amendment. A notice of such public hearing shall be given once a week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Carteret County, said notice to be published the first time not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date established for such public hearing. 6.4 Following the advertisement and the holding of the public hearing by the Carteret County Board of Commissioners, then the Carteret County Board of Commissioners may take action concerning the amendment. Section 7. Provisions of Ordinance Declared to be Minimum Requirements The provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals or general welfare. Wherever the requirements of this ordinance are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted regulations, the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standards shall govern. The requirements set forth in this ordinance are minimum requirements and, due to natural conditions which may exist, these requirements may not be adequate under certain conditions. Section 8. Separability Clause In the event any section or provision of this ordinance is declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid. Section 9. Repeal of Conflicting Sections of Existing Manufactured Home and Travel Trailer Park Ordinance Those provisions of the Manufactured Home Park and Travel Trailer Park Ordinance in effect as of the effective date of the adoption of this ordinance which are in conflict with the provisions set forth herein are hereby repealed. Duly adopted this 13th day of September, 1999. 27