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State of North Carolina
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Environmental Staff Report
Quality
To: ® NPDES Unit ❑ Non -Discharge Unit Application No.: NCO088366
Attn: Julie Grzyb, NPDES wastewater Complex Permitting Unit Facility name: South Harnett Regional WWTP
From: Mark Brantley
Fayetteville Regional Office
Note: This form has been adapted from the non -discharge facilfty staff report to document the review of both non -
discharge and NPDES permit applications and/or renewals. Please complete all sections as they are qpplicable.
I. GENERAL AND SITE VISIT INFORMATION RECEIVEDINCDEWWR
1. Was a site visit conducted? ® Yes or ❑ No JAN 17 2017
a. Date of site visit: 08/23/2016 Water Quality
b. Site visit conducted by: Mark Brantley Permitting Section
c. Inspection report attached? ® Yes or ❑ No
d. Person contacted: Gabe Gutierre and their contact information: (910) 436 - 8116 ext.
e. Driving directions: The wastewater treatment plant is located at 3324 Shady Grove Road, Spring Lake, N.C.
From Fayetteville, travel on Ramsey Street for 10.7 miles, turn left into Elliot Bridge Road and travel 2.6 miles,
turn left at Shady Grove Road and travel 0.1 miles. WWTP will be on the left hand side .
2. Discharge Point(s):
Latitude: 36' 13' 49" N Longitude: 78153' 00" W
Latitude: Longitude:
3. Receiving stream or affected surface waters:
Classification: Class C
River Basin and Subbasin No. Cape Fear CPF(030614)
Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: The South Harnett County Regional
WWTP is located downstream of the Town of Spring Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant effluent.
Downstream uses: fish and wildlife propagation.
H. PROPOSED FACILITIES: NEW APPLICATIONS
1. Facility Classification: (Please attach completed rating sheet to be attached to issued permit)
Proposed flow:
Current permitted flow:
2. Are the new treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal system? ❑ Yes or ❑ No
If no, explain:
3. Are site conditions (soils, depth to water table, etc) consistent with the submitted reports? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
4. Do the plans and site map represent the actual site (property lines, wells, etc.)? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no,. please explain:
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5. Is the proposed residuals management plan adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
6. Are the proposed application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) acceptable? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
7. Are there any setback conflicts for proposed treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑ Yes or ❑ No
If yes, attach a map showing conflict areas.
8. Is the proposed or existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program:
9. For residuals, will seasonal or other restrictions be required? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If yes, attach list of sites with restrictions (Certification B)
Describe the residuals handling and utilization scheme:
10. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: Pretreatment Program (POTWs only):
III. EXISTING FACILITIES: MODIFICATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
1. Are there appropriately certified Operators in Charge (ORCs) for the facility? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
ORC: Juan G. Gutterrez Certificate #: 991628 Backup ORC: KennyFail Certificate #:24086
2. Are the design, maintenance and operation of the treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal
system? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
Description of existing facilities:
• Please see attachment titled Supplement To Permit Cover Sheet from the current NPDES permit
that describes the facility.
Current permitted flow: 15.0 MGD
Explain anything observed during the site visit that needs to be addressed by the permit, or that may be important
for the permit writer to know (i.e., equipment condition, fiinction, maintenance, a change in facility ownership,
etc.)
3. Are the site conditions (e.g., soils, topography, depth to water table, etc) maintained appropriately and adequately
assimilating the waste? ® Yes or ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
4. Has the site changed in any way that may'affect the permit (e.g., drainage added, new wells inside the compliance
boundary, new development, etc.)? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, please explain:
5. Is the residuals management plan adequate? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
6. Are the existing application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) still acceptable? ® Yes or ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
7. Is the existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no, explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program:
8. Are there any setback conflicts for existing treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, attach a map showing conflict areas.
9. Is the description of the facilities as written in the existing permit correct? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
10. Were monitoring wells properly constructed and located? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
'If no, please explain:
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11. Are the monitoring well coordinates correct in BB4S? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no, please complete the following (expand table if necessary):
Monitoring Well
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Longitude
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12. Has a review of all self -monitoring data been conducted (e.g., DMR, NDMR, NDAR, GW)? ® Yes or ❑ No
Please summarize any findings resulting from this review: Please see attached report.
Provide input to help the permit writer evaluate any requests for reduced monitoring, if applicable.
13. Are there any permit changes needed in order to address ongoing BIMS violations? ❑ Yes or'® No
If yes, please explain:
14. Check all that apply:
® No compliance issues ❑ Current enforcement action(s) ❑ Currently under JOC
❑ Notice(s) of violation ❑ Currently under SOC ❑ Currently under moratorium
Please explain and attach any documents that may help clarify answer/comments (i.e., NOV, NOD, etc.)
If the facility has had compliance problems during the permit cycle, please explain the status.. Has the RO been
working with the Permittee? Is a solution underway or in place?
Have all compliance dates/conditions in the existing permit been satisfied? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no, please explain:
15. Are there any issues related to compliance/enforcement that should be resolved before issuing this permit?
❑ Yes ® No ❑ N/A
If yes, please explain:
16. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters:
17. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only):
• Harnett County has a pretreatment program.
• Please see attached news article from the The Daily Record newspaper in Harnett County. It discusses a
motion to allow the South Harnett WWTP to treat leachate water from a coal ash storage facility managed by
Charah Inc.
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IV. REGIONAL OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Do you foresee any problems with issuance/renewal of this permit? ❑ Yes or Z No
-If yes, please explain:
2. List any items that you would like the NPDES Unit or Non -Discharge Unit Central Office to obtain through an
additional information request:
3. List specific permit conditions recommended to be removed from the permit when issued:
Condition Reason
4. List specific special conditions or compliance schedules recommended to be included in the permit when issued:
Condition Reason
5. Recommendation: ❑ Hold, pending receipt and review of additional information by regional office .
❑ Hold, pending review of draft permit by regional office
❑ Issue upon receipt of needed additional information
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❑ Deny (Please state reasons: )
6. Signature of report preparer: �.✓'l �rL��
Signature of regional supervisor:
Date: / A
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V. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL STAFF REVIEW ITEMS
• Please see attached news article from the The Daily Record newspaper in Harnett County. It discusses a
motion to allow the South Harnett WWTP to treat leachate water from a coal ash storage facility managed by
Charah Inc.
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WaterResources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY -
September 15, 2016
Kenneth Wayne Fail
Harnett County
PO Box 1119
Lillington, NC 275461119
SUBJECT: 8/23/2016 Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Harnett County .
South Harnett Regional WWTP
Permit No: NCO088366
Harnett County
Dear Mr Fail:
PAT MCCRORY
Govemor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection form from the inspection
conducted on 8 23 2016.. The Compliance Evaluation Inspection was conducted by Mark Brantley,
Environmental Program Consultant; and 'Jonathan Watts, Environmental Specialist, of the Fayetteville
Regional Office. The cooperation of Juan Gutierrez, Facility ORC, was greatly appreciated. The facility
was found to be in Compliance with permit NC0088366. As a reminder, preservation of the Waters of
the State can only be achieved through consistent NPDES Permit compliance.
Comments
® Facility was clean and neat in appearance at the time of the inspection.
® Operations. log, operators log, and laboratory records for February 2016 were reviewed and
.found to be up to date.
Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional observations and comments. If you or your,
staff have any questions, please call me at 910-433-3327.
Sincerely,
Mark Brantley
Environmental Program Consultant
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
cc: Juan Gabriel Gutierrez, ORC
Central Files
Fayette A" Ftles
Fayetteville Regional Office
225 Green Street, Suite 714, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5095
Main Phone: [phone] Internet: http://www.ncdenr.gov
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Form Approved.
EPA Washington, D.C.20460
OMB No. 2040-0057
Water Compliance Inspection Report
Approval expiresB-31-98
Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS)
Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day. Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 IN I. 2 15 I 3 I N00088366 111 12 16/06/23 17 181 r I 19 l � I 201
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Inspection
Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA -- Reserved —
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70 1, 1 71 LI _I 1 72 1 �, 1 731 1_ I74 751 I I I I I I I80
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Section B: Facility Data `
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include
Entry Time/Date
Permit Effective Date
POTW name and NPDES permit Number)
09:30AM 16/08/23
12/08/01
South Harnett Regional WWTP
Shady Grove Rd
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
Spring Lake NC 28390
02:OOPM 16/08/23
16/05/3.1
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)lfitles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
Other Facility Data
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Juan Gabriel Gutierrez/ORC/919-552-1414/
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Kenneth Wayne Fail,PO Box 1119 Lillington NC 275461119//910-897-5022/ Contacted
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check.only those areas evaluated)
®'Permit ® Flow Measurement ® Operations & Maintenance ® Records/Reports
® Self -Monitoring Program ® Sludge Handling Disposal ® Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Mark Brantley FRO WQ//910-433-3300 Ext.727/
Johnathan C Watts FRO WQ//910-433-3300/
Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
ens %FRO WQ//910-433-3300 Ext.72E
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type
31 NCO088366 I1 12 16/08/23 17 18 ICI
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Comments
o Facility was clean and neat in appearance at the time of the inspection.
Operations log, operators log, and laboratory records for February 2016 were reviewed and found
to be up to date.
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Permit: NCO088366 Owner - Facility: South Harnett Regional WWTP
Inspection Date: 08/23/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? , ❑. ❑ ❑
Does the facility analyze process control parametersJor ex: MLSS, MORT, Settleable 91 ❑ ❑ ❑
Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
Permit
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(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted anew
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Record Keepin_q
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Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit?
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Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ?
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Is the ORC visitation log available and current?
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Permit: NCO088366 Owner - Facility: South Harnett Regional WWTP
Inspection Date: 08/23/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Record Keeping Yes No'NA NE
Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? M ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Reviewed effluent monitoring reports. for November 2015 and February 2016.
Effluent Pipe
Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained?
Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris?
If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly?:-, _
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Flow Measurement - Effluent
# Is flow meter used for reporting?
Is flow meter calibrated annually?
Is the flow meter operational?
(If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter?
Comment: Calibrated 02/03/2016 by Clearwater Inc.
Aerobic Digester
Is the capacity adequate?
Is the mixing adequate?
Is the site free of excessive foaming in the tank?
# Is the odor acceptable?
# Is tankage available for properly waste sludge?
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Is the equipment operational?
Is the chemical feed equipment operational?
Is storage adequate?
Is the site free of high level of solids in filtrate from filter'presses or vacuum filters?
Is the site free of sludge buildup on belts and/or rollers of filter press?
Is the site free of excessive moisture in belt filter press sludge cake? '
The facility has an approved sludge management plan?
Comment: Filter Press currently not in operation. Facility disposes of sludge via landfill.
Yes No NA NE
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Permit: NC0088366
Owner - Facility: South Harnett Regional VVWTP
Inspection Date: 08/23/2016
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Bar Screens
Yes No NA NE
Type of bar screen
a.Manual
b.Mechanical
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Grit Removal
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Sequencing Batch Reactors
Yes No NA NE
Type of operation:
Is the reactor effluent free of solids?
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Disinfection - UV .
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Are extra UV bulbs available on site?
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Permit: NCO088366 Owner - Facility: South Harnett Regional WNlrP
Inspection Date: 08/23/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Disinfection - UV Yes No NA NE
Comment:. UV bulbs are maintained throuqh a dip cleaning process using citric acid.
Standby Power
Yes No NA NE
Is automatically activated standby power available?
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Effluent Sampling
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Is composite sampling flow proportional?
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Upstream / Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE
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Permit: NC0088366 Owner - Facility: South Harnett Regional VNNiP
Inspection Date: 08/23/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Upstream / Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, and ❑ ❑ ® ❑
sampling location)?
Comment: Facility is a member of the Middle Cape Fear River Basin Association.
Filtration (High Rate Tertiary)
Type of operation:
Is the filter media present?
Is the filter surface free of clogging?
Is the filter free of growth?
Is the air scour operational?
Is the scouring acceptable?
Is the clear well free of excessive solids and filter media?
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Permit NCO088366
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or discharge are hereby revoked, and as of this
issuance, any previously issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the exclusive authority to operate
and discharge from this facility arises under the permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
Harnett County Public Utilities is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate a 5.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components:
a Headworks including an automatic fine screen with manual bypass, vortex grit chamber, influent composite
sampler, -and flow splitter box,
o Intermittent continuous extended aeration system including dual 126-ft by 174-ft basins providing a total volume
of 4,728,000 gallons, three 2,300 scfm blowers, fine bubble diffusers, and five 25 hp submersible mixers
o Surge tank
o Three 12.5 —ft by 52-ft traveling bridge filters
© 'Dual channel UV disinfection system
® Cascade aerator with Parshall flume and effluent composite sampler
© A sludge management system consisting of three 300 gpm sludge return pumps, an aerated sludge holding basin
with a capacity of 802,000 gallons, including a 2,692 scfm membrane disc aeration system
e A lime addition system including two 7.5 hp submersible mixers
® A standby electrical generator
2. After receiving an Authorization to Construct, to construct, and after submitting an Engineer's Certification, to •
operate a 15.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility consisting of the following components:
o The above listed 5.0 MGD wastewater treatment facility, plus: ,
• Dual intermittent continuous extended aeration systems with each system including dual 126-ft by 174-ft by 18-ft
depth basins providing a. total aeration volume of 5.90 MG, a 1.30 MG surge tank, fine -bubble diffusers,
decanter, five 25 Hp submersible mixers, and four 2,300 scfm blowers
a Dual tertiary traveling bridge filters, with three 12.5-ft by 52-ft units each
m Dual channel UV disinfection system, with each channel capable of treating a peak flow of 12.5 MGD,
® A sludge management facility expansion including a 2-meter gravity belt thickener rated at 900 dry pounds/ hour,
a 2.2 meter sludge filter press rated at 2,041 dry pounds/ day with sludge feed pump, screw conveyers, Class A
residuals heated vessel rated at 2,000 pounds/ hour, lime storage silo and delivery system, and an odor control
system
o A.1,0W KW emergency generator
Located on Shady Grove Rd, Spring Lake, in Harnett County.
3. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into the Little River, classified as C
waters in the Cape Fear River Basin.
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The Daily Record
01 /04/2017 - Page AO
County Will Treat Coal Ash Water
• Company will ship liquid to Anderson Creek Wastewater Plant.
By SHAUN SAVARESE
Of The Record Staff
Harnett County Public Utilities Director Steve Ward presented to the Harnett County Board of Commissioners
Monday morning a request for approval to enter into aleachate agreement with Charah Inc.
It was unanimously approved.
Charah is a total solutions company based in Louisville, Ky., and according to its website, it is the largest
privately -held provider of coal combustion product management and power plant support services in the United
States. It operates the Brickhaven facility in Moncure in Chatham County.
At the last meeting of 2016, the board discussed'a services agreement for leachate disposal for the company.
Coal ash leachate is water that has percolated through the coal ash and leached out some of the constituents.
`"At that time, I gave some information to the board, talked about going through a Headworks Analysis at the
South Harnett Plant located on Shady Grove Road and issuing an industrial user permit which the state was
reviewing... ," Mr. Ward said. "The state has reviewed the draft permit. We're fine with the permit, they're fine
with the permit, and so, we would like to go forward with the agreement if that is amenable to the board."

The leachate from the Charah facility at the Brickhaven Mile in See Treat, Page 3
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Moncure will be transported to the South Harnett Wastewater Treatment Plant in Anderson Creek.
"We will treat that at the wastewater treatment plant at that time and we will dispose of the biosolids like we do
everything else," Mr. Ward said.
Mr. Ward said the annual permit is subject to review each year, facility biosolids will be monitored closely and
he expects no detriment to them.
Biosolids are organic matter recycled from sewage, especially for use in agriculture.
"We will constantly be reviewing what happens ,through the treatment of this leachate," he said. "The agreement
allows us to stop it if we deem it as being detrimental to our biosolids."
The company will have the leachate pre-treated before it arrives in Harnett County.
With mainly metals being processed out of the leachate, the plant's biosolids will need close monitoring to
determine proper disposal methods.
After the leachate is processed to safe and disposable waste, it will be drained into the Little River, south of the
Anderson Creek water treatment plant.
"We are not the only facility doing this, Sanford is currently doing this for Charah," Mr. Ward added.
According to the agreement, Charah may deliver a maximum of 288,000 gallons and an average of up to 86,000
gallons per day of leachate to the plant. The company will pay the county a rate of $85 per 1,000 gallons
delivered. The company will deliver using its own haulers or contr! act with a third -party hauler to perform the
delivery service ! from Chatham County to the plant.
Commissioner Barbara McKoy asked Mr. Ward if he foresaw any environmental issues regarding the treatment
of Brickhaven Mine coal ash leachate at the South Harnett Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Mr. Ward responded that he did not think so, that the matter would be closely monitored and he referred to the
ability to exit the agreement in the event of such an issue.
In Other Business:
• Cape Fear LTC Pharmacy was granted a waiver of fees related to the use of the Commons Area where they
will conduct training classes for staff of assisted living facilities located in Harnett County.

• Harnett County General Services, Community! Development, was granted approval to use the 2016 essential
single-family rehabilitation loan pool project that utilizes North -Carolina housing finance monies to fund the
home rehabilitation of at least five homes within Harnett County.
• Flu vaccinations and immunization prices were also increased.
• Sheley Eldridge and Staci Parker have expressed interest in being appointed to the Harnett County Council for
Women.
Harnett County Health Director John Rouse requests that Dr. Laura Smith be appointed to replace Dr. Russ
Warren whose term expired Dec. 31, 2016. The health director also requested Judy Herrin and Patricia
Chalmers be re -appointed to serve on the Harnett County Board of Health.
• Commissioner Barbara McKoy requested Paul McKoy be ap! pointed to replace Charles Moore to represent
District 1 on the Harnett County Nonprofit Funding Committee.
Harnett County Public Utilities Director Steve Ward addresses county commissioners Tuesday.
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