20051457 Ver 1_FW NC0181010 Town of Forest City - Cleveland WA.msg_20120412

Strickland, Bev
From: Reeder, Tom [tom.reeder @ncdenr.gov]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 8:25 AM
To: Robin Smith; Kari Barsness
Subject: FW: NC0181010 Town of Forest City - Cleveland WA
Attachments: NC0181010_Legist. Comment to Hager—Forest City.pdf
Robin / Kari — I think that you will be interested in the attached letter from Forest City to Rep Hager regarding the possibility of
Forest City selling water to Cleveland County. Thanks.
Tom Reeder
Director, NC Division of Water Resources
Phone: 919 - 707 -9027
email: tom.reeder @ncdenr.gov
E -mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to
third parties.
From: "Adams, Jim" <jim.adams @ncdenr.gov>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:10:48 -0400
To: "Setzer, Britt" <britt.setzer @ncdenr.gov>
Cc: "Midgette, Robert" <robert.midgette @ncdenr.gov >, Tom Reeder <tom.reeder @ncdenr.gov >, "Godreau, Jessica"
<jessica.�odreau @ncdenr.�ov>
Subject: NC0181010 Town of Forest City - Cleveland WA
Attached is a copy of a position letter received in this office from the Town of Forest City concerning available water for
Cleveland WA and proposed legislation. We are not directly aware of any Forest City - Cleveland WS discussions but
thought the letter may assist you as you work with Cleveland WS.
If we can be of any assistance concerning this matter, please call on us.
Jim Adams - Jim.Adams(@ncdenr.gov
North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources - Public Water Supply
2090 U.S. 70 Highway Swannanoa, NC 28778
Tel: 828 - 296 -4500
Fax: 828 - 299 -7043
*E -mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and therefore
may be disclosed to third parties unless the content is exempt by statute or other regulation.

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Honorable Mike Hagar
NC House of Representatives
300 N. Salisbury Street
Room 306C
Raleigh, NC 27603 -5925
Dear Mr, Hagar:
Thank you for attending our city council meeting on March 19th to inform us of your intent to
file local legislation that would prevent Cleveland County Water Association from considering
the Town of Forest City as an additional water source. At that meeting, town officials clearly
stated their opposition to such legislation. As we have stated in the past, Forest City is very
interested in partnering with Cleveland County Water to provide an additional source of finished
water. Let me share the reasons we believe Forest City is in the perfect position to partner with
Cleveland County Water.
• The Town of Forest City has recognized the importance of a safe reliable supply of
potable water for many years and has been proactive in securing the rights and ability to
provide water to meet the future demands of our customers and our regional partners.
The Town of Forest City has a long record of regional cooperation on water issues and
has a number of regional partnerships where the town sells water on a wholesale basis at
a reasonable price. These contracts have been in place for more than 30 years and the
town has made improvements to our water supply, treatment and distribution system to
meet the increasing demands from these partners. These partners include the Town of
Ellenboro, Town of Bostic, and Concord Community Water System. In addition the
town has two interconnections with Broad River Water Authority which enable the town
to buy or sell water to Broad River Water Authority on an as needed basis.
a The town owns an 9.0 MGD water treatment plant located on `lance Street in Forest City.
This plant was upgraded and modernized less than 10 years ago and has the ability to
supply not only the needs of the Town of Forest City but the projected additional
demands of Cleveland County Water. Raw water for the TWP is supplied from the
Second Broad River and the town has a permit to withdraw up to 12.0 MGD from the
Second Broad River. The WTP capacity may be expanded to 12.0 MGD at a reasonable
cost.
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Thank you for attending our city council meeting on March 19th to inform us of your intent to
file local legislation that would prevent Cleveland County Water Association from considering
the Town of Forest City as an additional water source. At that meeting, town officials clearly
stated their opposition to such legislation. As we have stated in the past, Forest City is very
interested in partnering with Cleveland County Water to provide an additional source of finished
water. Let me share the reasons we believe Forest City is in the perfect position to partner with
Cleveland County Water.
• The Town of Forest City has recognized the importance of a safe reliable supply of
potable water for many years and has been proactive in securing the rights and ability to
provide water to meet the future demands of our customers and our regional partners.
The Town of Forest City has a long record of regional cooperation on water issues and
has a number of regional partnerships where the town sells water on a wholesale basis at
a reasonable price. These contracts have been in place for more than 30 years and the
town has made improvements to our water supply, treatment and distribution system to
meet the increasing demands from these partners. These partners include the Town of
Ellenboro, Town of Bostic, and Concord Community Water System. In addition the
town has two interconnections with Broad River Water Authority which enable the town
to buy or sell water to Broad River Water Authority on an as needed basis.
a The town owns an 9.0 MGD water treatment plant located on `lance Street in Forest City.
This plant was upgraded and modernized less than 10 years ago and has the ability to
supply not only the needs of the Town of Forest City but the projected additional
demands of Cleveland County Water. Raw water for the TWP is supplied from the
Second Broad River and the town has a permit to withdraw up to 12.0 MGD from the
Second Broad River. The WTP capacity may be expanded to 12.0 MGD at a reasonable
cost.

• Current average demands on the WTP are 2.25 MGD to 3.0 MGD. The Town of Forest
City is willing to enter into an agreement with Cleveland County Water to sell the
requested 4.0 MGD on an as needed basis.
The Town of Forest City recognized the importance of water and a long term,
uninterruptable supply more than a decade ago. To prepare to meet the future water
supply demands of the town a raw water intake site and future WTP site were purchased
adjacent to the Broad River in the southern part of Rutherford County. The town has
completed the reclassification process for the Broad River through the North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural resources, Division of Water Quality and a
section of the river upstream of the future raw water intake has been protected as a WSIV
water supply. The town has an active permit for the construction of a new raw water
intake, pumping station and raw water line to withdraw water from the Broad River and
convey the water to the Vance Street WTP as a supplemental supply.
The Broad River as the town's intake location has a drainage area of 575 square miles
which includes the drainage areas of both the Broad River and the Green River. The
intake location provides an excellent supply of reliable clean raw water with very few
point source discharges located upstream. The USGS has estimated the 7Q 10 flow of the
Broad River at this location to be approximately 130 MGD which provides the town with
the ability to withdraw up to 26 MGD at this location. The town currently has an
approved permit for the withdrawal of 12.0 MGD.
® Based upon water quality testing from the Broad River and the Second Broad River raw
water quality is very good from both sources and provides the town with the ability to
provide a safe reliable supply of potable water to our customer base as well as Cleveland
County Water should they desire to partner with the town.
® The Town has previously gone on record as being willing to partner with Cleveland
County Water for the sale of water to meet their projected future demands which cannot
be supplied from their current supply on the First Broad River. The Town of Forest City
is willing to explore options for a regional solution to meet not only the future demands
of Forest City but those of Cleveland County Water. These options may include a
purchase of WTP capacity in our Vance Street Plant or participation and purchase of
capacity in a new WTP located at the Broad River. Forest City would be willing to
consider the permitting, financing and construction of any needed distribution system
improvements to deliver the requested potable water to one or more metering points with
Cleveland County Water provided suitable agreements are in place for the purchase of
water by Cleveland County Water.

In conclusion, the Town of Forest City has been and will continue to be a good regional partner
with other local water suppliers. We have a long history of being good stewards of our precious
natural resources and have positioned ourselves to be a regional water supplier with our partners
through.our efforts to permit and utilize not only the Second Broad River but the Broad River for
water supply. The town believes that both of these supplies have more than adequate capacity
and good quality to meet not only the future demands of our system but our current wholesale
partners and others without the need for the construction of a reservoir.
The Town of Forest City would welcome discussions regarding the possibility of partnering
with Cleveland County Water at any time.
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Dee Dee Bright, Comrnissi
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David aker,
Steve Rolland, Commissioner
Chris Lee, Commzss ner //
Shawn Moore, Commissioner
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Cc. Henry Wicker, US Army Corps of Engineers
Dee Freeman, NC DENR
Butch Smith, Cleveland County Water