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Home My WebLink AboutBrunswick_presentationBrunswick County Proposed Interbasin Transfer Brunswick County Proposed Interbasin Transfer Public Meetings April 16, 2009 – Bolivia April 21, 2009 – Leland April 23, 2009 – Carolina Shores April 28, 2009 – Elizabethtown Public Meetings April 16, 2009 – Bolivia April 21, 2009 – Leland April 23, 2009 – Carolina Shores April 28, 2009 – Elizabethtown Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline Brunswick County Water System Need for Project and Interbasin Transfer Interbasin Transfer Co-Applicants Environmental Impact Statement - Preliminary Alternatives Next Steps Public Comment Brunswick County Water System Need for Project and Interbasin Transfer Interbasin Transfer Co-Applicants Environmental Impact Statement - Preliminary Alternatives Next Steps Public Comment About Brunswick County’s Water SystemAbout Brunswick County’s Water System Northwest Water Treatment Plant • Water Source = Cape Fear River Above Lock and Dam 1 (LCFWSA) • 24 MGD 211 Water Treatment Plant • Water Source = Groundwater well; Castle Hayne Aquifer • 6 MGD Northwest Water Treatment Plant •Water Source = Cape Fear River Above Lock and Dam 1 (LCFWSA) •24 MGD 211 Water Treatment Plant •Water Source = Groundwater well; Castle Hayne Aquifer •6 MGD Courtesy of Google Earth About Brunswick County’s Water SystemAbout Brunswick County’s Water System Water provided to: • 11 wholesale customers •Bald Head Island, Boiling Spring Lakes, Caswell Beach, Holden Beach, North Brunswick SD, Northwest, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte, Navassa, and Southport • 30,500 retail and industrial customers •Within County jurisdiction •Retail customers residing in Sunset Beach, Carolina Shores, Bolivia, Calabash, and Varnamtown Water provided to: •11 wholesale customers •Bald Head Island, Boiling Spring Lakes, Caswell Beach, Holden Beach, North Brunswick SD, Northwest, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte, Navassa, and Southport •30,500 retail and industrial customers •Within County jurisdiction •Retail customers residing in Sunset Beach, Carolina Shores, Bolivia, Calabash, and Varnamtown GF GF GF GF GF [ [ # Brunswick County Lock & Dam #1 SOUTH CAROLINA W a c c a m a w R iv e r Cape Fear River Ca p e F e a r R i v e r E s t u a r y Lower Cape Fear WSA Intake (Northwest WTP source) Northwest WTP 211 WTP Wilmington Boiling Spring Lakes Oak Island Northwest Leland Whiteville Belville Bolton Shallotte Sunset Beach Sandyfield Navassa Bald Head Island Holden Beach Calabash Ocean Isle Beach Southport East Arcadia Lake Waccamaw Carolina Shores Bolivia Varnamtown Brunswick W h it e M a r s h Monie Swamp Big Creek Juniper Creek Town Creek N C - 1 3 3 N C - 9 0 5 N C -13 2 N C-210 I - 4 0 N C - 1 3 0 NC-211 N C - 8 7 NC-904 US-117 US-17 U S - 4 2 1 NC-211 NC-211 US-701 U S -1 7 US-117 A t l a n t i c O c e a nA t l a n t i c O c e a n Legend #Lock and Dam [Water Treatment Plant GF Water Supply Intake Waterline (Brunswick County) Major Waterways Primary Roads Municipal Boundary GF GF GF GF GF [ [ # Brunswick County Shallotte IBT River Basin Waccamaw IBT River Basin Cape Fear IBT River Basin Lock & Dam #1 SOUTH CAROLINA W a c c a m a w R i v e r Cape Fear River Ca p e F e a r R i v e r E s t u a r y Lower Cape Fear WSA Intake (Northwest WTP source) Northwest WTP 211 WTP Wilmington Boiling Spring Lakes Oak Island Northwest Leland Whiteville Belville Bolton Shallotte Sunset Beach Sandyfield Navassa Bald Head Island Holden Beach Chadbourn Calabash Ocean Isle Beach Southport East Arcadia Lake Waccamaw Carolina Shores Bolivia Varnamtown Brunswick W h i t e M a r s h Monie Swamp Big Creek Juniper Creek Town Creek N C - 1 3 3 N C - 9 0 5 N C- 1 32 NC-210 I - 4 0 N C - 1 3 0 NC-211 N C - 8 7 NC-90 4 US-117 US-17 U S - 4 2 1 NC-211 NC-211 US-701 U S -1 7 US-117 A t l a n t i c O c e a nA t l a n t i c O c e a n Legend #Lock and Dam [Water Treatment Plant GF Water Supply Intake Waterline (Brunswick County) Major Waterways Primary Roads IBT River Basin Major River Basin Municipal Boundary Project NeedProject Need Northwest WTP approaching 80% capacity on peak days Need for increased treatment capacity to meet demand Northwest WTP approaching 80% capacity on peak days Need for increased treatment capacity to meet demand From Hazen and Sawyer Water Treatment Demand Projection – Total System Water Treatment Demand Projection – Total System From Hazen and Sawyer (2006) Grandfathered Transfer CapacityGrandfathered Transfer Capacity Transfer Capacity as of July 1, 1993Transfer Capacity as of July 1, 1993 10.44Transfer Capacity 10.44Discharge Capacity 18Transmission/Distribution System 24Water Treatment Plant Capacity (MGD)Water Transfer Element Interbasin Transfer in Brunswick CountyInterbasin Transfer in Brunswick County Maximum Daily Water Transfer: Actual 2006; Projected 2010 – 2040; in MGD Maximum Daily Water Transfer: Actual 2006; Projected 2010 – 2040; in MGD 19.290.9418.3518.2137.502040 16.210.8715.3515.0231.232030 12.720.8011.9212.2424.962020 10.440.769.6810.5821.022012 9.990.759.2410.0620.042010 9.020.658.379.1818.22006 Total Interbasin Transfer Interbasin Transfer – Waccamaw Interbasin Transfer – Shallotte Total Return to Source Basin Withdrawal from SourceYear Co-applicants for IBT CertificateCo-applicants for IBT Certificate 55 Public Water Supply Systems as defined by DEH in Brunswick County • 40 on groundwater • Of the remaining surface water systems,7 are located in the receiving river basins • 2 of the 7, a hospital and a mobile home park Brunswick County (lead applicant) Co-applicants: the towns of Oak Island, Shallotte, Holden Beach, and Ocean Isle Beach 55 Public Water Supply Systems as defined by DEH in Brunswick County •40 on groundwater •Of the remaining surface water systems,7 are located in the receiving river basins •2 of the 7, a hospital and a mobile home park Brunswick County (lead applicant) Co-applicants: the towns of Oak Island, Shallotte, Holden Beach, and Ocean Isle Beach EIS - Preliminary Alternatives EIS - Preliminary Alternatives 1. No action 2. Increase in interbasin transfer to meet water demand in receiving river basins 3. Avoid interbasin transfer by using water source in receiving river basins 4. Avoid interbasin transfer by returning wastewater to the source river basin 1.No action 2.Increase in interbasin transfer to meet water demand in receiving river basins 3.Avoid interbasin transfer by using water source in receiving river basins 4.Avoid interbasin transfer by returning wastewater to the source river basin Next StepsNext Steps Current: Public Meetings, Public Comment, and Scoping Next: • IBT-EIS study plan with DWR • Prepare Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) • Public Review of Draft EIS • IBT Petition to the EMC Current: Public Meetings, Public Comment, and Scoping Next: •IBT-EIS study plan with DWR •Prepare Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) •Public Review of Draft EIS •IBT Petition to the EMC Draft Petition Final Petition Notice of Intent to EMC Draft Certificate Public Hearings Public Comment EMC Decision DWR and EMC Review Petition Scoping Public Meetings Public Comment Draft EA/EIS EIS Review Final EIS Public Hearing(s) CommentsComments Oral comments at four public meetings Written comments can be mailed to: •Brunswick County Public Utilities Department Attn. Jerry Pierce, P.E. P.O. Box 249 Bolivia, NC 28422 •Or emailed to jpierce@brunsco.net •Comments accepted through May 29, 2009 Presentations and other documents available at: http://www.ncwater.org/Permits_and_Registration/Interbasin_Transfer/ Oral comments at four public meetings Written comments can be mailed to: •Brunswick County Public Utilities Department Attn. Jerry Pierce, P.E. P.O. Box 249 Bolivia, NC 28422 •Or emailed to jpierce@brunsco.net •Comments accepted through May 29, 2009 Presentations and other documents available at: http://www.ncwater.org/Permits_and_Registration/Interbasin_Transfer/