Safe water more than pipe dream for county
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Cumberland County is making progress toward getting safe public drinking water to homes with contaminated wells.
An engineering firm has been hired to determine the best means to provide public water to the Southpoint subdivision, off Chickenfoot Road in Gray’s Creek.
The firm, Koonce, Noble and Associates of Lumberton, also has been hired to provide a design and cost estimate for the extension of a water line to residents with contaminated wells on Brooklyn Circle, off U.S. 301 near Hope Mills.
And a $3 million federal grant has been authorized — but not yet appropriated — to provide sewer service to the Overhills Park subdivision near Spring Lake. The neighborhood has been hampered by failing septic tanks for years.
All three areas were featured in a five-day investigative report by The Fayetteville Observer in February.
Before the report’s conclusion, the county established the Safe Water Task Force. The primary mission is to study and map contaminated areas, get clean water to people suffering the most, identify public water providers and explore ways to get safe water countywide.
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Sunday 28 September, 2008 10:40 AM |
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