What factors were taken into consideration in selecting the water reclamation facility site?
When choosing a site for the facility, the Project Partners had to find a solution that best balanced many—and sometimes competing—goals. These include: Engineering Factors The facility must be located on a site where it can operate, which means it must tie directly to the Project Partners’ utility service areas and near a body of water where the high quality, cleaned wastewater can be discharged into the Cape Fear River. Environmental Factors The facility must be located on a site that meets local, state, and federal environmental policies and regulations including protecting wildlife and their habitat, water supply, air quality, and flood management. Social and Cultural Factors The facility must be located on a site that protects citizens’ quality of life. This means keeping the facility footprint as far away as possible from homes, parks, churches, playgrounds, and other areas important to citizens. The residences directly affected by a location as well as those nearby are taken int
