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WA TER AND WASTEW.4 TERSER VICES INTRODUCTION The provision of water and sewer within the plan area is an important consideration in analyzing past and projecting future development patterns. Both public utility systems and private well and septic systems are used to meet the water and wastewater needs of area residents. The Eastern Area Plan takes into consideration the improvements recommended in the Water and Sewer Authority of Cabarms County's 50 year Master Plan as well as utility improvements planned by the Town of Mount Pleasant, the City of Concord, and the City of Kannapolis. The purpose of this section is to examine thc effect these planned improvements may have on development patterns in the area. For specific details, it is best to refer to thc Water Authority's Master Plan and the capital improvement plans of for each municipality. The plan also examines the role of private delivery systems and their role in the planning area. EXISTING CONDITIONS The plan area consists of Townships 6, 7,and 8 and portions of Townships 5 and 9. Public water and sanitary sewer are currently available to most of the area within the town limits of Mount Pleasant and to land along the corridors of Highways 49 and 73 between Concord and Mount Pleasant (See Maps 5 & 6). Two sources of water serve the Mount Pleasant area. They arc Dutch Buffalo Creek and the Black Creek Run Reservoir. Both are protected by the Watershed Overlay Districts included in both the Cabarms County Zoning Ordinance and the Town's Unified Development Ordinance. The areas not within the service area for public water and sewer use private wells and septic systems. Based on data from the USGS, soils in the planning area are classified as having moderate to severe limitations for septic systems. In fact, the majority of the planning area is classified as having severe septic system limitations as shown on Map 7, denoted in light blue. FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS The Town of Mount Pleasant recently received a State Revolving Loan and grants to upgrade existing utility infrastructure. The money will be used to replace decaying infrastructure in order to maintain the operability of the utility system. These monies will not be available for increasing system capacities. The City of Concord, in cooperation with other jurisdictions in the County, is in the process of exploring the feasibility and funding of capital improvements that will enable the purchase of water from the Tuckertown Water Treatment Plant, operated by the City of Albemarle. Should this project be feasible, approval from the State for an inter-basin transfer is required. The water lines required for this project would be constructed along the Highway 49 corridor through eastern Cabarrus County on its way to the City of Concord. The project is at least three to five years from completion. Another project listed in the WSACC Water and Wastcwater Master Plan that will have a future impact in thc eastern planning area is a water line improvement along Irish Potato Road. The plan calls for an eight inch line in the year 2020. In thc WSACC Master Plan, wastewater capital improvements are limited to the Adams Creek Basin. These improvements are called for in 2010. No additional wastewater improvements are anticipated during the plans 50 year time horizon.