Why did the Partners modify the alternative from the Option 10D that was selected?

In the original Option 10D, it was anticipated that Holly Springs would not expand the Utley Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), and the Town of Holly Springs would convey excess wastewater flows to the south from the Utley Creek WWTP to the North Harnett Regional WWTP in Harnett County. Holly Springs commissioned an independent study which indicated that cost savings could be realized if the Town continued to treat wastewater at the Utley Creek WWTP and discharged treated effluent to the outfall serving the Western Wake WRF. During the Phase II studies, engineering and cost analyses were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of Holly Springs’ sharing in the effluent pumping and transmission system with Apex, Cary, and Morrisville. The findings indicated that the proposed modification to Option 10D could be accomplished technically and would be financially favorable for the citizens of Apex, Cary, and Morrisville. Based on these analyses, the Project Partners agreed to move ...  more