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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-06-21 Water & Sewer NEW HANOVER COUNTY WATER AND DISTRICT BOARDBOOK 2 REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 21, 1993PAGE 113 ASSEMBLY The District Board of Commissioners of the New Hanover County Water & Sewer District held a Regular Meeting on Monday, June 21, 1993, at 10:16 A.M. in the Assembly Room of the New Hanover County Courthouse, 24 North Third Street, Wilmington, North Carolina. Members present were: District Commissioners William A. Caster; Robert G. Greer; William E. Sisson, Jr.; Vice-Chairman Sandra Barone; Chairman E. L. Mathews, Jr.; County Manager, Allen O'Neal; County Attorney, Wanda M. Copley; and Clerk to the District Board, Lucie F. Harrell. Chairman Mathews called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion: Vice-Chairman Barone MOVED, SECONDED by District Commissioner Greer to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 7, 1993, as presented by the Clerk to the District Board. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. NON-AGENDA ITEMS Chairman Mathews inquired as to whether anyone from the general public would like to comment on an item not listed on the Regular Agenda. No items or remarks were received. APPROVAL OF SEWER ALLOCATION FOR THE WILMINGTON BOX COMPANY BUILDING County Engineer, Wyatt Blanchard, reported Mrs. Frances Orrell, owner of the Wilmington Box Company Building located at 1506 North Kerr Avenue, is requesting a sewer allocation of 250 gallons per day. Granting this request will leave an unused allocation of 41,574. Staff recommends approval of the allocation as requested. Motion: Vice-Chairman Barone MOVED, SECONDED by District Commissioner Sisson to approve the sewer allocation of 250 gallons per day as requested by Mrs. Frances Orrell. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. APPROVAL OF EXEMPTION FROM WASTEWATER CAPACITY FEE FOR TAKEDA CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, USA County Engineer, Wyatt Blanchard, reported Takeda Chemical is requesting a building permit for construction to modify its production process. The project will generate an estimated wastewater flow of 36,396 gallons per day. This flow requires a payment of $45,495 for the wastewater treatment plant capacity fee. The capacity fee is required by Sections 15-121 and 15-14 of the Water & Sewer Ordinance. Takeda Chemical is requesting the NEW HANOVER COUNTY WATER AND DISTRICT BOARDBOOK 2 REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 21, 1993PAGE 114 exemption because the wastewater flow from the plant will not be discharged to the Sewer System. Staff is fully aware of Takeda's significant investment in New Hanover County; however, there is concern for exempting the impact fee, which will require other sources of revenue to accommodate the design and construction of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. If the District Board decides to amend the Water & Sewer Ordinance, the County Attorney should be directed to develop the specific language for the amendment which will have to be placed on an agenda to be considered by the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners. Vice-Chairman Mathews inquired as to when the Sewer System will be available in this portion of New Hanover County? County Engineer Blanchard reported sewer will not be available in this part of county for many years. Mr. Ralph Godwin reported Takeda has an $8 million waste treatment facility permitted under a Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Takeda treats its own waste and is monitored by the State of North Carolina with discharge of waste into the Cape Fear River in compliance to State regulations. The impact fee was paid to the County for sanitary sewer when requesting three small building permits. It is difficult to imagine that the County sewer would ever be used for the wastewater flow from the plant with the current waste treatment facility permitted by the State. Takeda does not question the impact fee for sanitary sewer, but feels the plant should be exempt from paying the fee on the current building permit. The Commissioners were requested to approve the exemption and amend the Water & Sewer Ordinance accordingly. District Commissioner Greer recommended incorporating a clause in the exemption that will require Takeda to pay the impact fee if in the future the State should change its regulations and Takeda would be required to use the County System for disposal of the daily wastewater flow from the plant. Mr. Godwin agreed with the recommendation and reported Takeda would not expect the citizens of the County to pay for the daily wastewater flow from the plant. Motion: District Commissioner Greer MOVED to exempt Takeda from payment of the impact fee. The floor was opened for discussion. County Attorney Copley recommended amending the Sewer Ordinance to exempt industries that have a NPDES permit and maintain a wastewater treatment facility with capacity sufficient NEW HANOVER COUNTY WATER AND DISTRICT BOARDBOOK 2 REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 21, 1993PAGE 115 to cover the average daily wastewater flow. Also, the ordinance should be retroactive to June 1, 1993. Motion Amended: District Commissioner Greer MOVED, SECONDED by Vice-Chairman Barone to exempt Takeda from payment of the impact fee with the following requirements: (1) preparation of an amendment to the New Hanover County Water & Sewer Ordinance, Division 9 Fee Schedule, exempting industries with NPDES permits who maintain wastewater treatment facilities with sufficient capacity to cover the average daily wastewater flow; (2) the amendment is to be retroactive to June 1, 1993; (3) the amendment will not exempt any non-process domestic wastewater; (4) a clause is to be incorporated into the amendment requiring payment of the impact fee by a non-residential unit with a NPDES permit upon availability of the County Sewer if the system is to be used for daily wastewater flow from the industry; and (5) the amendment to the Water & Sewer Ordinance is to be placed on the agenda for the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners on July 6, 1993, for the first reading. Upon vote, the MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ADJOURNMENT Motion: District Commissioner Sisson MOVED, SECONDED by Vice- Chairman Barone to adjourn. Chairman Mathews adjourned the meeting at 10:30 A.M. Respectfully submitted, Lucie F. Harrell Clerk to the District Board