WSACC’s Chad VonCannon Provides Some Clarity in Murky Situation
We had a full house at yesterday’s REBIC Public Policy Breakfast. Over 70 folks braved the 8:00 am Monday start time to see Chad VonCannon, Engineering Director for the Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus County (WSACC), who provided a very candid, fact filled, and yet entertaining recap of where his organization stands in terms of delivering future service. He also offered a timeline for the completion of ongoing expansion activities. Read on for some highlights and a link to the presentation.
Important Update: Additional Charlotte Land Development Standards Manual (CLDSM) Details Now Available for Review
In last week’s edition we included a link to a list of proposed changes for CLDSM Revision #23. Unfortunately, a number of detail revisions were not included in the original posting on the City’s website. Those additional links are included below.
Rob Nanfelt
Executive Director, REBIC
1) WSACC’s Chad VonCannon Provides Some Clarity in Murky Situation
During yesterday’s REBIC Public Policy Breakfast, WSACC’s Chad VonCannon broke the single-event record for most questions answered. To his credit, he provided an open and honest assessment of what had occurred to create the “need” for plant expansion, how his board had approached the situation and the results of some of those decisions, and what is likely on the horizon. It appears there are two significant challenges ahead:
1. We need to collectively encourage the WSACC Board to move away from the strategic allocation process and return to the flow acceptance policy of first-come, first-served. This would prevent local jurisdictions from weaponizing utilities in an effort to limit growth and thereby curb economic development.
2. Capacity determinations established by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) need to be reassessed. The 80 gallon per bedroom per day assessment does not take into account the widespread use of low flow fixtures and other forms of modern technology. Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and Senator Paul Newton have recently established a task force, in part initiated because of our influence here in Charlotte, to study this issue and to develop legislative and/or regulatory solutions that could alleviate some or all of the problems.
Click here to view the full presentation.
2) Important Update: Additional CLDSM Details Now Available for Review
A number of additional proposed CLDSM detail revisions were inadvertently left out of the draft originally posted early last week. The Draft Revision #23 has now been updated to include the following additional changes:
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Visit the CLDSM website to view all of the proposed DRAFT updates. On the site you will find a file that is available for download containing a draft revision log and annotated proposed updated details.
Please review the CLDSM draft detail packet and provide any feedback or comments on the proposed changes by Friday, March 24th via email to [email protected]. The revision is proposed to become effective April 1st, 2023.