Residents of Piney Green and southwest Onslow County may become the first to get countywide sewer sometime in the next two years, but reaching everyone else may take up to 10 years.
Tying the two sections of the county into the Onslow County Sewer and Water Authority%26#0146;s planned system makes sense for two reasons, said Ronald [...]
Though environmentalists have concerns, town has just 314 undeveloped acresTRENT WOODS — A coastal water quality watchdog group is convinced that as surely as night follows day, development follows the extension of municipal sewer lines. In the case of Trent Woods — looking to hook onto a new $23 million New Bern wastewater treatment facility [...]
TRENT WOODS — Taxpayers here will have an opportunity to make their opinion known on a plan to tap on to New Berns wastewater treatment plant.The proposed contract, which goes out for bids next week, will have real numbers to review in mid-January, board members said at a special meeting Thursday night.After that, the town [...]
COVE CITY — Residents of Cove City will be able to tap onto Kinstons wastewater treatment facility in 2007 with approval of a $3 million grant announced Monday night.The grant from the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center will fund piping and pumping from dwellings to the Kinston facility with residents left to pay a [...]
Trent Woods group disagrees with cost, need of sewer systemTRENT WOODS — Opposition to a plan connecting residents here to New Berns wastewater treatment system has been loud and steady for a year.A small but vocal core group has gained momentum and support for their objections of plans to pipe Trent Woods sewage to New [...]
Trent Woods group disagrees with cost, need of sewer systemTRENT WOODS — Opposition to a plan connecting residents here to New Berns wastewater treatment system has been loud and steady for a year.A small but vocal core group has gained momentum and support for their objections of plans to pipe Trent Woods sewage to New [...]
Locales, including Trent Woods, face financial decisionsThe Town of Dover wants to build a sewer system.Situated in a pocosin, the town has a drainage problem, said town Finance Officer Charles Barrow.”Some areas, there really is not enough land for a septic system there,” Barrow said. “Many perspective building sites will not perk for a septic [...]
Pretty good year for New Bern Sewer departmentThis is the first of a two-day series on New Berns sewer system in light of recent sewer spills. The series continues Monday.Take away Hurricane Isabel and more than 2 miles of suspect pipe and it has actually been a pretty good year for the New Bern sewer [...]
TRENT WOODS — Residents concerned about a planned sewer project here were reassured Thursday night that the town board will consult them before making a final decision.Town commissioners appropriated $5,000 to fund a resident opinion survey and approved contracting with Linda Staunch and Associates to design and disseminate it. The exact cost will be determined [...]
Septic tanks and central sewer systems are both efficient, acceptable means of waste disposal — provided they work properly, according to public and private experts.The town of Trent Woods and its 4,192 residents face the decision of whether to switch from its majority septic system to central sewer through the city of New Bern. Some [...]