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WIP Community Open House for Jordan Lake Water Supply Project Updates
calendar iconAugust 23, 2024

The Western Intake Partnership (WIP) invites you to join us for our Community Open House for updates on the Jordan Lake Water Supply Project on September 10, 2024 at the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro.

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Community Event
WIP Featured in IndyWeek
calendar iconJuly 3, 2024

In partnership with Chatham County, Orange County, and the Town of Pittsboro, Durham wants to stick its own straw into Jordan Lake by 2029.

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Planning
Phase 2 of Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation Work for Proposed Regional Water Treatment Facility to Begin Mid-March
calendar iconMarch 12, 2024

As part of the ongoing planning process for the Western Intake Partner's (WIP) Jordan Lake Water Supply Project, project team members will conduct a second phase of Geotechnical Subsurface Investigations at the proposed Regional Water Treatment Facility site near the intersection of Seaforth Road and North Pea Ridge Road.

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Investigations Planning
WIP: Updated Frequently Asked Questions Page is Now Available
calendar iconMarch 6, 2024

Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page based on the valuable feedback we received from the community. We invite you to take a moment to review the updated FAQ page.

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Geotechnical Subsurface Investigation Work to Begin February 16
calendar iconFebruary 15, 2024

As part of the ongoing planning process for the Western Intake Partner's (WIP) Jordan Lake Water Supply Project, project team members will conduct geotechnical subsurface investigations at various locations in and around Jordan Lake.

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Investigations Design
Chatham County Planning Board to Consider WIP Conditional Rezoning District Application on February 6
calendar iconJanuary 30, 2024

On November 2, 2023, the Western Intake Partners (WIP) submitted a Conditional Rezoning District Application to Chatham County's Planning Department requesting to rezone the designated site for the Regional Water Treatment Facility as Conditional District-Light Industrial, aligning with its intended purpose.

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Partnership Permitting Planning Design
WIP Public Rezoning Hearing Scheduled for January 16
calendar iconDecember 28, 2023

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Partnership Permitting Planning Design
Western Intake Partnership Submits Rezoning Application
calendar iconDecember 7, 2023

The Western Intake Partners submitted an application to Chatham County’s Planning Department on November 2, 2023, to rezone the proposed Regional Water Treatment Facility site as Conditional District-Light Industrial, consistent with its proposed use.

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Partnership Planning
Western Intake Partnership Held Development Input Meeting
calendar iconAugust 11, 2023

During the evening of July 20, 2023, the WIP held a community meeting at the Chatham Community Library regarding rezoning of the site for a regional drinking water treatment facility the WIP (Chatham County, City of Durham, Town of Pittsboro and Orange Water and Sewer Authority) proposes on approximately 122 acres on Parcel Numbers 17538 and 17546, near the intersection of North Pea Ridge Road and Seaforth Road.

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Community Event Planning
Spring 2023 Newsletter
calendar iconMay 30, 2023

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Newsletters
Drinking Water Transmission Pipeline Exploratory Work to Begin April 2023
calendar iconMarch 23, 2023

In April 2023, the Western Intake Partnership (WIP) will begin conducting field investigations along the proposed drinking water transmission pipeline routes for the Jordan Lake Water Supply Project.

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Investigations
Winter 2023 Newsletter
calendar iconMarch 3, 2023

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Newsletters
Western Intake Partnership Hosts Public Open House for Jordan Lake Water Supply Project
calendar iconDecember 19, 2022

The Western Intake Partnership (WIP) will host a public open house for the Jordan Lake Water Supply Project on January 10, 2023, at the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro.

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Community Event
Western Intake Partnership Announces Fieldwork on Jordan Lake
calendar iconOctober 17, 2022

The Western Intake Partnership (WIP) will engage in fieldwork on and directly adjacent to Jordan Lake beginning the week of October 24.

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Investigations
OWASA Joins WIP
calendar iconSeptember 22, 2022

The Western Intake Partnership is excited to have the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) financially participating in the work of the partnership.

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Partnership
Western Intake Partnership Announces Phase 1 of Jordan Lake Water Treatment Facility Project
calendar iconFebruary 28, 2022

The Western Intake Partnership is proud to announce the start of Phase 1 of the Jordan Lake Water Supply Project.

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Planning
Did You Know?
calendar iconSeptember 15, 2021

The Partners worked with other regional water supply utilities on a Triangle Region Water Supply Plan. This plan identified Jordan Lake as their most-suitable future water supply...

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Partnership
Project Status and Schedule
calendar iconAugust 31, 2021

As of August 2021, the consultants for the four Western Intake Partnership preliminary projects have been interviewed and selected. Defining the services required from consultants and developing the desired scope...

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Partnership Planning
What Projects are the Partnership Planning?
calendar iconJuly 31, 2021

The Partnership plans to build several facilities to access, treat and deliver water from Jordan Lake...

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Partnership Planning