Moore County leaders study water-use technologies at N.C. State forum
Moore County public officials observe decentralized-water and wastewater technologies, including new water re-use techniques.
Photo by Becky Kirkland
In October, Moore County community leaders visited N.C. State University’s Lake Wheeler Road Field Training Facility in Raleigh to learn about the importance of water-use and re-use technologies in community resource development. Personnel from the Moore County Center for Cooperative Extension helped design the Moore County Leaders Decentralized Water and Wastewater Planning Forum, at which U.S. and Canadian industry leaders shared their technologies and experiences.
Speakers at the J. Edward Booth Field Learning Laboratory included N.C. State researchers and Extension specialists from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Soil Science and Biological and Agricultural Engineering departments. Among their wastewater-related topics: centralized management of decentralized water-use technologies, including water re-use; preliminary soil and site assessments for on-site wastewater systems in developments; groundwater planning; water re-use standards and challenges of water re-use in affordable housing
“The forum provided a direct and immediate linkage and transfer of research-based wastewater treatment technology trends from N.C. State University researchers to local county decision-makers,” said Dr. Mike Hoover, soil science professor and Extension on-site waste disposal specialist in the College.
“Our community leaders must make important water and wastewater infrastructure decisions that will affect the future of our county. These leaders valued coming to N.C. State not only to receive research-based information, but also to have a one-on-one exchange with researchers and industry experts in this field,” said Craven Hudson, Moore County’s Extension director.
The Moore County group included two county commissioners, the county manager, the planning director and planning board members, public works director, county engineer, environmental health staff members and a Sustainable Sandhills Association leader.
After the leaders viewed on-site wastewater technologies and discussed wastewater re-use techniques at Lake Wheeler Labs, they toured water re-use developments in Chatham County, including a stop at “The Preserve” development, where they saw a community-scale water re-use system in action.
— Art Latham
Speakers at the J. Edward Booth Field Learning Laboratory included N.C. State researchers and Extension specialists from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Soil Science and Biological and Agricultural Engineering departments. Among their wastewater-related topics: centralized management of decentralized water-use technologies, including water re-use; preliminary soil and site assessments for on-site wastewater systems in developments; groundwater planning; water re-use standards and challenges of water re-use in affordable housing
“The forum provided a direct and immediate linkage and transfer of research-based wastewater treatment technology trends from N.C. State University researchers to local county decision-makers,” said Dr. Mike Hoover, soil science professor and Extension on-site waste disposal specialist in the College.
“Our community leaders must make important water and wastewater infrastructure decisions that will affect the future of our county. These leaders valued coming to N.C. State not only to receive research-based information, but also to have a one-on-one exchange with researchers and industry experts in this field,” said Craven Hudson, Moore County’s Extension director.
The Moore County group included two county commissioners, the county manager, the planning director and planning board members, public works director, county engineer, environmental health staff members and a Sustainable Sandhills Association leader.
After the leaders viewed on-site wastewater technologies and discussed wastewater re-use techniques at Lake Wheeler Labs, they toured water re-use developments in Chatham County, including a stop at “The Preserve” development, where they saw a community-scale water re-use system in action.
— Art Latham