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INNOVATIVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROJECT IN GOLDSBORO NEARS COMPLETION RALEIGH - The
City of Goldsboro's innovative constructed wetlands project to reduce
levels of nutrients flowing into the Neuse River is one step closer
to being finished. The $3.2 million project was funded in part with a $1.6 million grant from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF)awarded in 1997, making it one of the first recipients of grant monies after the fund's creation in 1996. Over 52,000 wetland plants will cover the 40-acre site, which will eventually "polish" advanced treated wastewater from the city's treatment plant. City officials anticipate that the project will remove 13,800 pounds of Total Nitrogen from the river annually. The project is one of several steps being taken by the city to curb pollution in the Neuse: since addressing the issue in 1995, Goldsboro's nitrogen reduction plan at its waste water treatment center has resulted in a 78 percent decrease in the nutrient from the plant's discharge. "The plight of the Neuse River has, in the last several years, really called attention to North Carolina's water quality problems, " said Bill Holman, executive director of the CWMTF. "Goldsboro, in integrating this kind of nutrient reduction technique into its over-all wastewater treatment strategy provides a tremendous model for other communities across the state and region to follow. CWMTF is glad to be a part of it," he said. Thanks to the North Carolina
General Assembly, the Clean Water Managment Trust Fund has invested
over $35,545,570 to protect and improve waters of the Neuse River
Basin. The CWMTF was established
1996 to help finance projects that enhance or restore degraded waters,
protect unpolluted waters, and/or contribute toward a network of riparian
buffers and greenways for environmental, educational, and recreational
benefits. CWMTF estimates that over $10.5 billion is needed to protect and
restore water quality in North Carolina. For more information, contact Lisa Schell at 919/716-0057 or 919/244-4084 (mobile) or Karen Brashear, Public Utilities Director, Goldsboro, 919/735-3329.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: City of Goldsboro Official Web Site US EPA Office Of Water Constructed Wetland for Wastewater Treatment and Wildlife Habitat -- Facts and background on constructed wetlands CWMTF Funded Projects by Riverbasin
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