The Waterkeeper Alliance is concerned ONWASA has abandoned a Piney Green area sewer project in favor of new developments, leaving nearby waters open for pollution.
The Onslow Water and Sewer Authority denies the accusation, saying the project is still in the preliminary stages.
White Oak-New Riverkeeper Tess Sanders said her organization provided a letter of support for the Northwest Water Reclamation Facility grant proposal, which would mean USDA funds to install sewer lines as part of ONWASA’s Piney Green Phase II Project.
She said the two package plants the project would replace — Collins Estates and Sherwood Mobile Home Parks — have a long history of polluting Rocky Run, Mott Creek and the New River. The later stages of the project would remove an additional six package plants and their discharge from the river.
“Installing the proper sewer infrastructure now will both allow for growth and prevent the installation of new package plants in the area,” she said. “The net environmental benefit from this project is huge.”
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