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Tuesday, May 13, 1986 - .- However, on April 29, 1986, Mr. Dwight Pemberton of Pannill Knitting Company advised John Dyches and myself that they were in need of accelerating their expansion program whereby the new dye facilities would be constructed and become operative by early 1987, resulting in an increase in water usage of 0.5 MGD by April, 1987. This, coupled with the proposed 1.0 MGD increase in water usage by Tultex by the end of 1977 creates a real problem of meeting the wastewater requirements of these two industries. Mr. Pemberton indicated that they plan to expend $9,000,000 on capital improvements in connection with the increased water usage but unless they could be assured that water and wastewater facilities could be provided to meet their construction schedule they would have to consider another location for these improvements. He further indicated that they needed to have an answer from us within ten days to two weeks in order for them to solidify their plans for expansion either here or at another location. Tultex plans to expend approximately $8,000,000 for equip- ment, however, Tultex did not indicate whether they would consider another location if we could not meet their expansion schedule. I promised Mr. immediately and possible date. Pemberton that we would review this request would attempt to get them an answer at the earliest John Dyches and I met with our consultants (Wiley & Wilson) on May 2, 1986, concerning this and other matters related to wastewater facilities. We also met with Lee Lintecum, County Administrator, and Bob Grant, Executive Director of PSA, on Monday, May 5, 1986, in an effort to determine whether the City and County could find a way to provide the facilities needed to meet the needs of these three industries within the time frame resulting from the new schedule of improvements by Pannill Knitting. Attached is a new schedule of needs for wastewater treatment facili- ties of Tultex, Pannill Knitting and Bassett Walker Knitting compared with capacity of existing and proposed wastewater treatment facili- ties to be constructed by the City and County by January 1, 1989. Also attached is a sheet showing graphically the projected increase in industrial flows for each industry and a composite graph showing the overage of the total projected flows for the three industries and the schedule for providing wastewater facilities through 1988. As you will note, there will be a treatment capacity deficiency of 1.7 MGD in April, 1987, and a deficiency of 2.1 MGD by January 1, 1988. These deficiencies could be reduced as indicated in Exhibit I if the diversion of up to 2.8 MGD to the Upper Smith River Plant could be accomplished. A capacity deficiency will occur, however, of up to .8 MGD even if this additional waste is diverted to the Upper Smith River Plant. -"."_...,._.._._-_.-.._-~'~.^'.._%_----".__.__." 28~