Land Use Plan – 2002 - Stanly County, North Carolina

STANLY COUNTY
Badin Water and Sewer Authority. The Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers provide the water source for
all systems in the county.
Future water lines that are funded are as follows:
A county line that will go west from the city limits of Albemarle along NC 73 to Millingport,
turn south on Millingport Road, then south onto Ridgecrest Road ending at NC 24/27.
A line that will run along St. Martin Road to the Town of Oakboro, paid for by the City of
Oakboro.
The City of Albemarle is considering running a line that will run west along NC 49 from Richfield
into Cabarrus County to Concord to help alleviate Concord’s water shortage.
A separate water system is run by the non-profit Pfeiffer-North Stanly Water District. The District
serves the northwestern part of the county north of Rogers Road to the west, and west of
Mountain Creek Road to the east. Source water for the District comes from the City of
Albemarle.
The county had been considering an expansion of the county-owned system to cover more of
the unincorporated areas of Stanly County. Presently, however, there is no definitive plan to
expand water services, funding mechanisms, and the phased expansion of the present system.
Norwood maintains a water system serving areas within its corporate limits. The Piney Point
Water District serves an area in northern Stanly County. The district purchases water form the
county. The system is maintained by the county through a utility service district local tax.
Sanitary Sewer
Stanly County is served mainly by private septic systems with a few areas being served by
municipal sanitary sewer systems. Figure 4-6 illustrates existing sanitary sewer lines serving the
county.
The sewer treatment plant is an activated sludge/tertiary with a capacity of 16 mgd with the
potential of doubling. The Towns of Norwood and Oakboro have wastewater treatment plants
along with the City of Albemarle. Stanly County owns and operates the sewer system for the
Town of Badin through the Greater Badin Water and Sewer Authority. The Town of Richfield has
a sewer line that extends to it from the City of Albemarle along Town Creek. Currently the
western portion of Stanly County is not served by sewer lines, nor is the southern area of the
county near Aquadale. Sewer systems throughout the county use gravity flow but most systems
have to be pumped because of the terrain that consists of rolling hills.
New sewer lines that are funded by State grants and loans to serve Stanly County schools are
as follows:
A line along NC 73 from the Albemarle city limits to Millingport and the Millingport School.
A line along NC 24/27 from Albemarle city limits to Endy Road and Endy School.
A line running along Stanly School Road from Cottonville Road and South Stanly High
School to Aquadale Road and Aquadale School.
A line that is funded by a School Bond and Federal EPA Grant runs along Ridgecrest Road
going south from Ridgecrest School, than following NC 24/27 west to Bethel Church Road to
a new K-8 school site at the intersection of Bethel Church Road and Branton Road.
Land Use Plan 4-13 6/02