Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities is planning a new sanitary sewer interceptor along Reedy Creek and McKee Creek to bring public sewer service to the property owners within the Reedy Creek Basin. Engineering services for the project are being provided by Woolpert LLP. This project will provide a long-term solution to serving the growth being experienced in this area of eastern Mecklenburg, while at the same time protecting the water quality of the region.

A sewer interceptor is the main trunk sewer that is placed to allow future extensions to be constructed to serve developments and homeowners. It is a large diameter pipeline that is generally placed along a major drainage feature (creek, stream, or river) that transports wastewater by gravity to a pump station or treatment facility for disposal.

This project currently involves the design of the interceptor within Mecklenburg County only. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities plans for these interceptors to be extended into Cabarrus County for disposal at the Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Public meetings are being held to communicate to the public the progress of the project, and to gather property owner and public input.