New Gibsonville water tank slated for Power Line Road property - alamancenews.com

Oct 25, 2024

Gibsonville’s aldermen were grateful this week for the donation of land for a new town water tank – a contribution that will spare the municipality from having to purchase land for its new water receptacle.

Aldermen voted unanimously, 5-0, to accept the 1.665-acre site along Powerline Road from developers associated with Edinborough South 7, LLC, the development firm which is building Edinborough and Edinborough West – the largest residential subdivisions in the town. The combined projects are expected to bring more than 800 new homes to the town.

The town has received two grants that it has allocated toward financing the future water tank: $2.8 million from Guilford County and another $1.5 million from the state.

Still, town officials estimate there is probably a gap of at least $1 million between the $4.3 million they have in hand and the actual cost, which might keep growing, based on the escalating price tag for construction costs.

Troy King, the town’s utility superintendent, said the project’s timeframe still contemplates completion of the new tank by December 2026, he told the newspaper.

The new tank, planned for 500,000 gallons, will ultimately replace two smaller tanks that currently serve the town’s residents and businesses. One, near the town’s community center, has a capacity of 75,000 gallons, while the larger tank downtown can hold 125,000 gallons.

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Thus, the new tank will provide more than twice the current capacity of the two existing tanks. When the new tank was discussed in 2023, after the town got its first money from Guilford County, officials said it would increase water storage capacity and increase fire flow.

King told the board of aldermen this week that the existing tanks “likely will eventually come down” after the new tank is operational.