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Water, sewer issues loom: Public works director asks Union leaders for guidance on managing strained systems.

The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC )

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Byline: Julia Oliver

Apr. 19--As Union's commissioners work toward approving a budget, they will have to make important decisions on how to manage and expand the county's strained water and sewer systems. Those choices will affect where the county gets its water and how it distributes sewer service, which is limited and could be used to guide or slow the county's growth.

Public Works Director Christie Putnam asked the board for guidance on three utility issues at a work session Monday. The first question Putnam posed was about the county's water system: Where will the county get more water? Putnam described four potential water sources for the…

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