On Thursday, Nov. 20, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners held a lengthy work session in the Carolyn Coleman conference room in the Old Guilford County Court House, where they were brought up to speed on one of the most critical long-term infrastructure challenges facing Guilford County – as well as the entire central North Carolina region: water.
In recent years, the Piedmont Triad has been riding wave after wave of economic development wins – HondaJet, Boom Supersonic and, most dramatically, the $14 billion Toyota battery plant just over the Randolph County line.
At the same time, smaller but steady growth from new subdivisions, industrial parks and population gains has continued to push water and sewer systems to their limits…