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April 2, 2025The City of Durham, North Carolina Department of Water Management, in its role as the Lead Agency for the Western Intake Partnership, is soliciting proposals from interested and qualified progressive design-build (DB) teams for the Western In-take Partnership (WIP) Regional Water Treatment Facility (RWTF) on the western side of Jordan Lake.
November 26, 2024The Western Intake Partnership (WIP) project team is excited to announce the launch of an online WIP Public Meeting experience, making our September 2024 in-person Public Open House content available to everyone in a virtual format!
August 23, 2024The Western Intake Partnership (WIP) invites you to join us for our Community Open House for updates on the Jordan Lake Water Supply Project on September 10, 2024 at the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro.
July 3, 2024In partnership with Chatham County, Orange County, and the Town of Pittsboro, Durham wants to stick its own straw into Jordan Lake by 2029.
March 12, 2024As part of the ongoing planning process for the Western Intake Partner's (WIP) Jordan Lake Water Supply Project, project team members will conduct a second phase of Geotechnical Subsurface Investigations at the proposed Regional Water Treatment Facility site near the intersection of Seaforth Road and North Pea Ridge Road.
March 6, 2024Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page based on the valuable feedback we received from the community. We invite you to take a moment to review the updated FAQ page.
February 15, 2024As part of the ongoing planning process for the Western Intake Partner's (WIP) Jordan Lake Water Supply Project, project team members will conduct geotechnical subsurface investigations at various locations in and around Jordan Lake.
January 30, 2024On November 2, 2023, the Western Intake Partners (WIP) submitted a Conditional Rezoning District Application to Chatham County's Planning Department requesting to rezone the designated site for the Regional Water Treatment Facility as Conditional District-Light Industrial, aligning with its intended purpose.
December 7, 2023The Western Intake Partners submitted an application to Chatham County’s Planning Department on November 2, 2023, to rezone the proposed Regional Water Treatment Facility site as Conditional District-Light Industrial, consistent with its proposed use.
August 11, 2023During the evening of July 20, 2023, the WIP held a community meeting at the Chatham Community Library regarding rezoning of the site for a regional drinking water treatment facility the WIP (Chatham County, City of Durham, Town of Pittsboro and Orange Water and Sewer Authority) proposes on approximately 122 acres on Parcel Numbers 17538 and 17546, near the intersection of North Pea Ridge Road and Seaforth Road.
March 23, 2023In April 2023, the Western Intake Partnership (WIP) will begin conducting field investigations along the proposed drinking water transmission pipeline routes for the Jordan Lake Water Supply Project.
December 19, 2022The Western Intake Partnership (WIP) will host a public open house for the Jordan Lake Water Supply Project on January 10, 2023, at the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro.
October 17, 2022The Western Intake Partnership (WIP) will engage in fieldwork on and directly adjacent to Jordan Lake beginning the week of October 24.
September 22, 2022The Western Intake Partnership is excited to have the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) financially participating in the work of the partnership.
February 28, 2022The Western Intake Partnership is proud to announce the start of Phase 1 of the Jordan Lake Water Supply Project.
September 15, 2021The Partners worked with other regional water supply utilities on a Triangle Region Water Supply Plan. This plan identified Jordan Lake as their most-suitable future water supply...
August 31, 2021As of August 2021, the consultants for the four Western Intake Partnership preliminary projects have been interviewed and selected. Defining the services required from consultants and developing the desired scope...
July 31, 2021The Partnership plans to build several facilities to access, treat and deliver water from Jordan Lake...