EditorialBlending In: North Carolina Plant Solves Subdivision Concerns

Blending In: North Carolina Plant Solves Subdivision Concerns

Tree plantings, odor-control systems, noise abatement and new lighting strategies help the South Cary Water Reclamation Facility adapt to neighboring subdivisions.
  • Appeared in print as "Neighborly Things To Do"
  • By Jeff Smith
  • April 2015
  • Plantscapes

Order Digital Reprints

Want a PDF of this article as it appeared in print?
Order Here!

Filed Under

Landscaping

Sign Me Up!

Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox.

Sign up Digital!
If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free!

Subscribe to Print!
Blending In: North Carolina Plant Solves Subdivision Concerns
Seasonal plantings adorn the entrance sign at the South Cary Water Reclamation Facility.

When the South Cary Water Reclamation Facility was built in 1988, the nearest residential neighborhood was more than 4 miles away.

Vacant land surrounded the 40-acre plant site in the Town of Cary, North Carolina. The plant sits at an elevation nearly 30 feet below the...

Please login or register to view TPO articles. It's free, fast and easy!

Popular Stories

April 15, 2024 CISA Offers Free Cyber Vulnerability Scanning Service to Utilities
CISA Offers Free Cyber Vulnerability Scanning Service to Utilities
April 12, 2024 Where Do I Use Rotary Lobe Pumps in a WWTP?
Where Do I Use Rotary Lobe Pumps in a WWTP?
April 11, 2024 EPA Announces National Standard to Limit PFAS in Drinking Water
EPA Announces National Standard to Limit PFAS in Drinking Water
April 11, 2024 For This Operator, Clean Water Is a Family Matter
For This Operator, Clean Water Is a Family Matter
April 11, 2024 An Energy Revolution Is Underway. Here’s How You Can Join.
An Energy Revolution Is Underway. Here’s How You Can Join.
April 11, 2024 Wastewater as Heating Fuel? This Minnesota City Is Exploring the Idea.
Wastewater as Heating Fuel? This Minnesota City Is Exploring the Idea.

Discussion

Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted.