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Eastern Commercial Lot Purchase

      BBWC is looking to purchase 4 lots in the eastern commercial zone within Emerald Isle, located at 3101 and 3103 Emerald Dr, and 3104 and 3106 Ocean Dr. These 4 lots are already zoned commercial and located adjacent to existing businesses Dollar General and Emerald Isle Mini Mart. CenturyLink has a utility building in the same commercail zone and just 700ft down the street Carteret-Craven Electric Co-op has a substation behind the Emerald Isle Fire Station. The 4 lots we intend to purchase have hosted other commercial businesses in the past as well. BBWC does not currently have any plans for the site but wishes to secure it for future needs. The properties could be used for anything from a well site, water treatment facility, water tower, or combination of multiple items. BBWC needs land that is a minimum of 200' by 200' to meet setbacks required for new drinking water wells. Sites of that size are all but non-existent in our service area with the amount of development on the island. On top of size restrictions, we must consider geographic location along the island as well and this is roughly in the middle of our service area. The combination of size, location, and existing business, utilities, and public services make this an ideal location for future water utility needs.

       There are currently restrictive covenants on the 4 lots BBWC wishes to purchase, and need to have removed to ensure the property can be used as needed in the future. Our local NC House Representative, Celeste Cairns, has agreed to sponsor a bill that would give BBWC the ability to condemn the restrictive covenants on those specific 4 lots. This would be for only the covenants, only on those 4 lots and only after we have purchased the lots from the owner. For Cairns to proceed, she has requested the town of Emerald Isle to pass a resolution supporting our pursuit of the property and removal of the covenants. BBWC presented the proposal at the Emerald Isle February 13th, 2024, Commissioners meeting, and will again at the March 12th,2024, Commissioners meeting. The town and commissioners will be taking public comments prior to that meeting. Please feel free to reach out to BBWC's Executive Director, Seola Hill (shill@boguebankswater.com) for more information as well.

Eastern Commercial Lot Purchase

BBWC is looking to purchase 4 lots in the eastern commercial zone within Emerald Isle, located at 3101 & 3103 Emerald Dr, and 3104 & 3106 Ocean Dr. These 4 lots are already zoned commercial. For...

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Customer Plumbing Survey

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BBWC customers experiencing secondary water quality issues.

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BBWC Irrigation Policy

Click here to read our new irrigation policy effective June 1, 2022

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Late penalties resuming

Penalties and locks for non-payment will be resuming in February. Please contact our office if you need assistance setting up a payment plan. Our office will remain closed to "walk-in" customers...

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Penalty waiver extended

Bogue Banks Water Corp. remains in compliance with Governor Cooper and his waiving of  late fees and disconnects for non-payment. Per his EO 142 this waiver has been extended until July 29. To see...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

The health and safety of our customers and employees is a top priority of the Bogue Banks Water Corporation board and management.  Below are a list of resources where you can find factual...

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COVID-19 Update

Click on the links below for information from the CDC on best practices in preventing the spread of this virus:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/summary.html

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