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27 <br /> One should not neglect the financial gains the extraordinary management of the <br /> City/County Utility Commission brought to the Piedmont. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth <br /> County area with its abundant water and wastewater resources is held in high regards <br /> throughout the Stat of North Carolina as an example of prudent long range planning <br /> coupled with strong financial principles. <br /> FUTURE PLANS <br /> The City/County Utility Commission has long had the reputation as an efficient <br /> operation with a long-range vision. Future plans for the water and wastewater system <br /> include maintaining a competitive water rate in the state, sustaining the goal of providing <br /> the best possible service to its more than 120,191 customers and continued investment in <br /> the critical infrastructure of water and sewer lines and treatment plant facilities. In order <br /> to collect and distribute wastewater and water throughout the system, the maintenance of <br /> lines must be managed. Since 1976, the total miles of sewer and water lines have grown <br /> to 1,046 miles and 2,088 miles, respectively. <br /> The solid waste disposal program is has sufficient capacity to meet the <br /> community's solid waste management needs well into the future. The program must find <br /> ways to meet the challenges of funding its core responsibilities, and continuing to provide <br /> excellent management oversight into the valuable waste reduction and recycling <br /> programs needed to ensure sustainability of the regions waste management assets. <br /> 13 <br />