Highways
Interstates 85 and 40 run concurrently through Alamance County, accommodating eight lines of traffic. US Hwy 70 and many other state roads also make up our street system.

Rail
Alamance County is served by Norfolk Southern Railway, and is a major stop on the Amtrack Passenger Railway system

Common Carriers
Over 25 motor carriers provide shipping services to our area.

Bus
Carolina Trailways and Greyhound offer passenger transportation via bus.

Air
Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport services business and private air traffic. Runways of 5,000 feet can now accommodate corporate jets. Regularly scheduled passenger service is available at two international airports (Raleigh/Durham and Greensboro) Each is less than 45 minutes away.

Water Services

The City of Burlington owns three reservoirs with adequate capacity to meet demand

• Stoney Creek Reservoir (1927) – 400 million gallons
• Lake Cammack (1960) – 3.2 billion gallons
• Lake Mackintosh (1993) – 7.5 billion gallons

The City of Burlington owns and operates two water treatment plants with a total combined treatment capacity of 34 MGD

• Ed Thomas Water Treatment Plant (1950): 16 MGD
• J.D. Mackintosh, Jr. Water Treatment Plant (1980): 18 MGD

Finished water demand – 2006: 11.4 MGD
Current Excess Capacity – Approximately 22.6 MGD
Largest water customer: City of Greensboro

Wastewater Services

The City of Burlington owns and operates two wastewater treatment plants with a total combined treatment capacity of 24 MGD

• East Burlington WWTP – 12 MGD capacity
• South Burlington WWTP – 12 MGD capacity

Wastewater treated – 2006: 10.6 MGD
Current Excess Capacity – Approximately 13.4 MGD
Largest sewer customer: Town of Elon

Water Services

The City of Graham and City of Mebane are co-owners of the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant (Graham owns 2/3 and Mebane owns 1/3) located on Graham-Mebane Lake.  The Graham-Mebane Water Plant provides water for Graham, Mebane, Green Level, and Swepsonville.

Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant, located (1976) - 2.3 billion gallons of raw water storage. The water treatment plant was upgraded and expanded in 2004 and has a capacity of 12 million gallons per day.  In 2006, the Graham-Mebane Water Treatment Plant distributed approximately 3.36 MGD.

Current Excess Treatment Capacity - Approximately 8.64 MGD

Wastewater Services

The City of Graham owns and operates the Graham Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) discharges into the Haw River. The plant was constructed in 1960 and was upgraded and expanded in 1980 and 2002. The present permitted capacity of the WWTP is 3.5 MGD. The average wastewater treated in 2006 was 1.34 MGD.

Current Excess Treatment Capacity - Approximately 2.16 MGD

Constructed in 2007, the City of Graham owns and operates the Cherry Lane Regional Pump Station, which has a permitted capacity of 1 MGD.

Graham also receives sewer service from the City of Burlington, at the South Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant.