The booster pumping station is to be built off Old N.C. 86 near Starfield Circle, south of Hillsborough.

An interconnection already exists between the town's water supply and Orange Water and Sewer Authority's supply on the south side of Hillsborough. The improved connection with the booster station would meet the water demands of either utility during a drought or an emergency.

The station would benefit the entire town and specifically help serve the UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus and Orange County/Hillsborough Economic Development District on the town's south side in an emergency due to the planned location near receiving pipes.

The estimated cost of the project is $1.43 million.

The town received a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant of $1.01 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in August 2023. As a part of the grant, the town would pay for 30% of the project.

In April 2025, the federal program was ended and all applications from fiscal years 2020-2023 were canceled. This canceled $831,418 in federal funds for the building of the booster pumping station. 

The town is exploring funding options.