AGENDA DATE: 7/5/2017
TITLE:
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ACSA 201700001, VDOT Residency Office Water Service Request
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Work session on a request to provide water service to the VDOT Residency Office (TMP 07900-00-00-003A0).
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Kamptner, Graham, Gast-Bray, Benish
PRESENTER (S): David Benish
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: The Virginia Department of Transportation is requesting the provision of public water service to the VDOT Residency Office site located on Richmond Road (Rt. 250), east of the I-64/Rt. 250 Interchange (Attachment A). The 26.7 acre site consists of four (4) structures and storage areas for materials and equipment. Two (2) of the structures are office buildings housing VDOT Residency staff. The buildings are served by a well on-site. The property is zoned RA, Rural Areas, and is designated Rural Area in the County's Comprehensive Plan/Land Use Plan.
The applicant is requesting public water service to address the existence of copper in the water in the buildings. This is based on evidence of copper in the water when tested from the taps within the building. According to the Health Department (Attachment C), the copper found in the water is caused by naturally acidic well water leaching copper from the existing copper plumbing within the building.
The applicant has also noted that if public water is provided to the site to address the water quality condition, a residual benefit of that service is that "brining" operations could occur on-site. Brining is the mixing of the liquid applied on roads during snow and ice conditions. Brining occurs at other VDOT sites in the County but not at this site.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment: Prioritize, plan and invest in critical infrastructure that responds to past and future changes and improves the capacity to serve community needs.
DISCUSSION: The Comprehensive Plan strategy ...
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