Dear Neighbors,
HSRD will present the preliminary plan for the PRS and storage tanks at an open house scheduled for September 9, 2021, between 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Tabb High School lobby, 4431 Bethel Road, Yorktown ,VA 23693. The purpose of the open house is to provide you with an opportunity to discuss the project with the project team. You will get to review the history of HRSD, see the project site possibilities, gain an understanding of what the facility may look like, ask questions, and make recommendations. For those of you that cannot attend the open house, a recorded presentation of the material will be posted on the HRSD website and the York County website. You will be given the location on the websites and how to provide comments on the PRS Project when the presentation is finished.
Here is a summary of the information I received this past week when I met with HSRD to review the open house material. The plan is about 30% complete. There are three alternative sites for the project. The first site is located along Victory Boulevard between the Hollymead neighborhood and Fire Station #2. The second site is further north of Victory Boulevard and runs parallel to the Dominion power lines behind Tabb High School. The third site is even further north and located on the other side of the powerlines near the Tabb High School running track. The Pressure Reducing Pump Station will be 130 ft. by 70 ft., 20 ft. deep and 35 ft. high. Each of the two offline storage tanks will be 135 ft. in diameter and 35 ft. high. The tanks will be built of reinforced concrete.
The purpose of the PRS project is to moderate pressure on our sewer system during heavy rains and high usage events. Historically, high pressure situations result in raw sewage overwhelming the system to a point where the sewage is released into our rivers and streams. Another benefit of the PRS is that it helps the sewer and water treatment facilities with the SWIFT program. This program is designed to pump highly treated (drinkable) water back into the aquifer to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay, replenish the groundwater supply, and reduce land subsidence. When the SWIFT program is complete, nearly all the treated water released today into the rivers will be sent to the aquifer.
The project schedule calls for a 50 percent design completion by the winter of 2021. The design will be 90 percent complete by the spring of 2022. Construction begins in the fall of 2022 and project completion is in the spring of 2024.
Homeowner Associations and residents not living in an HOA are encouraged to pass this notice along to their neighbors.
Regards,
Tom
Regards,
Tom
Thomas G. Shepperd, Jr.
District 5 Representative
York County Board of Supervisors
(C) 757-903-1875
(H) 757-868-8591
shepperd@yorkcounty.gov
tgshep@cox.net