Why was the Wet Weather Project initiated?
The project was required by agreement with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to address overflows experienced during wet weather events.This project was intended to accomplish several objectives including the replacement and/or rehabilitation of existing infrastructure, the addition of long-term capacity (moving the plant from 42 million gallons per day to 55 million gallons per day) and improvements to the facility to permit better handling of wet weather high flows.These items are interconnected, so it is not possible to complete one element and defer others to save costs.
