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Home My WebLink AboutACSA199700005 Staff Report 1997-06-17 STAFF PERSON: David Benish PLANNING COMMISSION: June 17, 1997 Review For Compliance With The Comprehensive Plan(15.1-456 Review): Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA) Transmission Water Main Installation BACKGROUND As per Section 15.1-456 of the Code of Virginia the Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA)has requested that the Planning Commission review the installation of a 12" transmission water main to serve the Key West and Cedar Hill Subdivisions (228 lots). Both these subdivisions are located off of Route 20 (Stony Point Road),just north of the Pantops (Neighborhood Three)Development Area. The subdivisions are currently being served by a central well system(See Attachment A). The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, at its meeting on May 7, 1997, amended the service area boundaries of the ACSA to provide water only designation to Key West and Cedar Hills Subdivisions. The water only designation was necessitated by the primary wells serving these subdivisions being contaminated with a gasoline additive called Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether(MTBE). The Virginia Department of Health reported to the County that a petroleum release occurred in the vicinity of the Key West and Cedar Hills Subdivisions and a potable well analytical report indicated that primary wells serving these two subdivisions were contaminated. According to a letter dated March 7, 1997 from Bill Brent,ACSA Executive Director, an attempt to drill new wells was made but they did not produce the water quantity needed to serve the two neighborhoods. Also,Mr. Brent added that putting a treatment system on the contaminated wells would be costly and the long term effectiveness of this possible solution is uncertain. The Virginia Department of Health indicated that the best solution to serve the subdivisions is a connection to the public water system(See Attachment B). It is necessary to install a 12"water main to serve the Key West and Cedar Hills Subdivisions in order to deliver the minimum required fire flow(500 gallons per minute). The water main will originate at the point where RWSA's 24" transmission line (Pantops water line) crosses Route 20 at Elks Drive. The water main will extend north 6,000' along the east side of Route 20 and will be located on properties outside the Urban Area. The line will be sized such that it has the potential to serve properties located in the Pantops Development Area(Neighborhood Three), where service is not currently available(See Attachment C). DISCUSSION With the Board's approval of the amendment to the ACSA jurisdictional Area boundary the policy issues regarding the provision of service to this area have been made. This Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan Review focuses on the appropriateness of the location and design 1 of the line as its relates to the Comprehensive Plan. The following Comprehensive Plan general principles and recommendations are applicable to this project. • Protect and effeciently utilize County resources by...Designating Development Areas where a variety of land uses, facilities, and services are planned to support the County's future growth, with emphasis placed on infill development(Goal, p. 7). • Provide public water and sewer only to areas within the ACSA jurisdictional area (Recommendation,p. 124) • Provide water service to the northern portion of Neighborhood Three north of an east/west unnamed tributary of the Rivanna River as necessary by extending a Route 20 waterline to the north(Recommendation, p. 55). • New facilities will be designed according to the densities and uses reflected by the Land Use Map (Recommendation, p. 117). • Rural Area development will be served by individual water and septic systems only (General Principle, p. 109). The 12" distribution line will be located on the east side of Route 20. Its immediate function is to provide service to the Key West and Cedar Hill subdivisions. The location of the line within the Route 20 right-of-way eliminates the need to travel overland, potentially impacting multiple properties. The water main will be sized adequately to provide possible future water service to existing and future development located in the northern portion of the designated Development Area, where water service is not available. Route 20 is the eastern boundary for the northern part of the of Neighborhood Three (see Attachment C). Therefore, with the location of the line along Route 20, it will also front on properties designated as Rural Area. This may encourage requests for water service in those areas. However, staffs opinion is that the provision of water service can be limited to appropriate areas through the ACSA Jurisdictional Area Amendment process. RECOMMENDATION This project meets the intent of most of the Comprehensive Plan's general principles and recommendations. Staff believes that the impact of this project on the Comprehensive Plan's intent to limit development in the Rural Area will be minimal since water service will be provided to existing subdivisions. Service to other Rural Area properties cannot be provided 2 without amendment to the Jurisdicational Area. For these reasons, staff believes that this project complies with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan and recommends favorable action by the Planning Commission. 3 ATTACHMENT A AL3EVARLE Cou\TY SERVICE AUTHORITY P.O. Box 1009 168 SPOTNAP RD. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902 • (804) 977-4511 FAX (804) 979-0698 May 15, 1997 Mr. Wayne Cilimberg Director of Planning and Community Development County Office Building Charlottesville, VA Re: Key West Water Line Dear Wayne: This is in response to your E-mail of May 9, 1997. The water line to serve Key West will originate at RWSA's 24 inch transmission line at its crossing of Route 20 at Elks Drive. It will be necessary to install a 12 inch main in order to deliver the minimum required fire flow(500 gallons per minute)within the Key West distribution system. It will be constructed within the right-of- way of Route 20, with minor deviations, and will likely be on the east side of the highway. It will pass properties not currently in the growth area and has the potential to provide service to properties beyond Key West. Because of its size(12")the line could be termed a transmission line. By its immediate function, it is a distribution line. If it is ever extended to serve other than this one subdivision its function could be termed transmission. In the State Waterworks Regulations the following definitions are given: "Transmission Main" means a water main whose primary purpose is to move significant quantities of treated water among service areas. "Distribution Main" means a water main whose primary purpose is to provide treated water to service connections. I think one could argue that the Key West line is either of the above. I'll let the County decide which it is and determine if you want to review it. Let me know if you need additional information and how you want to proceed. Very yours, J.W. Brent Executive Director JWB/lbt c.c: Paul Shoop R E C E I F MAY 1 6 1997 Planning Dent. ATTACHMENT B /\LBMARLE �/( OJ\TY SERVICE AUTHORITY _ FAX 804 P O. BOX 1009 168 SPOTNAP RD CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902 • (804) 977-4511 FA. ( ) 979-0698 March 7 , 1997 RECEWED Mr. Wayne Cilimberg Director of Planning & Community Development MAR 1997 Albemarle County Office Building Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 Planning Der.A. Re: Key West Subdivision Dear Wayne: Yesterday we met with representatives of Virginia Department of Health, Department of Environmental Quality, Key West Water Company, and Key West property owners to discuss the possibility of connecting that subdivision to ACSA' s water system. I previously notified you that the primary well serving this subdivision had become contaminated with Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) . Additional wells have been drilled but they do not produce the quantity of water needed, although there is no indication of MTBE in the new wells. Putting a treatment system on the contaminated well will be costly and its long term effectiveness uncertain. Much work has to be done to determine terms under which the ACSA would take over the distribution system, how the connection to the ACSA system would be made, and funding. The first question to be answered is whether the County would incorporate Key West into ACSA' s jurisdictional area. Since ACSA traditionally has not initiated requests to expand its service areas, who should apply for the jurisdictional boundary amendment? The water company? The customers? DEQ? VDH? I would appreciate some direction from you as to how to proceed in this matter. Very ly yours, . ,r1 - 6, ,______ --- J. W. Brent Executive Director JWB:dmg cc: Board of Directors Mr. Charles Martin Paul Shoop Bob Tucker Iu,. .�.% r ,�. EY WEST�?` v. \1/4....N.,ip I 13 • ATT'• CHMENT C 1 RIYER E. - / .•„ / 4 a ^ / 'tip / 0G \ ifr. 4 1_ _____- OPEN PARK0 .. \/ 0 OM' 1 ''=.. h- � FRANKLIN > j 41 ' 7' -J Y 41111 o cc Q I Cr 4 %4Imiiii. c.,\cA., * / 1 Aft 111Lr . o * o��41 : 0 Aa.ilk 4. , „,,-k,r - ' . ig...14/W ..'.. f i PAPIOAPA4tf .. ASHCROFT I II7 +11/4 IT/ -,„ ( 1 44 .\ .e ' , GLENORCHY, \ cc 1 ®�� Ncp • Aliffitt w -,• _`� ` MT RO ` NANS j 5.- - ' Olt.I I I -LI I I led NOV . 'i,..A.-. 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