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IIIIPN4. I i ,N Ni!i:‘ 0 N-: ; 1 , David Benish From: Bob Tucker Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:39 AM To: Sally Thomas; Wayne Cilimberg; Larry Davis; 'apetrini@rivanna.org'; David Benish Cc: Charlotte Humphris; Charles Martin; Walter Perkins; Forrest Marshall; David Bowerman Subject: RE: water SALLY: I'M AVAILABLE TO MEET ON THE 11TH AT 11AM BUT I THINK THAT WAYNE OR DAVID BENISH SHOULD JOIN US. BILL BRENT MEETS WITH HIM THIS AFTERNOON. I JUST LEARNED THAT THE HEALTH DEPT. IS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR WELLS AND THINKS THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN A VIABLE WATER SOURCE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. THEY ARE HOPEFUL THE TWO WELLS THAT WILL BE DRILLED SOON BASED ON THEIR FRACTURE ANALYSIS WILL GIVE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. PART OF THE ISSUE WE WILL HAVE TO EXPRESS IS THE BOARD'S POLICY ON EXTENDING THE SERVICE AREA TO PEACOCK HILL. IF THEY CAN SHOW, FOR EXAMPLE, PERHAPS BASED ON THE HEALTH DEPTS. ANALYSIS, THAT THEIR WATER SUPPLY IS INDEED DIMINISHING THEN THE BOARD HAS A BASIS FOR EXTENSION. NEXT IS FINDING THE FUNDING SOURCES AVAILABLE FOR P/E COSTS AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION COSTS, I BELIEVE THIS PROJECT WAS PROJECTED TO XCEED $2M1L. THERE ARE VERY FEW GRANT SOURCES I'M AWARE OF BUT SEVERAL LOAN PROGRAMS. HE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION MAY NEED TO HELP FINANCE THIS AS WELL. Wao s? JUST LET ME KNOW WHERE YOUR MEETING IS TO BE HELD. gitt, M "��+� .3 - ? THANKS, BOB ROBERT W. TUCKER, JR. al L1N COUNTY EXECUTIVE ��'�'�"'� off— (0140 BTUCKER@ALBEMARLE.ORG LVt- pno IM _ "#412. i.g..kr„) Original Message From: Sally Thomas Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 9:29 AM To: Bob Tucker; Wayne Cilimberg; Larry Davis; 'apetrini@rivanna.org'; David Benish Cc: Charlotte Humphris; Charles Martin; Walter Perkins; Forrest Marshall; David Bowerman Subject: water Bill Hodson of Peacock Hill has asked for an appointment May 11 at 11 am with me to discuss how the County can help that community in its water crisis. It has a private water company, owned by residents, with community wells and has quantity problems. As you may know, the water company has joined the landfill lawsuit and residents have quality-related fears (and are parties to the landfill lawsuit), altho' recent tests in median-strip of interstate, between landfill and Peacock Hill, came out completely clean. Those tests also identified a real "gusher"of water at one geologic strata, so it seems possible that there is a quantity of water SOMEWHERE near the subdivision. Finding it may be another matter. As you also may know, the Rivanna Bd. has a formal resolution promising to provide water to residents IF their groundwater is ever contaminated by the landfill. There have been water quantity problems for years. Five wells exist and a new one will be drilled in the coming week. David Benish and Bill Brent will meet with him in the coming week, he tells me. ANYONE WANT TO ATTEND May 11 MEETING? MORE IMPORTANT: ANYONE WANT TO GIVE ME GUIDANCE? I assume they want to ask if we'll extend water line to them. We're talking about an expensive water line into new territory, but a troubled territory (i.e. with a landfill) and in the direction that VDOT may someday be taking a sewer line. Thanks for any assistance. Sally 1 ',/ciAitit,t) ail ArY.4_04,04 ei Aeeh adieu)In d,e,,,,, ad_codo7kel _ ,/,,u,e,/,6( ://,sz.,,,,,,,,,,,),t , , . ,i:e .6aie, ( ' 0 iiii_ 7 fk-ei2 • A - - ,A A,1-0A-t < . /„....:4,d, i,,,,ze > . vo ,i,--,,-,-)9., — arz.,„ ,,,,„„A ri,„‹, & fri.4.4„,,,,e' w /4-ti- ,,,,a-(-660a aA,Dape,-,,, , , ,a,.., ,..„_ .,, PA o . _ Aet,&,,l_t Arial,e-- ro1 . fta0 Bit44 --/La-Q-t t//l4di -,-,,; ,;_ gteAced �w /i-e�a-G� g/t-vA-�ce �it�S David Benish From: Sally Thomas Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 5:36 PM To: Bob Tucker Cc: Wayne Cilimberg; David Benish Subject: RE: water Thanks. David, Wayne--whoever can make it, I'll let you two decide, but I will appreciate one of you being there. I think just one will be fine. Sally Original Message From: Bob Tucker Sent: Tuesday,May 04, 1999 5:20 PM To: Sally Thomas Subject: RE:water SALLY: JUST LET ME KNOW WHO YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND WITH YOU. WAYNE AND DAVID BOTH INDICATED THEY COULD ATTEND BUT YOU MAY NOT WANT TO BE TOO STAFF HEAVY SO UNLESS YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO BE THERE, I WILL BACK OUT. THANKS, BOB ROBERT W. TUCKER, JR. COUNTY EXECUTIVE BTUCKER@ALBEMARLE.ORG Original Message From: Sally Thomas Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 5:04 PM To: Bob Tucker; David Benish; Bill Brent Subject: RE: water Bill very kindly shared with me what he learned in his meeting with the Peacock Hill folks today. My questions are ones I thought of after our conversation, so I probably should have simply called him back! I don't want to make him meet with them again, but I would appreciate some backup. If they haven't met with David Benish before then, maybe he could join me. Thanks. Sally Original Message From: Bob Tucker Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 4:51 PM To: Sally Thomas Subject: RE:water SALLY: I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS BUT I WILL BE TALKING TO BILL SOON AND PERHAPS HE SHOULD ALSO ATTEND YOUR MEETING SINCE ACSA IS A MAJOR PLAYER IN THIS MATTER. THANKS, BOB ROBERT W. TUCKER, JR. COUNTY EXECUTIVE BTUCKER@ALBEMARLE.ORG Original Message From: Sally Thomas Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 4:38 PM To: Bob Tucker Cc: Bill Brent Subject: RE: water I doubt that we have a precedent, but what has been the story in the past for who has paid for water line extensions? I remember that when West Leigh got its water, there were still thoughts that GE 1 would be out in Ivy and, as I recall, the line was built of a size to accommodate a GE plant rather than just a subdivision. Is that line the one that would be extended? Is it big enough? Did West Leigh pay for the extension? Have more recent extensions been paid for by the recipients (e.g. Oak Knoll)? Boy, would a line to Peacock Hill be a test of our determination to hold the line on hookups along the way. I learned some months ago of a small subdivision of rentals on Dry Bridge Road, for example, that has failing wells, acc. to someone who contacted me (but I never verified that claim). And there are all the people who worry about landfill contamination even if tests come out clean. What a nightmare. My May 11 meeting is in the bd chairman's office, unless we get too many people. I think there will be only two from Peacock Hill. Sally Original Message From: Bob Tucker Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:39 AM To: Sally Thomas;Wayne Cilimberg; Larry Davis;'apetrini@rivanna.org'; David Benish Cc: Charlotte Humphris;Charles Martin;Walter Perkins; Forrest Marshall; David Bowerman Subject: RE:water SALLY: I'M AVAILABLE TO MEET ON THE 11TH AT 11AM BUT I THINK THAT WAYNE OR DAVID BENISH SHOULD JOIN US. BILL BRENT MEETS WITH HIM THIS AFTERNOON. I JUST LEARNED THAT THE HEALTH DEPT. IS CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR WELLS AND THINKS THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN A VIABLE WATER SOURCE FOR AN EXTENDED TIME. THEY ARE HOPEFUL THE TWO WELLS THAT WILL BE DRILLED SOON BASED ON THEIR FRACTURE ANALYSIS WILL GIVE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. PART OF THE ISSUE WE WILL HAVE TO EXPRESS IS THE BOARD'S POLICY ON EXTENDING THE SERVICE AREA TO PEACOCK HILL. IF THEY CAN SHOW, FOR EXAMPLE, PERHAPS BASED ON THE HEALTH DEPTS. ANALYSIS, THAT THEIR WATER SUPPLY IS INDEED DIMINISHING THEN THE BOARD HAS A BASIS FOR EXTENSION. NEXT IS FINDING THE FUNDING SOURCES AVAILABLE FOR P/E COSTS AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION COSTS, I BELIEVE THIS PROJECT WAS PROJECTED TO EXCEED $2MIL. THERE ARE VERY FEW GRANT SOURCES I'M AWARE OF BUT SEVERAL LOAN PROGRAMS. THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION MAY NEED TO HELP FINANCE THIS AS WELL. JUST LET ME KNOW WHERE YOUR MEETING IS TO BE HELD. THANKS, BOB ROBERT W. TUCKER, JR. COUNTY EXECUTIVE BTUCKER@ALBEMARLE.ORG Original Message From: Sally Thomas Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 9:29 AM To: Bob Tucker; Wayne Cilimberg; Larry Davis; 'apetrini@rivanna.org'; David Benish Cc: Charlotte Humphris; Charles Martin; Walter Perkins; Forrest Marshall; David Bowerman Subject: water Bill Hodson of Peacock Hill has asked for an appointment May 11 at 11 am with me to discuss how the County can help that community in its water crisis. It has a private water company, owned by residents, with community wells and has quantity problems. As you may know, the water company has joined the landfill lawsuit and residents have quality- related fears (and are parties to the landfill lawsuit), altho' recent tests in median-strip of interstate, between landfill and Peacock Hill, came out completely clean. Those tests also identified a real "gusher" of water at one geologic strata, so it seems possible that there is a quantity of water SOMEWHERE near the subdivision. Finding it may be another matter. As you also may know, the Rivanna Bd. has a formal resolution promising to provide water to residents IF their groundwater is ever contaminated by the landfill. There have been water quantity problems for years. Five wells exist and a new one will be drilled in the coming week. David Benish and Bill Brent will meet with him in the coming week, he tells me. ANYONE WANT TO ATTEND May 11 MEETING? MORE IMPORTANT: ANYONE WANT TO GIVE ME GUIDANCE? I assume they want to ask if we'll extend water line to them. We're talking about an expensive water line into new territory, but a troubled territory (i.e. with a landfill) and in the direction that VDOT may someday be taking a sewer line. Thanks for any assistance. Sally 2 - " _9°9 1`Z o Q)c Summary of Meeting Peacock Hill Water Situation June 4, 1999 A meeting was held in the Albemarle County Office Building to discuss the current situation with the Peacock Hill water system and efforts that are underway. The meeting was attended by the following: Jim Moore & Carl Christiansen: Virginia Department of Health, Office of Water Programs Bill Brent: Albemarle County Service Authority Harold Morris, Dave Noble, and Bill Hodsen: Peacock Hill Homeowners' Association David Benish: Albemarle County Planning Department David Hirschman: Albemarle County Engineering Department Nick Evans: Division of Mineral Resources The topics discussed at the meeting were as follows: Bill Hodson explained to work of the homeowners' subcommittee looking into the water situation, and distributed a draft outline of the jurisdictional area request application. He also distributed a draft list of alternative solutions to finding water, with advantages and disadvantage listed for each solution. David Benish gave a brief overview of planning and policy issues. In order for the jurisdictional area to be extended, a clear emergency need and health and safety justification would need to be provided based on the criteria in the comprehensive plan. Clear documentation would have to demonstrate that there are no other feasible options to extending a public water line. A few past cases were referred to. Jim Moore described the current configuration of the Peacock Hill water system—5 wells. He explained that the system is limited based on the source (rather than storage or pump capacity). Based on the 48-hour drawdown test, the system was rated at 54,000 gallons per day, although current yield was estimated to be closer to 22,000. David Noble outlined in some detail the history and operation of the system. The developer originally drilled 12 wells in 7 locations. Of these, only 2 were used for the supply. By 1990, these two were having trouble, so a 3rd was brought on-line. The homeowners' bought the company in 1991. More supply trouble was encountered in 1993. They looked back at the original 12 sites to see where additional wells might be drilled. In 1994, they brought the 4th well on-line at 9 gallons per minute (gpm). In 1995, they pursued additional supply by contracting with Tom Gathright. Tom recommended several other drill sites. They drilled a well up near the storage tanks, 690 feet deep, at 15 gpm. Tom G. looked for 6th and 7th well sites. Of these, one was drilled, and results of the 48 hour test are pending. The 7th site is the last one identified by Tom G. Currently, their storage is a combined total of 48,100 gallons, so storage does not limit the yield—in fact, they are having trouble keeping the tanks filled. Additional well sites within the community are limited by terrain and existing (or future) septic drainfields (setbacks are needed between drainfields and any well location). At present, Peacock Hill has 148 lots built on out of a total of 180. Bill Brent inquired if a dowser has ever been used to find well sites. The answer was no, and there was some discussion about dowsers and geologists, and some reference to Bob Humphries, who is also on the Service Authority board. David Noble and the other residents explained efforts to approach an adjacent landowner (Gillenwater). If adjacent land is used, existing wells couldn't be used due to standards and the need to have a dedicated source, so new wells would have to be drilled. Nick Evans described his work of relating geology to groundwater availability. He explained that availability is related to fractures and the amount of storage above the fractures within the saprolite layer. Generally, they look at fractures, topography, and the nature of the saprolite layer(overlying material). He explained that for the Peacock Hill situation, the best thing would be to look for the best opportunities within some proximity to the community. Dave Hirschman suggested the options of doing a broader well location study (not just within the subdivision) and/or looking at using some of the remaining lots for water supply development. David Benish discussed with the residents the timing of turning in the jurisdictional area application. Basically, the timing doesn't matter that much, since a study would have to be done either before or after the application is turned in. David said that the application fee could be refunded if it turns out that they find water and not much staff time is expended reviewing the request. It was decided that the application would be turned in the near term while other work to find nearby water is ongoing. Bill Brent explained that, even if the request if approved, it would take 18 months to 2 years before a pipeline could be completed, so some contingency supply would be needed anyway. It was also discussed that the existing distribution system may have to be upgraded, and that would be a high cost item. Jim Moore did a quick calculation and estimated that 45 gpm is needed to meet current demand, based on the assumption of 0.5gpm of yield per equivalent residential connection. At this point, there is a 15-20 gpm deficit in order to obtain a reliable water supply. Existing water conservation and demand management strategies were discussed. David Noble explained changes to the rate schedule to discourage excessive use. The residents felt that the community was using water very prudently in light of their current problems. David Hirschman asked if there might be some opportunities to replace some water uses, such as yard irrigation, with non-potable sources, such as the pond. David Noble explained the current system whereby different groups of wells are activated on a rotating system to fill the tanks. Based on his description, it appears that a more efficient automated system may be able to help supply somewhat. Nick Evans explained that other automated options were available. Jim Moore raised the question of whether is was prudent to keep adding connections (building on the remaining lots) if they are having trouble serving the existing demand. This was discussed in some detail as a land use implication to this situation. Bill Brent asked if the remaining lots could be developed with individual wells. It seems, based on lot sizes, that this may be limited. David Benish commented that, in the past, extension of lines into the RA zone was stipulated for existing users only, raising an issue of what would happen with the currently undeveloped lots. There was additional discussion about who would be available to assist the community with a broader well site study. Nick Evans suggested that he could help, and would also try to enlist Tom Gathright. David Hirschman summarized the meeting by suggesting that the homeowners look at the following issues as part of the process of requesting public water: 1. Additional well sites in the vicinity (not necessarily within the subdivision)—Nick Evans and possibly Tom Gathright may be of assistance. 2. Additional demand reduction strategies, such as using other sources for irrigation. 3. Optimizing the automated system where different wells are tapped on a rotating basis. 4. Suggestions for future land use with regard to the undeveloped lots. David Benish and David Hirschman will have to work with the homeowners on this. 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Under our present severe drought management conditions, we are trucking in 3500 gallons per day. ,,iL With this amount, our storage tanks remain empty and our wells have little rest. f r..rt,.r" Our best estimate under normal conditions is 34,100 GPD;including emergencies and other system problems. Our additional needs, therefore, is a minimum of 12,100 GPD D" added to the amount that we can extract from our wells. Under current drought management conditions, we are averaging 176 GPD per household. The average household usage for the month of April, 1999 of Albemarle Service Authority's customers is 179 GPD. Adjacent Properties: 1. Jay Gillenwater and Nursery Advantage: • we-e2 ...1 i So 20 • Has three wells that produce 5000 GPD • Is willing to sell to Peacock Hill • Within 2000 ft of our system • Approximate cost to connect is $3.00 per foot or $ 6000.00 Disadvantages: • Wells do not produce amount needed. • Wells have not been tested for long term use. Only used for short term irrigation. • Dr. Gillenwater has not been approached about cost since production does not meet our needs. • County Health Department has not certified this agreement. 1. Rivanna Solid Waste Authority: The Waste Authority recently drilled a monitoring well in the median of route I-64. Advantage: • The well has a large water yield, 50 GPM. • The well is located on public land. • The well is located ( Distance) from our system. • Cost would be comparable to drilling our own well. (Hook up cost are not known) • Others 997m9 Disadvantages: • Public Health concerns. The well was drilled to monitor the pollution flume from the Ivy Land fill. There is a strong concern within the community that pollution is occurring or will soon occur. • The well would need constant monitoring and turned off at the first sign of contamination. How would this occur and who would be responsible? • Cost is unknown. • Others 99999 1. Moritorium on building in Peacock Hill. Advantages: • Would stop the growth in the Peacock Hill Community. Would set our number of improved lots at ?. • Would allow a better estimate of water needs for the future. • Would stop growth in the area. • Others ????.