HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB200800120 Review Comments Groundwater Assessment 2008-04-30Tier II Groundwater Assessment
TMP 58 -21
Application Number: SUB200800120 Stephen A. Comer - Final
Groundwater Reviewer: J. Rubinstein
Date: 30 April 2008
Description: 1 division — 2 lots
Water Quantity
The Albemarle County Database shows 48 wells within half a mile of the
lot. The wells range from 74 to 500 feet in depth with a median depth of
225 feet. The well yields range from 1 to 30 gallons per minute with a
median yield of 9 gallons per minute.
Water Quality
As shown on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) GIS
website, there are no petroleum releases within two thousand feet of the
parcel.1
Buffers
According to the county GIS site and as shown on the plat, there is a require
buffer along the meander on the southern boundary of the parcel .2 The
property is in the Ivy Creek watershed which is within the public water
supply watershed for the South Fork of the Rivanna Reservoir.
Site Description
According to the Virginia Department of Mineral Resources 1993 Map,
most of the parcel is on the gneiss (Ybg) of the Blue Ridge Basement
Complex.
' http:// gisweb. deq .virginia.gov /deqims /viewer.htm ?SERVICE= VA_DEQ
2 http: / /gisweb.albemarle.org/
In a groundwater assessment done for the Albemarle County, ENSAT
Corporation divided the county into `hydrologic units'. Below is ENSAT's
description of the unit containing the parcel:
The Piedmont Foothills unit is characterized by rolling upland to
relatively steep topography. Soils within this area re dominated by
the Hayesville, Ashe and Chester soil series which are moderately
deep to deep, and generally well drained. These soils are found on the
piedmont upland and foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountain on slopes
ranging from 2-45%.
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