HomeMy WebLinkAboutSUB200800191 Review Comments Groundwater Assessment 2008-07-29Tier II Groundwater Assessment
TMP 59- 30
Application Number: SUB200800191 - Mike Lenox (2 Lot) -Final
Groundwater Reviewer: J. Rubinstein
Date: 29 July 2008
Description: 1 division — 2 lots
Water Quantity
The Albemarle County Database shows 16 wells within half a mile of the
lot. The wells range from 56 to 510 feet in depth with a median depth of
305 feet. The well yields range from 0 to 50 gallons per minute with a
median yield of 5 gallons per minute.
Water Quality
As shown on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality GIS
website, there are no leaking underground storage tank sites within 2000 feet
of the parcel.'
Buffers
According to the county GIS site, there are no required buffers.2 The parcel
is in the Ivy Creek watershed which contributes to 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 of the Blue Ridge Basement Complex
(Ybg)•
' 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%.