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TMP 126 -18
Application: SUB200800260 Earl I Lipscomb (2 Lot) -Final
Groundwater Reviewer: J. Rubinstein
Date: 29 October 2008
Description: 1 division — 2 lots
Water Quantity
The Albemarle County Database shows eight wells within half a mile of the
lot. The wells range from 61 to 360 feet in depth with a median depth of
260 feet. The well yields range from 1 to 30 gallons per minute with a
median yield of 6 gallons per minute. The well listed for the parcel is 61
feet deep with a yield of 1 gallon per minute. The median yield for the
county is 7 gallons per minute.
Water Quality
As shown on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) GIS
website, there are no leaking underground storage tank sites (LUST) within
two thousand feet of the parcel.'
Buffers
The parcel is in the Green Creek watershed which does not contribute to a
public water supply. According to the county GIS site, there is no required
buffer on the parcel . 2
Site Description
According to the Virginia Department of Mineral Resources 1993 Map, the
igneous bedrock beneath the parcel is in the Catoctin Formation (Czmi).
1 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 in which lies most of tract B:
The Lynchburg unit is characterized by a relatively narrow band that
trends in a northeast direction and includes a relatively long segment
of the Mechums River valley. Soils within this unit are dominated by
the Hazel and to a lesser extent by the Elioak and Glenelg soils. The
Hazel soil series are moderately deep and well drained and are formed
in the weathered products of metagreywacke sandstone and mica
schist. Hazel soils lie on the uplands and their slopes range from 7-
45 %. The Elioak soil series are deep and well drained and are formed
in the products of weathered micaeous metamorphic rock. Slopes of
the Elioak range from 2 -25 %. The Glenelg soils are also deep and
well drained and are formed in the weathered products of quartz mica
schist. Slopes of the Glenelg range from 2 -45 %.
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