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State Approves Sewage Treatment Plant Permit in Middlesex

Today the State Water Control Board approved a discharge permit for a wastewater treatment plant in Middlesex County, according to the Southside Sentinel.

Although many residents were concerned about this permit being approved, county officials are working towards other solutions for disposing of the wastewater, including land disposal.

The new plant will help to prepare for future growth, which is great for homeowners and the value of their property,

"On Monday afternoon, a unanimous State Water Control Board (SWCB) approved a discharge permit for a 39,900-gallons-per-day (GPD) treatment plant to serve the Middlesex Courthouse, county offices and part of Saluda.

The treatment plant would discharge into Urbanna Creek and has been opposed by Urbanna area residents who contend the treatment plant will further pollute the creek."

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Posted on Monday, November 2, 2009 - 8:28pm

EPA Awards Va. $80.2 Million for Wastewater Treatment

Lynchburg and other Virginia towns will be able to make improvements to aging wastewater infrastructure and create jobs thanks to federal stimulus money from the Environgmental Protection Agency, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

This is great news for homeowners throughout the state who will benefit from the enhancements made to protect public health and the environment. Some of the projects to be funded by the stimulus money will help to make various communities more desirable to homeowners and, therefore, improve property values.

"The Environmental Protection Agency has given Virginia $80.2 million in federal stimulus money for wastewater treatment improvements.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine accepted the money yesterday. It will be used to create jobs, improve aging water infrastructure, and protect human health and the environment.

A news release says projects include work to eliminate sewage discharges from combined sewage overflow systems in Lynchburg and Richmond.

The largest grant will be $25 million for the Lynchburg project.

Kaine says the money also will be used to reduce discharges of nutrients and other pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay watershed and eliminate overflows of raw sewage in communities throughout the state."

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Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 11:40am