--Drilling for Instrument Installation Beginning May 2025--

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has begun work to install a state-of-the-art Land Motion Observatory to monitor how HRSD SWIFT may slow or even reverse land subsidence. The work takes place in three-consecutive week intervals between the hours of 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday, and 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The work cadence will be three weeks of work followed by one week off from now through late fall. This unique 21-day work schedule is important because it helps to:

• reduce the overall drilling time (stopping the operation for even one day a week can double the amount of time needed to complete the installation),
• maintain the integrity of the hole
• prevent debris collapsing on the drill stem and getting stuck (if the drill stem is unable to be advanced or removed from the hole then the well would have to be abandoned, and another one would have to be drilled), and
• allows the workers to meet milestones and get to a stopping point that will allow them to plan and stabilize the hole for the 7-days of inactivity.

The first 7-day off cycle began on Monday, June 9.

While our project team works diligently to minimize impacts, you may notice increased noise, traffic, crews, and heavy equipment (with back-up safety alarms) associated with construction. Please take care when traveling around the construction area and for your safety, do not enter the site.

Please visit the project’s webpage for more information and updates: www.hrsd.com/james-river-tp-swift-improvements.

Thank you for your support of this effort to help achieve HRSD’s vision:

Our communities will have clean waterways and reliable water resources for generations to come.