Notice of Public Review Comment Period and Public Hearing for Hampton Roads Sanitation District’s Eastern Shore Infrastructure Improvements: Transmission Force Main Phase I Project

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In compliance with Section 7 of the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund’s Procedural Guidelines, Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) is providing the public the opportunity to review the enclosed documents, provide comments for a period of 30 days, and attend a virtual public hearing to be held on April 6, 2022. The documents include the Basis of Design Report (BODR), a Request for Categorical Exclusion (CE), and an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Eastern Shore Infrastructure Improvements - Transmission Force Main Phase I (ES010100) project (Eastern Shore Sewer Infrastructure Improvements).

HRSD has applied for state funding via the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund (Fund), which was established as a renewing source of low-interest loan funding for improvements to publicly owned wastewater systems. The Fund is separate, permanent, and perpetual with all principal and interest repaid into the Fund used to finance other projects. The State Water Control Board is responsible for developing the policies and procedures for the Fund and has delegated responsibility for management of the day-to-day operations of the Fund to the Clean Water Financing and Assistance Program of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. 

HRSD proposes to construct approximately 110,000 linear feet of new wastewater transmission force mains (i.e. sewer pipes), two new pump stations, and one replacement pump station in Northampton and Accomack Counties, to provide more efficient collection and treatment of wastewater in the associated towns

Pursuant to Section 7 of the Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund’s Procedural Guidelines, the BODR, Request for CE, and EA documents are available for public review and comment; comments regarding the project will be accepted until April 6, 2022, when a virtual public hearing will be held at 6:00 pm to discuss the project.

Please follow the link below to join the virtual public hearing:
https://tinyurl.com/286x3492
Or dial in via telephone:
US: +1 757-524-3781
Phone Conference ID: 618 388 516#

Comments can be submitted electronically with the subject line “Eastern Shore Sewer Infrastructure Improvements” to: projects@hrsd.com or sent to HRSD care of Lisa Bolen, PO Box 5911, Virginia Beach, VA, 23471-0911. A record will be kept of all comments received. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Bolen by telephone at (757) 460-7000 or by email at the address above.

Enclosures:
Basis of Design Report
Request for Categorical Exclusion
Environmental Assessment documents

To view these documents, please click the corresponding link:
Eastern Shore Sewer Infrastructure Improvements files for public review