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2019 News Releases

  • December 11, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Lane Closure Scheduled on Virginia Beach Boulevard for Sewer Pipeline Replacement Work
  • December 11, 2019 - Construction Notice Virginia Beach Boulevard Sewer Pipeline Replacement
  • December 9, 2019 - Public Meeting Notice
  • December 4, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Overnight Lane Closures Scheduled on Virginia Beach Boulevard for Sewer Pipeline Replacement
  • December 4, 2019 - Construction Notice Orcutt Avenue and Mercury Boulevard Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project
  • December 4, 2019 - Construction Notice Virginia Beach Boulevard Sewer Pipeline Replacement
  • November 26, 2019 - HRSD to Host Informational Open House to Share James River Plant Expansion Plans
  • November 25, 2019 - Construction Notice Huxley Place Sewer Extension Project
  • November 25, 2019 - Sanitary Sewer Smoke Testing to Begin
  • November 15, 2019 - Sanitary Sewer Smoke Testing to Begin
  • November 12, 2019 - Wheeled-Sport Community Invited to Design Workshop for Woodstock Skate Park on November 19
  • November 7, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Temporary Lane Closures Scheduled on East Little Creek Road for Pavement Restoration
  • October 30, 2019 - Surry Hydraulic Improvements and Force Main Installation
  • October 29, 2019 - Jefferson and Terminal Avenue Sewer Improvements
  • October 22, 2019 - HRSD Invited to Apply for Low-Cost EPA Loan to Finance Swift, Ultimately Saving Ratepayers $243 Million
  • October 21, 2019 - HRSD's Water Quality Monitoring Shows Previous Spill is not Impacting Downstream Waterways
  • October 10, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Update: Temporary Lane Closures in Effect on Virginia Beach Boulevard and North Lynnhaven Road to Complete Sanitary Sewer Repairs
  • October 7, 2019 - HRSD Continues Repairs, Begins Clean Up Following Sanitary Sewer Force Main Failure
  • October 7, 2019 - HRSD Continues Clean Up Following Sanitary Sewer Force Main Failure
  • October 5, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Kempsville Road Closed in Both Directions at Stillwater Drive for Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repairs
  • September 23, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Update: Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repairs Continue in One Lane on Virginia Beach Boulevard
  • August 30, 2019 - Construction Notice Providence Road Pumping Station and Pipeline Improvements
  • August 29, 2019 - Construction Notice Orcutt Avenue and Mercury Boulevard Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project
  • August 26, 2019 - Jefferson Avenue Sewer Improvements
  • August 26, 2019 - Mathews Vacuum Sewer Replacement
  • August 26, 2019 - Public Meeting Notice
  • August 16, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Final Update: Sanitary Sewer Repairs Complete On East Little Creek Road
  • August 16, 2019 - Construction Notice Providence Road Pumping Station and Pipeline Improvements
  • August 15, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Update: Lane Closures Remain In Effect For Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repairs On East Little Creek Road
  • August 14, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Temporary Lane Closures In Effect On East Little Creek Road For Emergency Sanitary Sewer Repairs
  • July 31, 2019 - Construction Notice Orcutt Avenue and Mercury Boulevard Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project
  • July 29, 2019 - Huxley Place Sewer Extension
  • July 25, 2019 - Construction Notice Providence Road Pumping Station and Pipeline Improvements
  • July 15, 2019 - Surry Hydraulic Improvements and Main Installation
  • July 12, 2019 - Construction Notice Providence Road Pumping Station and Pipeline Improvements
  • July 1, 2019 - Surry Hydraulic Improvements and Force Main Installation
  • June 10, 2019 - Molly Joseph Ward Appointed to HRSD Commission
  • June 6, 2019 - HRSD Honors Local Businesses for Environmental Excellence at 26th Annual Pretreatment Excellence and Pollution Prevention Awards
  • May 31, 2019 - Construction Notice Orcutt Avenue and Mercury Boulevard Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project
  • May 23, 2019 - HRSD's SWIFT© Research Center Reaches 100 Million Gallon Aquifer Replenishment Milestone
  • May 13, 2019 - Traffic Advisory Temporary Lane Closures, Detour Scheduled for Portion of Big Bethel Road for Sanitary Sewer Maintenance
  • April 15, 2019 - Woodstock Park Improvement Project
  • April 11, 2019 - Mathews Vacuum Pump Station Replacement
  • April 3, 2019 - HRSD Receives 2019 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for Its Sustainable Water Initiative For Tomorrow
  • April 2, 2019 - Construction Notice Orcutt Avenue and Mercury Boulevard Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project
  • March 20, 2019 - Virginia Beach Boulevard Pipeline and Pinetree Pumping Station Improvements
  • March 20, 2019 - Laskin Road Pumping Station Improvements
  • March 12, 2019 - Construction Notice Longhill Road Corridor Sewer Pipeline Replacement
  • March 12, 2019 - Providence Road Pumping Station and Pipeline Improvements
  • February 26, 2019 - Sewer Pipeline Replacement Project to Begin Along Westminister Drive
  • January 9, 2019 - Sewer Rehabilitation Project Planned for Portions of Orcutt Avenue and Mercury Boulevard

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    Woodstock Skate Park Design Feedback Deadline Extension | City of Virginia Beach, December 9, 2019
    The James River Treatment plant hosts public tours ahead of proposed expansion | Daily Press, December 7, 2019
    Exmore Council Votes to Join Hampton Road Sanitation District | Eastern Shore Post, December 5, 2019
    Virginia once feared some cities would run out of groundwater. But conservation efforts are working. | Daily Press, December 5, 2019
    Hampton Roads Sanitation District Selects Greasezilla as the FOG Separation Technology at its Nansemond Treatment Plant | Yahoo! Finance, December 3, 2019
    Hampton Roads Sanitation District to host information session about potential expansion in Riverview Farm Park | Daily Press, December 3, 2019
    Flood of volunteers measures Norfolk’s increasing tides | Bay Journal, December 2, 2019
    Skaters give input on design of Woodstock Skate Park in Virginia Beach | The Virginian-Pilot, December 2, 2019
    Jefferson Lab scientists are designing accelerators that one day could help clean the environment | Daily Press, November 30, 2019
    Oysterman files Virginia Supreme Court appeal over pollution in Nansemond River | WAVY.com, November 22, 2019
    HRSD Resolutions Distributed To Accomack County Towns | Shore Daily News, November 22, 2019
    Editorial: Prudent plans require public input | Daily Press, November 20, 2019
    U.S. Rep. Luria Holds Constituent Town Hall Meeting in Cape Charles | Eastern Shore Post, November 18, 2019
    Hampton Roads Sanitation District wants land in Newport News' Riverview Farm Park | Daily Press, November 14, 2019
    The EPA Says We Need to Reuse Wastewater | Scientific American, November 12, 2019
    Hydrocyclone Implementation at Two Wastewater Treatment Facilities To Promote Overall Settling Improvement | VTechWorks, November 11, 2019
    Exmore Scrambling After DEQ Denies Sewer Funding | Eastern Shore Post, November 7, 2019
    Bloxom Urges Decision on HRSD in Time for State Budget Request | Eastern Shore Post, November 4, 2019
    Virginia Shore officials to seek state money for regional sewer project | Delmarva Now, October 30, 2019
    Counties Exploring Joining Hampton Roads Sanitation District – Part 2 | Shore Dailey News, October 29, 2019
    EPA invites 38 projects to apply for WIFIA loans | Water Finance & Management, October 28, 2019
    Facts on Joining the Hampton Roads Sanitation District – Part One | Shore Daily News, October 28, 2019
    Informational Meeting On Joining the Hampton Roads Sanitation Distr. Held Thursday | ShoreDailyNews.com, October 25, 2019
    HRSD line to serve Hardy Elementary School | The Smithfield Times, October 23, 2019
    EAP Invites 38 New Projects to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans to Improve Water Quality | Water Online, October 22, 2019
    HRSD: Sewage leak reached retention pond, intercostal waterway | 13NewsNow, October 7, 2019
    HRSD pump station exterior to be completed later this year | Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, September 4, 2019
    Saving the Potomac Aquifer | Bacon's Rebellion, August 30, 2019
    G.I. sewer extension could cost $4M | Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, August 28, 2019
    Food trucks have experienced a surge in Chincoteague, but challenges persist | Delmarva Now, August 22, 2019
    Officials meet with HR Sanitation District Reps | Eastern Shore Post, August 22, 2019
    Septic system failures continuing problem on Gwynn’s Island | Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, August 21, 2019
    Virginia Shore regional sewer plan unveiled | Delmarva Now, August 21, 2019
    In James City County, a water crisis by 2.83 million (gallon) cuts | Virginia Mercury, August 18, 2019
    HRSD puts James City water treatment plant on backburner | The Virginia Gazette, July 30, 2019
    Pump Service Pleads Guilty to Clean Water Act Violations | Water & Waste Digest, July 25, 2019
    Virginia Beach pump company pleads guilty to Clean Water Act violations | WTKR-TV, July 24, 2019
    Company pleads guilty to Clean Water Act violations | WVEC-TV, July 24, 2019
    Virginia Beach company pleads guilty to dumping grease down manholes | Virginia-Pilot, July 24, 2019
    HRSD line may go up Route 10: James River crossing is out. Change could have major impact on Isle of Wight | Smithfield Times, July 23, 2019
    Middlesex wants to end dumping of effluent into Urbanna Creek | Southside Sentinel, July 11, 2019
    Microplastics are everywhere, but how do they harm the Bay? | MarylandReporter.com, June 19, 2019
    Top 500 Sourcebook: Water Treatment Plant Swiftly Moving Full Scale | Engineering News Record (ENR), June 19, 2019
    Report on Chesapeake Bay clean-up effort: States not on track | WVEC-TV, May 28, 2019
    Landmark for groundwater replenishment | Suffolk News-Herald, May 28, 2019
    This park will be closed. Here’s what’s going on | Southside Daily, May 28, 2019
    Woodstock Park in Virginia Beach to close for two years | WVEC, May 23, 2019
    Installation of 5.2M-gallon underground wastewater tank – topped with new skate park – to close Woodstock Park in June for 2021 re-opening | Virginian-Pilot, May 23, 2019
    James City's water supply may not be able to keep up with growing demand. Cranston's Mill Pond could be the answer |
    The Virginia Gazette, May 21, 2019
    Hampton Roads wastewater-to-aquifer recharge project showing results | The Chesapeake Bay Journal, May 8, 2019
    Construction to begin on new HRSD pumping station | Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal, May 8, 2019
    Rep. Elaine Luria spotlights Virginia Shore in call to improve US infrastructure | Delmarva Daily Times, May 3, 2019
    SWIFT solutions at next week's River Talk | Suffolk News Herald, May 2, 2019
    Virginia Shore officials tout regional sewer plans | Delmarva now, April 30, 2019
    Catch the King catches Guinness World Record | William & Mary News, April 29, 2019
    Letter: Aquifer plan is safe and necessary | Virginian-Pilot, April 23, 2019
    Letter: Is aquifer refill plan safe? | Virginian-Pilot, April 22, 2019
    Cleaner Chesapeake Bay must be a common goal (Editorial) | Daily Press, April 17, 2019
    HRSD is now injecting millions of gallons of treated wastewater into our aquifer | Daily Press, April 17, 2019
    HRSD is now injecting millions of gallons of treated wastewater into our aquifer | Virginian-Pilot, April 17, 2019
    Conditions in James River lead to proposal for new chlorophyll levels | Bay Journal, April 15, 2019
    Northam announces Environmental Excellence Awards winners | Augusta Free Press, April 1, 2019
    New pump station in Phoebus draws ire of nearby homeowners | Daily Press, March 22 ,2019
    Who pays for sewer…and how much? | Southside Sentinel, March 13, 2019
    HRSD's request for Carter's Grove land delayed until April | The Virginia Gazette, March 13, 2019
    Concerns voiced over plan to discharge more treated effluent into Urbanna Creek | Southside Sentinel, March 11, 2019
    Here's what's on tap for the JCC Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday | Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, March 11, 2019
    Plan would send sewage out of county | Southside Sentinel, March 11, 2019
    Board to consider HRSD land acquisition at Carter's Grove, proposed Wawa | The Virginia Gazette, March 8, 2019
    Virginia's Aquifer Recharge Project Receives Oversight Overhaul | Water Online, March 7, 2019
    Cooks Corner sewer collection will cost county $1.6 million | Southside Sentinel, February 28, 2019
    HRSD's Williamsburg plant has its eye on the future | The Virginia Gazette, February 26, 2019
    Governor signs legislation to create oversight for HRSD water treatment project | The Virginia Gazette, February 21, 2019
    Sewage system approved for Cooks Corner project | Southside Sentinel, February 21, 2019
    Water clinic open to Suffolk, Chesapeake | Suffolk News-Herald, February 8, 2019
    JCC Planning Commission supports HRSD request for Carter's Grove land | The Virginia Gazette, February 6, 2019
    Wawa and HRSD plant expansion: Here's what's on tap for the James City County Planning Commission this week | Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, February 5, 2019
    James City Planning Commission to hear HRSD request for Carter's Grove land acquisition | The Virginia Gazette,
    February 4, 2019
    Suffolk residents pay 2 to 3 times more for water than other South Hampton Roads cities | Virginian-Pilot, January 31, 2019
    Project Profile: Replenishing the Potomac Aquifer | Stormwater Magazine, January 28, 2019
    HRSD tackles Indian River challenges: 2019 River Stars Eastern Branch Award | Inside Business, January 21, 2019
    Sustained Distinguished Performance 2019: Elizabeth River Stars | Inside Business, January 21, 2019
    General Assembly bill would add oversight to HRSD's water treatment project | The Virginia Gazette, January 17, 2019
    Watermen sue city, HRSD over pollution | Suffolk News-Herald, January 5, 2019
    Suffolk oysterman sues Suffolk, Hampton Roads Sanitation District over polluted oyster beds | WAVY.com, January 3, 2019

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