-- Temporary Night Work to Begin --
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, has completed the installation of a new sanitary sewer pipeline located along Lee Street between 15th and 16th Streets. This new pipeline must now be connected into the existing sewer system.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
CHESAPEAKE - HRSD has completed repairs to the sanitary sewer pipeline on Kempsville Road between Volvo Parkway and Hunningdon Lakes Boulevard and has returned the line to service, thus ending the pumping and hauling of flow to nearby pump stations. Roadway and site restoration is now underway.
The right and center southbound lanes remain closed in that area to allow for roadway restoration. These lanes may be reopened as early as Saturday, August 25.
CHESAPEAKE - The right and center southbound lanes on Kempsville Road from Volvo Parkway to just south of Hunningdon Lakes Boulevard remain closed for emergency repairs to the sanitary sewer force main in that area. The left southbound lane remains open to through traffic.
As a precaution, residents in the Greenbrier East neighborhood should continue to avoid contact and use of the waters from the stormwater retention ponds located within that neighborhood until further notice.
SUFFOLK, VA – HRSD will resume replenishment of the Potomac Aquifer with drinking water quality SWIFT Water as early as August 20. Recent groundwater sample readings taken on August 12 indicated less than half of the maximum contaminant limit (MCL) for nitrite. As reported on August 6, elevated nitrite levels were discovered in 11 of 15 SWIFT Water samples taken in June.
-- Night Work To Begin --
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, continues work to replace a sanitary sewer pipeline along Warwick Boulevard from Thorncliff to Lucas Creek Road. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday - Friday, to minimize traffic disruptions as requested by the City of Newport News.
HRSD, your regional wastewater utility, is undertaking a multi-phased project to rehabilitate over 100 manhole structures located throughout the Hampton Roads Service Area. These below ground structures are reaching the end of their service life and require new internal protective coatings to restore the structures and prevent further corrosion. This large program is being broken into multiple phases and grouped geographically.
SUFFOLK, VA – HRSD recently discovered an exceedance in the maximum contaminant limit (MCL) for nitrite in 11 of 15 samples of SWIFT Water used to recharge the Potomac Aquifer from early June through June 21. The exceedance occurred while biomass in the biological filters was still developing during initial startup and is no longer an issue.
U.S. Water Alliance recognizes SWIFT for outstanding achievement
-- Utility Work to Begin --
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is undertaking a project to rehabilitate and perform maintenance of the internal system and connecting manholes of our pump station, installed in 1947 and located at 1548 Buckingham Avenue. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. This work can be weather and situation dependent and should not affect your water or sewer services.
-- WORK COMPLETED --
HRSD's contractor has completed all phases of the multi-year project to replace the aged sewer pipelines and pump station near the Rivermont neighborhood and adjacent to your home.
If any additional work is required, you will be notified.
HRSD would like to thank all the residents for their continued understanding and patience during this important rehabilitation project fulfilling HRSD's vision: