NEWPORT NEWS -- HRSD will hold its annual meeting to review the status of the Integrated Plan/Regional Wet Weather Management Plan (RWWMP) at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The meeting will include information about the extensive cooperation between HRSD and the localities it serves, as well as steps residents of the region can take to protect area waterways.
--Notice of Ongoing Work--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, continues work to implement the Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow Program (SWIFT) at the James River Treatment Plant. Test piling will occur intermittently on HRSD’s James River Treatment Plant property. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday – Friday. This work will commence during the day on December 12th and run intermittently until Thursday, December 30th.
Newport News – Motorists are advised that HRSD crews will be performing sanitary sewer maintenance work on Lucas Creek Road where it intersects with Colony Road. During the maintenance work, motorists utilizing Lucas Creek Road can follow a signed detour as indicated in green on the map below. Motorists utilizing Colony Road can follow a signed detour as indicated in blue on the map below. The detour is scheduled to begin the week of October 4th and is expected to remain in place for several days.
Newport News – Motorists are advised that HRSD crews will be performing sanitary sewer maintenance work on Lucas Creek Road between Nottingham Trail and Eastwood Drive. During the maintenance work, motorists can follow a signed detour using Eastwood Drive, Brookfield Drive, Dellwood Drive, and Nottingham Trail as indicated on the map below. The detour is scheduled to begin September 28th and is expected to remain in place for several days.
Newport News – Motorists are advised that HRSD crews are currently installing a new sewer pipeline on Lucas Creek Road between Sandpiper Street and St. Croix Drive. During the maintenance work, motorists can follow a signed detour using St. Croix Drive to Spinnaker Road to Sandpiper Street as indicated on the map below. The detour is scheduled to begin September 15th and is expected to remain in place for several days.
Newport News – During a September 10 event at the HRSD Boat Harbor Treatment Plant with Newport News Mayor McKinley L. Price, DDS, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director David Paylor, and other local officials, HRSD General Manager Ted Henifin announced plans to close the nearly 80-year old plant located adjacent to Interstate 664 in Newport News.
--Work to Continue--
HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is continuing installation of a sanitary sewer pipeline along 16th Street between Roanoke Avenue and Ridley Circle. This work should take place primarily between the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday – Friday.