In cooperation with the City of Newport News, HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, is planning to rehabilitate the existing gravity sewer located in this area as part of a larger, federally-mandated program to reduce the sewage overflows during rainstorms. This project is necessary to increase the reliability and capacity of the sewage collection system by rehabilitating aging infrastructure with cured-in-place pipe.

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, in coordination with the City of Newport News, is planning a project in your neighborhood to replace the existing HRSD and City sanitary sewer pipelines and public sewer service connections that are nearing the end of their useful life. This replacement project will also improve the system’s performance and ensure continued, reliable sewer service in the future. The answers to some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are provided here.

-- Final Phase of Sewer System Replacement Work --

HRSD, your regional wastewater treatment utility, nears completion of a multiyear project to
replace the aged sewer pipelines within the Rivermont neighborhood and pumping station
located on Center Avenue. HRSD recently completed the construction of a new pumping
station allowing for the decommissioning and removal of the older station allowing the
remaining pipeline replacement and vault installation work to begin.