Fluvanna County:
“The James River Water Authority (JRWA) announced its
receipt of an unsolicited PPEA proposal to construct a utility system and part
of a water pipeline in Fluvanna County on Mar. 7. The Public-Private
Educational Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002, from which the PPEA
proposal draws its name, allows agencies, institutions, and localities to form
partnerships with the private sector and work together to complete major
projects, according to the website of Virginia Information Technologies Agency.
The proposal was submitted by Faulconer Construction Co.,
Inc., Timmons Group, and teaming partner MEB General Contractors, to the JRWA,
which is comprised of three members from Fluvanna, three from Louisa, and the
Louisa County Water Authority. As stated in the inter-jurisdictional agreement
passed by the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors last Sept. 18, the JRWA will
construct both an intake facility at the James River and a pipeline, ending in
a junction, roughly to Rt. 6. This PPEA proposal seeks permission to do just
that…
The proposal suggests the system will be allowed by its
withdrawal permit to take about 2.85 million gallons per day (GPD) from the
James River. Nevertheless, the intake facility will be sized to handle the
maximum withdrawal allowed by law, which is 5.7 million GPD. Not included in
the public portion of the proposal is the anticipated time frame for the
undertaking or its expected cost. Fluvanna and Louisa Counties will equally
split the cost of construction, which at one time was estimated to be around
$3.5 million, and may since have increased.”
~ Writes Christina Dimeo Guseman of the Fluvanna Review
Click here to learn moreClick here for the James River Water Authority Website
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