THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, August 19, 1994 TAG: 9408170096
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER PAGE: 19 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY PATRICIA HUANG, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Short : 43 lines
One hundred and eighteen homes in Great Bridge will soon be linked to the city's sewer system, as the final phase of a waste-treatment project that began in 1988.
The work is Phase 5 of a city-wide project that began with approval of an $11.7 million sewer bond referendum six years ago.
The area, which includes South Battlefield Boulevard, Hanbury Court, Hodges Road, Hanbury Road East and parts of Hanbury Road West and Whitehurst Road will probably be the last major area that the bond referendum will serve, said Public Utilities Director Amar Dwarkanath.
So far 21 neighborhoods have received sewerage connection in their first four phases of the plan, at a cost of about $10 million. The latest project is estimated at $1.7 million and is expected to be completed by the spring of 1997.
About 80 percent of Chesapeake residents are now served by the sewer system, although some remote lots of land still use septic tanks, Dwarkanath said.
Before an area is eligible for sewer service, a majority of the homeowners there must demonstrate their interest by paying the connection fee of $1,790. Once a neighborhood qualifies, the city ranks it with others by health and cost standards to determine the order in which the neighborhood will be serviced, Dwarkanath said.
Low-income property owners with failing septic systems may receive financial assistance in paying for the connection fee from the Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority's rehabilitation program.
When sewer hook-up is complete, service will be billed by the Public Utilities Department based on water consumption. The billing provides for sewage transmission to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District, where the sewage is treated. Customers then receive a separate bill for sewage treatment from HRSD. by CNB