The Middlesex Water Authority (MWA) has run 42 miles of water lines from the wells near Urbanna to Topping and Deltaville. Sewer, which is just starting construction, will probably follow those water lines.
With this in mind, former MWA board chairman Greg Chambers had a two-word message for the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors at the board’s Jan. 6 work session. “Work together,” were the first two words on each area where cooperation is essential, said Chambers, who still is a MWA board member. “I came to this session to listen to the sewer discussion. I’m sure we need to view this (water and sewer) in an integrated way.”
Separate for now
Since the formation of the MWA by the county board of supervisors, officials have said the MWA is an entity that is separate from county government, and must support itself independently. Sewer is being studied and the collection systems will be financed by Middlesex County. A sewer “authority” has not been formed.
$103 million
The MWA system cost was $29.4 million, reported MWA director Jim Nagy at the meeting.
Sewer collection systems are estimated to cost $41 million, which will be funded by the county.
The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) has committed to run 17 miles of main sewer line from Saluda to Deltaville and under the Piankatank River to connect to an existing main in Mathews County. HRSD will pay the estimated cost of $33 million…
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