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The '''Rivanna Pump Station''' is a booster station operated by the [[Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority]] that supplies the [[Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant]] with untreated sewage via a 2,600 long 36-inch diameter force main. The station was built between 1979 and 1981, and currently has a capacity of 24.5 million gallons a day. The RWSA will plan to expand the station's capacity to 53 mgd as part of a collaborative effort with the City of [[Charlottesville]] and [[Albemarle County]] to reduce the amount of stormwater that infiltrates the regional sewer system<ref>Frederick, Thomas L. STATUS REPORT: ON-GOING PROJECTS. Rep. Vol. April 27, 2010. Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority. Web. 27 Apr. 2010. <http://www.rivanna.org/documents/agendas/agenda_apr27_2010_doc6c.pdf>.</ref>.  However, residents of the [[Woolen Mills]]' neighborhood are concerned the expansion will increase odors in their community
The '''Rivanna Pump Station''' is a booster station operated by the [[Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority]] that supplies the [[Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant]] with untreated sewage via a 2,600 long 36-inch diameter force main. The station was built between 1979 and 1981, and currently has a capacity of 24.5 million gallons a day.  


The pump is located at the corner of Chesapeake Avenue and Riverside Avenue in Charlottesville's [[Woolen Mills]] neighborhood<ref>{{cite-cville|title=Smell you later? Woolen Mills closes its nose to expanded treatment station|url=http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064435450&ShowArticle_ID=11100301113196716|author=Brian Chidester|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=|accessdate=January 4, 2011}}</ref>.
==Location==
The pump is located at the corner of Chesapeake Avenue and Riverside Avenue in Charlottesville's [[Woolen Mills]] neighborhood<ref name="hook">{{cite-cville|title=Smell you later? Woolen Mills closes its nose to expanded treatment station|url=http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064435450&ShowArticle_ID=11100301113196716|author=Brian Chidester|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=|accessdate=January 4, 2011}}</ref>.


==Expansion==
The RWSA is planning to expand the station's capacity to 53 million gallons a day as part of a collaborative effort with the City of [[Charlottesville]] and [[Albemarle County]] to reduce the amount of stormwater that infiltrates the regional sewer system. <ref>Frederick, Thomas L. STATUS REPORT: ON-GOING PROJECTS. Rep. Vol. April 27, 2010. Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority. Web. 27 Apr. 2010. <http://www.rivanna.org/documents/agendas/agenda_apr27_2010_doc6c.pdf>.</ref> However, residents of the [[Woolen Mills]]' neighborhood are concerned the expansion will increase odors in their community. <ref name="hook" /> The firm [[Hazen and Sawyer]] has been hired to serve as the engineering consultant. <ref name="ct">{{cite web|title=Woolen Mills residents voice concerns about sewer pump station project|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/02/pump_station.html|author=Brian Wheeler|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=February 17, 2011|accessdate=February 18, 2011}}</ref>
Four sites have been under consideration for the upgraded pump station and each has a preliminary “concept level” cost estimate:
*Concept A ($25 million): upgrade the pump station at its existing location
*Concept B ($29 million): up the Rivanna River in Riverview Park
*Concept C ($37 million): downstream near the old Woolen Mill and Moores Creek
*Concept D ($34 million): across the Rivanna River below State Farm Insurance<ref name="ct" />





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The Rivanna Pump Station is a booster station operated by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority that supplies the Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant with untreated sewage via a 2,600 long 36-inch diameter force main. The station was built between 1979 and 1981, and currently has a capacity of 24.5 million gallons a day.

Location

The pump is located at the corner of Chesapeake Avenue and Riverside Avenue in Charlottesville's Woolen Mills neighborhood[1].


Expansion

The RWSA is planning to expand the station's capacity to 53 million gallons a day as part of a collaborative effort with the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County to reduce the amount of stormwater that infiltrates the regional sewer system. [2] However, residents of the Woolen Mills' neighborhood are concerned the expansion will increase odors in their community. [1] The firm Hazen and Sawyer has been hired to serve as the engineering consultant. [3]

Four sites have been under consideration for the upgraded pump station and each has a preliminary “concept level” cost estimate:

  • Concept A ($25 million): upgrade the pump station at its existing location
  • Concept B ($29 million): up the Rivanna River in Riverview Park
  • Concept C ($37 million): downstream near the old Woolen Mill and Moores Creek
  • Concept D ($34 million): across the Rivanna River below State Farm Insurance[3]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. Smell you later? Woolen Mills closes its nose to expanded treatment station, Brian Chidester, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, retrieved January 4, 2011.
  2. Frederick, Thomas L. STATUS REPORT: ON-GOING PROJECTS. Rep. Vol. April 27, 2010. Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority. Web. 27 Apr. 2010. <http://www.rivanna.org/documents/agendas/agenda_apr27_2010_doc6c.pdf>.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Web. Woolen Mills residents voice concerns about sewer pump station project, Brian Wheeler, February 17, 2011, retrieved February 18, 2011.

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