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Water and Wastewater Utility System Upgrades
 
The Town of Cape Charles is in the process of optimizing its water and wastewater systems, as well as planning for the expansion of treatment capacity as the Town grows. Please review the documents below for further information.

Demand Projections - This document provides estimates of future demand for water and wastewater treatment in Cape Charles. Demand projections are used to determine necessary future treatment capacity.

Water and Wastewater Improvements - This Council Work Session presentation provides the status of improvement projects as of August 19, 2008.

Water and Wastewater Public Forum - Bob Panek gave a presentation to the public on the status of improvement projects as of October 16, 2008

Town Action on Webtide Unsolicited Wastewater Proposal - January 23, 2009.

Water and Wastewater Connection Charge Increase Information - Water and wastewater connection charges have been increased to fund future utility facility needs. The increase is based on future growth projections and estimated costs. March 12, 2009

Cape Charles WWTP Nutrient Removal Upgrade Project - Public Hearing, Preliminary Engineering Report and Environmental Assessment Review - Presentation by Stearns & Wheler, June 25, 2009. Minutes from Public Hearing / Presentation.

The Bid Opening for the WWTP Nutrient Removal Upgrade Project was held at 2:00 PM on September 1, 2009. The cost estimate was $16.3M. The lowest bid came in at $14.7M. Cape Charles WWTP Canvass of Bids

On September 9, 2009, Delegate Lynwood Lewis hosted a Wastewater Summit at the Shore Bank headquarters in Onley, VA. Click here to view copies of some of the presentations that were given as well as the feedback received from the attendees.

On September 21, 2009, a joint meeting was held with the Cape Charles Town Council, Mayor Bo Lewis of Cheriton, representatives from the Northampton County Board of Supervisors, Secretary of Natural Resources Preston Bryant, Delegate Lynwood Lewis, Jim Christian from Timmons Group, several representatives from Webster Investors and Christopher Lloyd from McGuire Woods Consulting to discuss wastewater issues and the possibility of a regional wastewater system. Meeting Minutes

October 30, 2009, Town of Cape Charles Press Release in response to the October 28, 2009 advertisement entitled "$70 vs $34” in the Eastern Shore News.   

Wastewater Treatment Plant Construction Project
Groundbreaking Handout
Overall Site Plan
Flow Diagram
Architectural Renderings
Facts About Membranes
Water Reuse FAQs
Wastewater Treatment Plant Status Update - March 10, 2011

Water and Wastewater Connection Charges
On March 10, 2011, the Town Council adopted an ordinance reducing the connection charges from $20,000 to $12,350. Background information can be found in the staff report from the March 10, 2011 Council Meeting.

 
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On February 10, 2011, the Town Council adopted the updated water and sewer ordinances. On March 10, 2011, Council adopted an ordinance reducing the connection charges as stated above. Until the Town Code can be updated by Municode, please click below to view the updated ordinances.

Chapter 70 - Water Supply
Chapter 71 - Sewers and Sewer Use
Chapter 72 - Water and Sewer Service Charges

 
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Potential Regional Wastewater System
December 9, 2010

The Town is working with Northampton County and the Towns of Cheriton, Exmore and Nassawadox to implement a regional wastewater system. This effort is known as the Towns-County Utilities Project (T-CUP). It is envisioned that the system would consist of a northern node to service Exmore and Nassawadox (including the medical community) and contiguous areas of the county, and a southern node to service Cape Charles, Cheriton and contiguous areas of the county. The regional system would be leveraged off of existing systems in Cape Charles and Exmore. A Project Management Team, consisting of representatives from all jurisdictions, has been working with an engineering consulting firm to prepare the Preliminary Engineering Reports and other documentation necessary to apply for a variety of grants and loans to fund design and construction if judged economically feasible. This initial effort is being funded by planning grants provided by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.

The Preliminary Engineering Report has been completed for the southern node and an application has been submitted to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for financial assistance. Additional applications for financial assistance will be made, e.g. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development. The Preliminary Engineering Report for the northern node is nearing completion. Financial assistance applications will also be submitted to various agencies for this project. Progress may be followed on the Northampton County website: www.co.northampton.va.us.gov.wastewater_project.html.

The Town has also become a member of the recently reconstituted Eastern Shore of Virginia Public Service Authority (PSA). Implementation efforts for the regional system will be transitioned to the PSA. Information concerning the PSA may also be found at the website above.

A regional system would benefit Cape Charles by substantially increasing the customer base of our existing system. For example, the capacity of our wastewater treatment plant, now under construction, will be only about 50% utilized by existing customers. Other efficiencies, such as collection system maintenance and billing, could also be realized. It is anticipated that economies of scale generated by a regional system would lead to significantly lower user rates than would otherwise be the case.

 
 
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