Wellhead Protection Implementation Awards
2007 Awards
Rye Valley Water Authority, the Town of Lovettsville, and Augusta County Service Authority successfully competed to receive funding under an RFP issued specifically for wellhead protection projects. The Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality cooperated on the issuance of the RFP and in developing the funding sources for future projects. Rye Valley Water Authority received $27,075 to erect fencing around several springs and to install vaults; the Town of Lovettsville received $52,383 to continue their well owner education and well abandonment program; Augusta County Service Authority received $103,400 to identify the recharge area for the Lyndhurst well system.
2006 Awards
James City Service Authority, the Towns of Lovettsville and Stanley, and the County of Wythe successfully competed to receive funding under an RFP issued specifically for wellhead protection projects. The Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality cooperated on the issuance of the RFP and in developing the funding sources for future projects. James City Service Authority received $15,000 to continue their well abandonment program; the Town of Lovettsville received $50,067 to initiate a well owner education and well abandonment program; the Town of Stanley received $45,219 to identify the recharge area for a new well, identify potential sources of contamination, and update their planning maps; the County of Wythe received $37,104 for wellhead protection plan development, promotion, and source delineation.
2005 Awards
Accomack Northampton Planning District Commission and James City Service Authority successfully competed to receive funding under an RFP issued specifically for wellhead protection projects. The Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality cooperated on the issuance of the RFP and in developing the funding sources for future projects. Accomack Northampton Planning District Commission will receive $9,000 to implement a Household Hazardous Waste Disposal program and $7,250 to establish a Public Education Campaign for Children which will assist teachers on the Eastern Shore with ground water resource educational activities. James City Service Authority will receive $15,000 to continue their award winning “CapIt” program