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Centerville council approves 14 EDU allocation for Blue Crab Car Wash after discussion of water-reuse plan
Summary
The Centerville Town Council voted to approve an allocation of 14 equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) to Blue Crab Car Wash after the applicant offered water-reuse technology intended to halve its original request. Council members recorded at least two yes votes during a roll call.
Centerville — The Centerville Town Council voted on Oct. 2 to approve an allocation of 14 equivalent dwelling units (EDUs) for Blue Crab Car Wash after the applicant presented revised engineering and water-reuse plans intended to cut wastewater demand roughly in half.
Ryan Showalter, speaking on behalf of Blue Crab Car Wash, told the council the company had spent “months and tens of thousands of dollars on design and engineering” and that owners had worked with equipment manufacturers to specify an underground water-reuse system. Showalter said the revised proposal reduced the request from 28 EDUs to 14 and that the manufacturer projected about an 85% reduction in wastewater volume from the system.
The council’s decision followed public and council questioning about whether the reuse technology meaningfully reduces EDU demand and whether the project produced public benefits commensurate with scarce allocations. Council members asked for time to review the new material — the council received some documentation the day of the meeting — but a motion was made and a roll-call vote followed. Council member Daniel B. Worth and Council Vice President Jeffrey D. Kiel were recorded as voting yes. A council member later characterized the vote as a decision taken this evening; no further roll-call details were provided in the record.
Council President Ashley H. Kaiser reminded applicants that sewer and water allocation decisions are the council’s discretion and noted that applicants should engage council members earlier in the permitting process. Showalter said the applicant had coordinated with town staff and submitted revised specifications to the public works director prior to the meeting.
The council did not attach additional conditions on the allocation during the meeting. The town attorney had provided the council with a late submittal from the applicant that evening. No second reading or additional public hearing date was scheduled during the Oct. 2 meeting.
The allocation will allow the applicant to proceed with site development under the town’s allocation framework, subject to any remaining permitting, inspection, or engineering approvals required by staff and by the town’s development review process.
Votes at a glance: Motion to approve 14 EDUs for Blue Crab Car Wash — approved (roll call recorded yes: Daniel B. Worth, Jeffrey D. Kiel; other recorded votes not specified).
