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Middleburg council hears updated drought analysis as staff adds variable-speed well controls
Summary
Town staff reported continued rainfall deficits and described steps — including a variable frequency drive on Well 3, supplemental pumping from the Stonewall plant and a deeper transducer on Well 4 — intended to reduce turbidity and protect storage while avoiding mandatory conservation so far.
Middleburg town staff told the Town Council on Oct. 11 that the town remains below normal rainfall levels and has taken operational steps to preserve groundwater while avoiding formal mandatory restrictions for now.
"We continue to lag behind our annual rainfall averages by about 8 inches, for the year to date and cumulative since 01/01/2024 by 16 and a half inches," Town Manager Danny Davis said during the council's well-level and drought discussion. He added that Northern Virginia drought monitoring places Loudoun County in a drought-watch status.
The town has been adjusting operations to reduce strain on its most stressed assets. Staff installed a variable frequency drive (VFD) on…
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