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Falls Church council unanimously approves $8.8M sewer‑capacity purchase from Fairfax County, plans $6.8M follow‑on payment tied to upstream upsizing
Summary
Council approved a sanitary‑sewer capacity purchase and sale agreement with Fairfax County: an $8.8 million 2026 purchase funded from availability fees and a later $6.8 million contribution tied to a Trips Run upsizing project that would raise the city's peak flow limit; staff cited inflow‑and‑infiltration (I&I) issues and relining progress.
Falls Church City Council voted unanimously Jan. 27 to approve a capacity‑purchase agreement with Fairfax County intended to address the city’s near‑term sewer capacity constraints and reduce long‑term operational risk.
The agreement the council adopted funds an $8.8 million purchase in 2026 that will secure an additional 1.5 million gallons per day of treatment capacity for the city (the agreement specifies a maximum total daily volume of 3.0 million gallons and…
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