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Residents press county over Woods Creek pollution; staff say engineering review and DEQ meetings are underway

Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors · February 24, 2026
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Multiple residents presented photos and testimony that Woods Creek is running highly turbid and contains chemical residues they attribute to grading at the Lexington Golf and Country Club project. County staff described steps taken, upcoming DEQ involvement, and planned additional inspections and corrective measures.

Several residents told the Board of Supervisors on Feb. 23 that Woods Creek is running muddy and chemically contaminated downstream of grading at the Lexington Golf and Country Club project.

Deborah Woodcock and Barbara Walsh presented photographs and described persistent high turbidity, noting that side streams below the golf course appear clear while the main channel is heavily silted. Walsh said she had requested the…

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