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VMRC approves Chesterfield County pilot intake despite protest from local river group
Summary
The commission approved a temporary Chesterfield County pilot intake and testing facility on the Appomattox River for up to three years after staff found VIMS, DCR and DEQ had no objections; the Appomattox Resilience Corridor protested, citing navigational, sediment and tribal concerns.
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission on March 31 approved a temporary pilot intake and small testing facility for Chesterfield County utilities after staff found no technical objections from VIMS, the Department of Conservation and Recreation or the Department of Environmental Quality.
Staff described the proposal as a temporary test facility involving three 3‑inch by 300‑foot polyethylene withdrawal pipes, a small submerged intake with 1 mm mesh and a 0.25 feet‑per‑second design velocity, and a buoy marking arrangement consistent with Coast Guard…
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