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Goochland staff ask board to bankroll Ridgefield booster, expand THM controls; staff warn of rate impacts
Summary
County utilities staff asked the board during a Dec. 19 work session to fund a $16.7 million Ridgefield booster and storage project and to add $145,000 to finish an air‑stripping system after elevated THM tests; staff said financing the utility projects could raise residential water and sewer rates by an estimated 6%.
Goochland County staff asked the Board of Supervisors on Dec. 19 to approve a multi‑year funding plan for several water and sewer capital projects, including a $16.7 million Ridgefield booster pump station and ground storage tank that staff say is needed by 2030 to preserve fire flows and system capacity.
The county’s Department of Public Utilities (DPU) presented a slate of projects that have been completed under budget and a second group that will require new or additional funding. Elizabeth, presenting for DPU, said the Ridgefield project was identified in earlier master plans and that engineering work now supports accelerating the schedule: “This project was partially funded in fiscal year 2025 for $800,000. An additional $4,150,000 was funded in fiscal year 2026.…
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