The average cost is 1.8 million dollars per year. All wastewater is pumped by force main to the newly constructed South Central Wastewater facility on Pocahontas Island in Petersburg. The City of Colonial Heights is a member of and sells all of their wastewater to The South Central Wastewater Authority located in Petersburg. Call Utilities at (804) 520-9393 to find out what material and labor the builder must supply. Non Commercial and Residential: Connections on existing streets will be made by the Utilities Department. No construction will commence until all fees are paid and all permits obtained. They must notify the Construction inspector 48 hours in advance before commencing work and the contractor must have construction plans approved by the city engineer (804) 520-9337. Questions concerning existing service to homes, please call the Utility Billing Department at (804) 520-9288.Ĭommercial and Subdivisions: All connections onto the City water system will be made by the developers Class A contractor under the supervision of the construction inspector (804) 520-9372, using the latest V-DOT and City of Colonial Heights specifications. Price information for fees and permits for new construction can be obtained from the Building Inspections Office at City Hall. If the water does not clear up call the Utilities Department and they will send someone out to try to remedy the problem. You will need to run water in your bath tub and sinks for about fifteen minutes, normally this will clear the problem. There is no cause for alarm when this happens. Manganese settles in the distribution piping and when fire hydrants are opened the sudden flow of water will stir it up. The discoloration is from a mineral called Manganese that naturally occurs in rocks and soil. During this time, which is usually in the spring or fall, property owners may experience some discoloration in their water. At the same time the department does flow tests on the fire hydrants to collect flow data on the system to assure that the system is meeting specifications. The Utility Department spends about 40 percent of its time annually on repairing and updating the water distribution system.Īnnually, the City Utilities Department, with the Appomattox River Water Authority, flushes the water distribution system through fire hydrants. The Utility Department follows strict federal and state guidelines for monitoring and testing water to assure that the water meets their specifications. Although the City does not have a water treatment facility, it does have a distribution network of approximately 97 miles of water line piping, 600 fire hydrants, 6,500 water meters and 3 water storage tanks. The City of Colonial Heights is a member of and purchases water from The Appomattox River Water Authority at an average cost of $515,000.00 per year.
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