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Taking
water to
the edge
down
the drain
By Monty Tayloe
Rappahannock News Staff Writer ,
Preserving the traditional look of the Tbwn of Washington while meeting the needs of water customers were the main issues addressed at the fifth joint meeting of the Tbwn Council and the Tbwn Planning Commission to discuss the proposed revisions to the Comprehensive Plan. Milton Herd of Herd Planning and Design presented a new proposed draft based on the input from earlier meetings, this time basing the future water services of Washington’s projected 60,000 gallon a day capacity around the town‘s current zoning.
At one point in these joint discussions, it was suggested to provide water/sewer services to all within the town’s boundaries.
In this new draft, Washington is divided up into primary and secondary service areas. The primary area is the core part of town, where the majority of businesses are located and residences are closer together. The secondary service area is the more outlying parts of town, those identified on zoning maps as rural residential areas.
“Where the town is more rural and the houses aren’t cheek to jowl,” explained Rappahannock County Zoning Administrator John McCarthy.
The new draft prioritizes the extension of water service based on these designations. The rationale behind parceling out town water service based on th zoning system is that it uses lines that people are already familiar and comfortable with.
“The zoning has such inertia, such history. It’s very firm, defensible. A good solid line of convenience based on inertia,” explained Herd.
According to Herd’s presentation the hierarchy would be as follows:
1. Failing Sewer and Septic systems regardless of location.
2. Existing structures within the Primary Service Area
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