Wellhead Protection Plan Program Status

Groundwater Sources of Small Community Groundwater Waterworks in Central and Western Virginia through the VDH Wellhead Protection Program

Several Small Community Groundwater Waterworks have developed Wellhead Protection Plans through the VDH Program including:

• Town of Hamilton

• Town of Rural Retreat

• Town of Edinburg

• Beacon Hill Subdivision (Loudoun County Sanitation Authority)

• Lenah Farms Subdivision (Loudoun County Sanitation Authority)

• Raspberry Falls Subdivision (Loudoun County Sanitation Authority)

• Town of Round Hill

Several Other Small Community Groundwater Waterworks are in the process of developing Wellhead Protection Plans through the VDH Program including:

• Town of Lovettsville

• Town of Fincastle

• Town of Glasgow

• Town of Middleburg

• Lucketts Mobile Home Park

• Shenandoah Retreat Subdivision

• Clarke County Sanitation Authority

• Town of Timberville

• Grafton School and Treatment Center

Some of the potential sources of contamination and land uses of concern that were addressed in the Wellhead Protection Plans developed include:

• On-site wastewater treatment systems and septic systems

• Underground storage tanks

• Residential fertilizer, pesticide, and household chemical use and disposal

• Golf course fertilizer and chemical use

• Pool chemical storage and use

• Karst and sinkhole management

• An equestrian center

• Chemical storage and transport along highways and railways

 

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