Evening star., 1941-11-04
Fairfax Seeking
More Funds for
Wafer Systems
Supplemental Need
Under Lunhum Act
Set at S1,213,l32
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. Nov. A sup
Elementary application for addi-
tional funds under the Lanham Act
for water and sewerage systems to
serve the increased population in
the northeastern portion Of Fair
fax County. has been filed with
Public Works Administration off,
cialS by local authorities.
The revised application was pre-
pared after a study by G. HUBBARD
Massey OF Mclean. named by the
Board of Supervisors several weeks
ago to act as consulting engineer in
connection with proposed grant
! from the Federal Government. It
requests approximately Sl213132
! additional over the amount origi-
! nally asked for the projects. Sug-
gestlon that the applications be re-
: vised TO show more accurately the
local setup was made by P. w. A.
officials.
The report cited the fact that adj
/ joining communities having water
and sewerage systems are unable
/ TO extend them to the Fairfax
/ County areas. II states a narrow
strip in the northeastern part of the
county, designated as the Mclean,
Holmes Run, and Groveton area,
contiguous to the Potomac River,
Arlington County, town Of Falls
Church and city Of Alexandra. is
being rapidly built up with private
r
housing projects and United States
Government defense projects such
as the Quartermaster Depot at
Holmes Run. Bureau of Public
Roads Office building and proving
grounds at Langley and Fort Bel
volr at Accotink.
Population Growth Noted.
Likewise. the report notes that the
population in these areas has in
creased 57.2 per cent since January
l. 1910; that 10 per cent of all build
ing permits issued in the county
have been for this section. and that
this density of population demands
a controlled water supply and dis
posal for sewage Special attention
is directed TO the village of Acco-
!, tlnk, entirely surrounded by the
Fort Belvoir military reservation.
, where, II IS stated. water and
, sewerage facilities should be pro-
E vlded to prevent a health menace
= arising from individual wells and
= sewerage systems
While the original application con-
templated deep wells for supplying
water for the area, the report states
a filtration plant is believed the only
method OF insuring an adequate sup
ply, and raw water intake chamber
is proposed in Difficult Run at Old
Dominion drive where the average
flow even during long dry periods
could supply 10000 people 100 gall
Ions per day each
Not only must provision be made
for the future growth of the county
III the area where the water system
Is proposed, the report says. but
there is possibility that Falls
Church, Arlington County and Alex
andrla may need emergency sup
plies; adequate fire protection is
o necessary, and eventually extern
slons will have to be made in other
: nearby sections as population in
creaSeS
! S5,363.l32 Total Cost.
The total cost of the revised water
system Is set at S3,066.632. and for
p the sewerage system, S2296,5
The revised sewerage application
o calls for two sewage treatment
, Plants instead of three as originally
! tontemplated-One at Pimmit Run
near the Arlington County line and
G the other at Cameron Run on Tele-
: graph road in the vicinity of Alex
andria, The plant formerly pro-
, posed for the Belle Haven section
;, would be supplanted by a pumping
; station TO carry over to Cameron
;, Run.
{ Defense projects are listed as the
principal factors causing the heavy
increase in population, but the re-
. ports declare it would be impossible
= to finance water and sewerage
! projects for the area locally since
= the per capita cost of the former
= would be about Sl23, and the
latter 500.
. Assisting Mr. Massey in drafting
" the report was H. c. Moore, Statis-
tlcian for the County Planning
-. Commission: James j. Corballs,
! sanitary engineer, Virginia State
{ Health Department. and DR. G.. r
y Carpenter, county medical director.
> Dr.. Carpenter was directed to pre-
Il pare the original preliminary appli-
cation by the Board of Supervisors