Evening star., 1949-06-30
Sewe!!
Project Plans
3-MiIIion Program
For District | includes
Disposal Plant
By Mory Lou Werner

The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors last night approved
completed plans for a $4,000. 900
sewer project in Sanitary District
No. /. which includes provision for
a disposal plant.
The supervisors left it up to
voters. however, to petition the
court for referendum on bond
issue for the project. Sanitary
Engineer James J. Corbalis. jr.,
said he would begin circulating
petitions for the referendum i'm
mediately. He said he hoped the
referendum could be held by the
end of August.
Sanitary District No. l is 30
square-mile area adjacent to the
cities of Alexandria and Falls
Church. and Arlington County.
Expenditures Itemized.
Mr.. Corbalis. who with G. HUI
bard Mossey. consulting engineer.
and financial advisers planned the
project. itemized proposed expen-
ditures as follows: Purchase of the
federally owned Holmes Run trunk
sewer. $3.50. 900: acquisition Of pri-
vate sewer systems. $4,000: ex-
tension of existing sewer lines,
g. 1884, 900; sewage treatment IA
cilities. $l,l05.000: purchase of
operation and maintenance equip
ment. $40. 500: interest during con-
struction, $l35.000: fees and other
costs. $24.500.
The federally-owned sewer to
be purchased includes about 1872
miles of trunk sewer along
Holmes. Trips and Cameron
Runs. 1t is generally known as
the Holmes Run sewer, and serves
many Fairfax County communi-
ties in the area in addition to
rs per cent of Falls Church resi-
dents. 1t was built by the Gov
ernment at a cost of about 81
100000 and can serve as many
as 10000 persons.
The private sewer lines that
would be purchased include about
80 miles of subtrunk and collect
ing sewers built by developers Of
various subdivisions.
The project calls for immediate
construction of A miles of new
sewer lines to serve the following
communities:
Shreve road Oldewoode. Ire
mont Gardens. Gordon's Addition
to Falls Church; Igloo Village,
Devonshire Gardens. Greenway
Downs. Sleepy Hollow. Buffalo
Hills. Ravenwood, Staffordale,
Holmes Run Park. RICHIE
Land, Malbrook C Courtlsnd Park.
rowell's. Baileys Cross Roads.
Washington Forest, Seminary
broad. Fort Waxd Heights. Duke
street at the Quartermaster Depot,
Amor Heights. Cameron Park,
Wilton Woods, Telegraph road,
Groveton. Valley View. Memorial
Heights, Beacon Hill road, Temple
View, Fairview. Penn-Daw, Poag
Heights. Kings highway. Blunts
lane and New Alexandria.
Sources Of Money Listed.
The sewage treatment plant
would be built on l5-acre tract
at Westgate, Just of the old Fort
Hunt road about a quarter of 6
mile south of the Belle View
Apartments. The State Water
Control Board and the State
Health Department have approved
preliminary plans for the plant
designed to handle 5000, 900 gal.
Ions daily.
Mr.. Corbalis outlined fivt
sources of revenue to finance the
100000 project. He said there
would be monthly sewer service
charge for each user of $3.50. HI
pointed out this is a 50-cent re.
duction from the current s.
monthly rate charged by the gov.
ernment.
A tax levy of 20 cents per $l0C
Of assessed valuation would be
imposed on all real estate in the
sanitary district. Mr.. Corbalis said
1t was expected this rate could
be reduced as sewers became
available to more users.
To Continue Present Fee.
A fee of So per front foot, with
a maximum of $500 and a mini
mum of $3.50. would be charged
for each new connection. This
would not. affect homes already
connected with existing sewers.
The present permit fee of IS for
each sewer connection would be
continued.
1t would be necessary. however.
to revise the current arrangement
with Falls Church whereby the
city pays 81 annually for each
city home that uses the Holmes
Itlail Vi uA1h oCWCI, Ml. SOl UdllS
said. He told the supervisors the
50 annual charge was established
by the Government, but the
county can change this rate when
it acquires the sewer system and
builds a disposal plant. He esti-
mated it would be necessary to
increase the city's payment at
least 10 times the present amount.
Based on the proposed financ-
ing plan. Mr.. Corbalis said the
average home In the district al
ready connected to a sewer would
have to pay about $24 annually
in sewer charges and added taxes.
This Is the same amount now
paid for the sewer service alone.
The cost of making connec-
ton, he said. to existing or pro-
posed facilities for the typical
single family residence would be
about $455. which includes in
stallation Of a house sewer con-
nection from the center of the
street which the owner has to
pay.