Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-24
Fairfax County
Agrees TO Joint
Sewer Survey
; Other Jurisdictions
Expected to Make
Decisions Soon
BY Mary Lou Werner


Fairfax County has become the
first nearby Virginia community
to agree to join in an engineering
survey of area sewage disposal
problems.
The Board of Supervisors yes
terday unanimously approved a
recommendation of the Interim
Sewage Committee for a $4,000
engineering survey of Fairfax.
Falls Church, Alexandria and Ar
lington sewage disposal posi-
bilities.
The supervisors agreed to put
up $4,000, which is Fairfax's share
of the cost. The money will be
allocated from sanitary district
No. funds.
Arlington may act on the sew
age survey proposal later today.
and Alexandria and Falls Church
are expected to give it considera-
ton next week. ...
Group Set Up in December.
The Interim Sewage Committee
was set up by the four nearby
Virginia communities in December.
G. Hubbard Massey. one of Fair
fax's representatives on the COM
mittee, told the supervisors yes
terday that he felt the proposed
expenditure for the survey sis
money well invested in the future
economics of Fairfax County,"
Mr.. Massey noted that although
he had acted as an engineering
|consultant to the county in other
matters, he had disqualified his
firm from participating in the pro-
posed survey because he was serv-
ing on the interim committee.
Personally, I feel that this is
the first time the political sub
divisions of Northern Virginia
have arrived at an agreement in
a problem common to all, and
wish to emphasize this fact be-
cause it points to the possibility Of
viewing our common problems in
the future with some chance of a
successful solution" said Mr..
Massey.
Mr.. Massey acknowledged that
Fairfax already has plans and
funds to build a sewage treatment
plant for Sanitary District No. /.
But, he said, it had been esti-
mated in preparing plans for the
treatment plant that the popula-
ton of the district would increase
to 10000 by 1880.
However. we now have approxi-
mately 10000 people contributing
with a tremendous backlog of ap-
plications," Mr.. Massey said.
Our proposed plant, which has
Ia capacity for 10000 people, will
therefore very shortly reach its
maximum. And though we are
committed to the construction of.
this plant, in the next five or six
years we will be faced with divert
ing the sewage. :"
Mr.. Massey added that if the
survey should indicate it would be
economical for Fairfax to Join
with Alexandria or any other al
tentative, I'VE should certainly be
advised beforehand.
! The supervisors made it clear
their action was not intended to
delay construction of the Sanitary
District Nc. l plant for which final
plans now are being prepared.
District 4 Created.
Another action in Fairfax Coun-
ty yesterday to provide sewage
facilities was the creation of SAM
Itary District No. 4.
Circuit Court Judge Paul Brown
authorized creation of the new
As square mile district after a
hearing on a petition filed for
residents of the area by Attorneys
Glenn U. Richard and Andrew w.
Clarke.
There was no opposition to crea-
gASAl Va C1AC 14CW OlSI1 1CV. SOu1lGy
Sanitary Engineer James j. Cor
balls, jr.. said he thought it would
be better, however, if the bound
aries were not set until after an
engineering survey. Judge Brown
said it would be possible to change
the boundaries if a survey shows
the district as now set up is not
practical
Now that the district has been
established, it will be necessary
to have a survey to determine
what sewer installations are
needed, and then residents will
have to request a bond issue ref
erendum for money to finance the
sewer system.
Boundaries of the district are
the Potomac River on the east.
Little Hunting Greek on the south,
No. highway on 'the west and
the south boundary of Sanitary
District No. l on the north.