Evening star., 1952-01-12
Three Sewage Plants
Recommended for
Nearby Virginia Area

Separate treatment plants in
Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax
have been recommended by engi-
|neers as the cheapest solution of
nearby Virginia's sewage disposal
problems.
This was the conclusion Of a
sewage survey report presented to
the governing bodies Of the three
communities and Falls Church at
ia Joint meeting last night.
The four Jurisdictions Joined In
sponsoring the $4,000 survey to
find q long-range solution Of the
areas pollution difficulties.
Five Of IA Plans Cited.
OF IA possible projects consid-
cred by the engineers, the five best
|ones selected In order Of economy
up to 1885 and the total estimated
cost by that time are as follows:
/. Separate plants in Arlington,
Alexandria and Fairfax, with some
Alexandria sewage in the Four
Mile Run area piped to the Ar
|lington plant for treatment. $31.2
million.
2. Separate plants in Arlington,
Alexandria and Fairfax, with each
jurisdiction treating all of its own
sewage, 1921 million.
8. A plant at Alexandria to treat
Fairfax and part Of Alexandria IS
sewage, and the remainder of
Mexandria's sewage piped to the
Arlington plant. $32.5 million.
4. Most of Alexandria's sewage
lpiped to the District for treatment.
the remainder Of Alexandria S
sewage piped to the Arlington
plant, and a separate plant in
Fairfax, $33 million.
S. Alexandria and Fairfax sew
age piped to the District. and part
Of Alexandria's sewage treated at
the Arlington plant, $33.7 million.
The first plan would remain the
cheapest by the year 1000. accord
ing to the report.
Use Of Fairfax Plant.
The first two proposals would
use all Of the new Fairfax plant
now under construction and all
of the expanded Arlington facili-
ties that are being built. All five
recommended plans would make
some use Of either facility.
II Arlington and Fairfax had
not gone ahead with their present
lconstructionn programs, the re-
port shows it would have been
cheaper by the year 1000 for the
nearby Virginia communities to
lpipe their sewage to the District
plant at Blue Plains for treatment.
The cost Of this project, however,
would have exceeded most other
alternatives during the next 80
years, the engineers said.
First Two Termed Best.
Of the i've projects selected as
most economical, the report says
the first and second are essen
TALLY equivalent and superior to
all other projects considered" The
engineers said further detailed
studies would not be likely to
result in any changes in the COM
lparative cost estimates.
In addition to the five pro-
posals listed as most economical,
the costs of other projects by the
year 1885 were listed as follows:
Eventual transmission of all
nearby Virginia sewage to the Dis
trict but use Of Arlington and
Fairfax plants for the time being,
$35.5 million; immediate trans
mission OF all nearby Virginia
sewage to the District and aban-
Idonment Of all existing facilities in
Arlington and Fairfax. $41.5 mil
lion; treatment Of all nearby vir-
Iginia sewage in Arlington, 1913
million.
II Arlington and Fairfax had
not proceeded. the cost by 1885
of piping all nearby Virginia sew
age to the District would have
ltotaled $35.2 million.
The engineers noted that the
District plans to have aeration
facilities ready in 1855 and 1860
THAT viii bring the pollution from
that community down to q desired
level.
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