Evening star., 1955-11-17
Virginia Order,
New Study Of
Sewage Plant
Action Follows
Stormy Hearing on
Lake Jackson Site
BY MARY LOU WERNER
Star Stan Correspondent


z RICHMOND, Nov. 1.-THE
State Water Control Board has
instructed its staff to restudy
plans for a private sewage dis
posal plant on Lake Jackson in
Prince William County, The
plant was given preliminary ap-
|proval last March.
The restudy was ordered after
Ia stormy two-hour hearing yes
|terday which brought opposition
TO the plan from the following
sources:
/. The city of Alexandria. rep
resented by City Manager Ira
Willard and Stuart Morrison,
president of the North Ridge
Citizens Association In Alex
andria, protested construction of
the plant because its discharge
would flow into Lake jackson.
which flows into the Alexandria
Water Co. reservoir.
2. Howard C. Richards, man
ager Of the Alexandria Water
Co., objected to any additional
sewage discharges coming into
the source Of supply used by his
firm. He said that four sewage
lisposal plants already exist on
tributaries Of the Occoquan.
Ir. Richards said the water In
the reservoir now is of sufficient
purity, but declared that II
should be protected from any in
crease in pollution.
3. Home owners around Lake
Jackson, represented by Attor-
Iney Frank Moncure, objected be-
cause they said the location oi
"a plant right on the lake would
ruin 1t for recreation purposes
Even though the plant is de-
signed to remove a high degree
Iof pollution, they argued that II
could go out Of operation at any
time and let raw sewage flow
Into the lake.
Planned for Subdivision
4. The developer Of the Lake
Jackson residential resort area
also protested that the lakes
recreation value would be ruined
The plant Is planned to serve
Ia new subdivision called Wya-
lconda.
Mr.. Moncure submitted q re-
port on the lakes purity, which
he said indicated the lake was
lin excellent condition at the
present time for swimming. boat
Iing-even drinking"
A. H. Paessler. executive sec.
lretary of the Water Board. sale
the boards technician had taker
water samples from 10 places ir
the lake and they showed "seri-
IUus ARCHAEOLOGICAL pollution oi
Lake Jackson ?
New Dam Planned
Mr.. Morrison reminded the
Water Board that the Alexandris
Water Co. is preparing to builc
q new dam. which will back its
reservoir up TO the Lake Jackson
Dam.
I'VE have limited water re-
sources in Northern Virginia.
said Mr.. Morrison. I'VE look to
the board to protect these
sources, II you err at ALL. II
ought to be on the side of main
tanning the purity Of our existing
streams.
The board also heard q dele.
CATION from the town of Fairfax
which wants to increase the size
of its disposal plant. It now
serves around 5000 residents ant
the town wants to enlarge 1t tt
serve 10000 residents.
| Mayor John Wood told tht
board millions of dollars ir
potential development was being
held up because the town die
not know If it could permit an,
more connections to the diSposa
plant. The plant discharges
into Accotink Greek, which For
Belvoir uses as q source of drink.
ling water. The board took NJ
action on the towns application
A hearing is planned In January
to determine how much protec-
ton Accotink and Pohick Creek:
| in Fairfax County should have