Evening star., 1955-10-02

pOuutlOn prOplem ana us
trunk sewers Ia Little Hunting
Creek. Dogle Greek and Upper
pimfnit and Dead Run areas
needed now. Increased capacity
and treatment n 1870.
FALLS CHURCHc Continued
utilization Of Arlington and FAIR
lax sewage disposal facilities.
The Arlington report estimates
that the Metropolitan area
communities. on q combined.
weighted basis. are now proyid-
Ing 80 per cent treatment.
Taking into account expected
increases and other
factors, It Is estimated that com
pletion Of projects now planned
Or under construction along
with proposed future improve
ments will raise the treatment
figure to IS In 1857 and 70 II
ID 1860.
increase Estimated
In 1855. the estimated COM
bined treatment figure is listed
At 10 per cent. and ia 1870 and
1880 at rs.
Mr.. Lundberg said that avail
able information indicates that
By 1850 the population increase
viii call for consideration Of
further improvements.
The report also outlines the
IN Northern Virginia
since the study was undertaken.
steps were taken on the basis
Of interim reports before the
final report was completed.
In Arlington. the treatment
plant was expanded In 1858 10
handle 20 million gallons d day.
Land has been acquired for sec
Ondary treatment facilities, and
lift stations have been built ct
Reiee and Reaches Run areas
TO eliminate minor sources Of
pollution"
80 Per Cent Treated
Arlington IS no WRiving pri-
mary treatment to over 90 per
cent Of its sewage. Mr.. Lundbers
said. and the last remaining
source Of raw sewage win be
eliminated By the construction
Of the North Rosslyn lift station
before next July.
Under construction IN AIexan-
dria and scheduled to Be come
pleted BY January. 1857, are 4
modified" secondary treatment
plant. lift stations and trunk
sewer system. This win handle
the sewage from the Fairfax
Holmes Rum Cameron Run area.
In Fairfax, 4 modified second
ary treatment plant 1t BeIle
Haven went into operation In
1853. Construction of trunk
sewers In Holmes Run.C Cameron
Run area to tie Ia with the Alex
andria system Is now under way.
The work Is due to be completed
By January. 1857.
Also. bids for construction Of
Little Hunting Creek and Dcgue
Creek primary treatment plants
win be received by this Novem-
Der. Bids for construction Of
Upper Pinimit Run secondary
treatment plant win also be re-
ceived ir1 November. AL three
plants are scheduled to be COM
pleted by the end Of 1885.
Relief Sewers Planned
The report says that relief
trunk sewers ii the Trips Run.
Backlick Run and Accotink
Creek areas now under construc-
lion will be completed late next
year. The same compilation date
has been set for the Dead Run
trunk sewer and pumping sta
tior.
The Districts treatment plant
now provides about 50 per cent
removal, washington has the
10 start construction Of
secondary treatment facilities.
Except for the inadequate pri-
mary treatment plant ct Bla-
densburg. sewage from nearby
Maryland IS handled By the Dis
trict plant. The Anacostia trunk
sewer now being built will tie
In with the District system.
Emphasized Points
The Arlington report elnpha-
sizes:
sLarge-Scale sewage disposal
projects cannot be conjured from
paper 10 operating systems over
night. Time and above all money
are needed to translate the en-
gineers' dreams into reality.
Furthermore. however. in1-
portant the problem Of adequate
sewage disposal. the need for
funds with which to meet this
problem must be viewed IN rela-
tion to all other needs or the
community. The rapid growth Of
the Northern Virginia areas has
put financial burdens upon them
which makesit difficult to meet
fully even the most pressing de-
nands. !"
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