Connecting Appomattox’s water system with Campbell County’s would be beneficial for both localities, Campbell water officials said Wednesday.
“If you connected to our system … you would help us,” Campbell County Utilities and Service Authority director Mike Damron told the Appomattox Town Council in a special session called by council members Jennifer Jamerson Scruggs, Jimmy Mayberry and Joyce Bennett.
Campbell water officials have been concerned the Concord water line wouldn’t have enough short-term customers to keep water
turning over without having to frequently flush the line, Damron said. A connection to Appomattox customers would keep enough water moving through the pipes to avoid stagnation.
Damron broke down the general formula for how CCUSA would charge Appomattox for wholesale water, which is currently estimated at $2.07 per 1,000 gallons. That number is not set in stone, Damron said.
Additionally, Damron said, one of the reasons Campbell County is installing the water line in Concord is to remove the village from its aging well system which, like Appomattox, has problems with corrosive water that leaches heavy metals from pipes.
Immediately following Damron’s question and answer session, council went into closed session to discuss and consider investing public money into a project, specifically an Appomattox County offer to pay for 75 percent of a project connecting the town with the Concord water line.
Council members asked questions during the open session, but did not indicate their opinion on the issue.
“A crucial question for us is, I think, (what’s) a fairly accurate estimate of the amount of water we’re going to need and how quickly we’ll need it,” Mayor John Wilson said during the open session. “Right now we’re doing quite well without it.”
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