FACES has obtained a Henry County Public Service Authority Complaint Information Sheet dated March 23, 2007. This document raises numerous questions that have been asked in letters that have been mailed to county and federal officials. Of particular interest is the fact documented herein that the blasting at the quarry is the primary problem with the system on this part of Carver Road, which indicates that the effects of quarry operations are known by the county to be impacting homes and businesses off the Boxley site. It is interesting to note that seeking grant money or waiting for a general line replacement – wouldn’t either be at the expense of PSA customers or county taxpayers- are apparently the primary solutions considered in the report. They are certainly the only ones mentioned. Considering that we already pay some of the highest water and sewer rates in this area. It is interesting to know that we could be paying so much in part to fix problems caused by a very profitable private company whom the citizens have repeatedly complained to the county about in vain.
Reference:
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=1297&back=archives
Below are a few direct quotes from the PSA document.
“The primary problem with this part of the system is the blasting shaking the lines and disturbing the buildup resulting in orange water.”
“Amos stated he would check to see if there is any grant money left to replace the line serving this customer.”
“This will continue to be a problem until the service line feeding this customer is replaced”
“Also it should be noted that line trash in the Carver area can be related back to the quarry blasting.”
“Talked with Tim Pace in Engineering he said all the lines in the creek side area will be replace with the future system upgrade.”
“Until then ask Shop to flush lines in this area more frequently.”
At who’s expense is this happening? What has been done to address the true cause of the problem that is documented here?
