Hampton Roads Regional Water Supply Plan

The Hampton Roads Regional Water Supply Plan was prepared pursuant to the State Water Control Law Section 62.1-44.15 and 62.1-44.38:1 of the Code of Virginia and the State Water Control Board implementing regulations, 9 VAC 25-780, which establishes the planning process and criteria that local governments must use in the development of local or regional water supply plans.

On July 21, 2011, the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission acted to: 1) Accept the plan as meeting the requirement of the HRPDC work program; and 2) Distribute the Hampton Roads Regional Water Supply Plan (WSP) to local governments for adoption. Local governments advertised and conducted public hearings during the months of August, September, and October 2011 to solicit public comments and consider resolutions to adopt the regional plan. No written comments were received, and all twenty-seven councils and boards approved the plan. The Hampton Roads Regional WSP, along with copies of all locality resolutions approving the plan and meeting minutes from local public hearings, was submitted to DEQ on in compliance with the November 2, 2011 deadline per 9 VAC 25-780.

About the Plan

The Hampton Roads Regional Water Supply Plan includes the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg, the counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, and York, and the towns of Boykins, Branchville, Capron, Claremont, Courtland, Dendron, Ivor, Newsoms, Smithfield, Surry, and Windsor.

The plan includes the following elements: description of existing water sources; description of existing water use; assessment of projected water demand; statement of need; alternatives analysis to address projected deficits in water supplies; and descriptions of water management and drought response actions.
Information in the plan is organized by sub-regions as follows:

Peninsula sub-region: cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg; and counties of Gloucester, James City, and York.

Southside sub-region: cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Suffolk.

Western Tidewater sub-region: city of Franklin; counties of Isle of Wight, Southampton, and Surry; and towns of Boykins, Branchville, Capron, Claremont, Courtland, Dendron, Ivor, Newsoms, Smithfield, Surry, and Windsor.

The March 7, 2007 “Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Guiding the Hampton Roads Regional Water Supply Planning Process” established the administrative framework for the regional plan, developed under the direction of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, Directors of Utilities Committee. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality contributed funding toward the MOA development.
Preparation of this report was included in the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission Unified Planning Work Program for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 (Report No. PEP-11-06).

Download the entire plan via the links below:

• Hampton Roads Regional Water Supply Plan, Local Program Adoption Documents (October 2011) – PDF (58 MB)
• Hampton Roads Regional Water Supply Plan (July 2011) – PDF (60 MB)
• Appendix A, Department of Environmental Quality Data Sheets for Local and Regional Water Supply Planning Criteria, Existing Water Source (9 VAC 25-780-70) and Existing Water Use (9 VAC 25-780-80) Information (ZIP File)
• Attachment 1, Hampton Roads Regional Water Supply Plan (Electronic Copy) and Supporting Information
  

Download the Plan by Section

Cover & Table of Contents

Section 1          Existing Sources
Section 2          Existing Water Use
Section 3          Existing Resources
Section 4          Projected Water Demands
Section 5          Water Demand Management
Section 6          Statement of Need
Section 7          Alternatives
Section 8          References

Appendix A:    Department of Environmental Quality Data Sheets for Local and Regional Water Supply Planning Criteria, Existing Water Source (9 VAC 25-780-70) and Existing Water Use (9 VAC 25-780-80) Information:

• Appendix A Title Page
• Peninsula Sub-Region Data Sheets
• Southside Sub-Region Data Sheets
• Western Tidewater Sub-Region Data Sheets

Attachment 1:  Hampton Roads Regional Water Supply Plan (Electronic Copy) and Supporting Information

• Attachment 1 Title Page
• Attachment 1 – Read Me
• Supporting Information (ZIP File)
• 2007 MOA (ZIP File)
• Electronic Copy of Plan and Appendix A (ZIP File)