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The will begin an engineering study to determine how to boost the water supply for the Town of Herndon after the Herndon Town Council approved the $107,000 study
Tammy Chastain, deputy director of the town鈥檚 public works department, said additional capacity is needed to meet future demands. Discussions on how to boost water supply with a new point of supply and install a new pumping station have been underway since at least 2016.
鈥淲e knew we were going to have to find it from somewhere,鈥� Chastain told council members last night.
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Initially, town officials thought the project would cost around $6.1 million, but now, costs could be as low as $3 million for design and construction.
The pumping station, if approved, would be located at the Herndon Police Department. Because the station would be near a transmission main and meter vaults along the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, the cost of the project is expected to be much lower than anticipated.
Funding for the study was planned for in the town鈥檚 five-year capital budget. The town鈥檚 2016 Water Utility Master Plan calls for the design and construction of a new water main before 2025.
