Lynchburg seeks $50 million to fix decade-long sewage overflow
The project would improve water quality and keep water bills from going up
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – City leaders are working to fix a decade-long sewage overflow in Lynchburg.
The project would not only improve water quality, but it would keep water bills from going up. Lynchburg already has one of the highest yearly sewer rates in the commonwealth.
The city is asking for $50 million in federal emergency aid from Gov. Ralph Northam to fix the problem that started in the mid-1800′s, covering more than 6,000 acres of the city.
The request is part of a $1.4 billion package for ending overflows in Lynchburg, Richmond and Alexandria with money from the American Rescue Plan Act President Joe Biden signed into law on March 11.
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An unusual civil case against a juvenile and domestic relations judge is moving forward after a Lynchburg circuit judge denied a motion from the defendant to dismiss the case on Friday.
City Attorney Walter Erwin III is seeking a writ of prohibition â a legal move preventing a judge from acting outside their jurisdiction â in response to a July 2018 letter in which Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge Robert Louis Harrison attempted to compel the office to represent Lynchburg Department of Social Services in all foster care cases.
Harrison presides in Bedford County and also sits in Lynchburg.
Erwin had filed the writ because Harrisonâs letter threatened âimmediate sanctionsâ if his office failed to comply.