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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Aref Etemadi
Deputy Director of Utilities
aetemadi@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2754
New Leesburg Water Tanks Now in Operation
Ribbon Cutting at Carr Tanks scheduled for
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Leesburg, VA (CORRECTED August 10, 2010) –
Recently, the Town of Leesburg’s Utilities Department
brought two new water tanks into operation and
refurbished one of the Town’s existing tanks. In June,
the Sycolin Tank, located on land leased from Loudoun
County near the Park & Ride lot on Sycolin Road, was
brought into service. In July, for the first time, both
Carr Tanks, located near the intersection of Fort Evans
Road and Battlefield Parkway, were operational. On
Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., members of
the Town Council and staff will celebrate the
completion of these projects with a ribbon cutting
ceremony at the Carr Tanks.
Both new water tanks have been included in
the Town’s Utilities Master Plan since 1987,
although not with specific locations. The
Sycolin Tank holds 1.5 million gallons and
serves the Sycolin Pressure Zone, which
includes the service area south of the Route
15 Bypass between Cochran Mill Road and
the Dulles Greenway. Prior to the
completion of the Sycolin Tank, the Sycolin
Pressure Zone did not have any water
storage. The Sycolin Tank also serves as a
back-up for the Western Pressure Zone in an
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emergency. Construction of the Sycolin Tank totaled approximately $3.4 million.
The second Carr Tank, located on land proffered by Uniwest Construction as part of the Special
Exception for the Fort Evans Plaza II shopping center, also holds 1.5 million gallons. Carr Tank 2
serves the Main Pressure Zone, which encompasses the service area north of Market Street,
and augments the Sycolin and Western Pressure Zones. Construction of Carr Tank 2 was
completed in September 2009 and cost $3.6 million. Following the completion of Carr Tank 2,
Carr Tank 1 was taken out of service and recoated. In July 2010, Carr Tank 1 was brought back
into service.
“With the completion of the two new tanks and the refurbishment of Carr Tank 1, we have
doubled our storage capacity,” explained Randy Shoemaker, Leesburg’s Director of Utilities.
“The additional capacity stabilizes the entire system, improving reliability and providing
consistent water pressure to our customers.”
With the Sycolin Tank now in operation, the Town has undertaken additional improvements to
the water storage system with the refurbishment of the Hogback Mountain Tank. In mid July,
the Hogback Mountain Tank was taken out of service and is currently being recoated inside and
out. While the Hogback Mountain Tank is offline, in order to provide consistent water pressure
to customers in the Western Pressure Zone, the booster station on Route 15 will run
continuously. As a precaution, the Utilities Department installed a temporary water line across
the Oaklawn development that can provide service from the Sycolin Pressure Zone to the
Western Pressure Zone in an emergency. The Hogback Mountain Tank is expected to return in
service in early September. Cost of the Hogback Mountain Tank recoating will be
approximately $850,000.
“Completion of these projects represents the Town’s on-going commitment to a dependable,
quality utility system for our customers,” said Leesburg Town Manager John Wells.
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