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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Leesburg Receives $1.6 Million in State Funding for
Stormwater Improvements
Leesburg, VA (December 20, 2013) – The Town of Leesburg has received $1.6 million in
Virginia’s first round of grants from the new Stormwater Local Assistance Fund. A total of $22.9
million was granted to localities across the Commonwealth.
The projects for which Leesburg received the funding include stream restoration along
Tuscarora Creek and stormwater detention pond improvements. The Tuscarora Creek project is
in the current Capital Improvements Program (CIP), with an expected construction start in
Summer 2015. The Town received $641,075 in grant funding for Tuscarora Creek. The
remaining $963,088 in grant funding will be used to retrofit existing stormwater detention
ponds throughout the Town to meet new, stricter water quality standards. The pond retrofits
are included in the current CIP as part of an overall stormwater compliance program, but
individual projects are not listed or prioritized. The focus of all these projects is to reduce levels
of phosphorus and other pollutants that enter Goose Creek, the Potomac River and, ultimately,
the Chesapeake Bay from the Town’s storm sewer system.
The Town will receive the grant funding on a reimbursement basis, after the projects have been
completed. The grants do require that the Town match the grant funding with local funding.
The grant-funded projects are expected to be spread out over the next three or four years,
according to Capital Projects Director Renée LaFollette.
“What a great way to end the year,” said John Wells, Leesburg’s Town Manager. “Charlie
Mumaw, our Deputy Director of Public Works, oversees our stormwater compliance program.
He did a great job in preparing the grant application. We never expected to receive funding for
every project submitted, so kudos to Charlie, and our Capital Projects team, for identifying
these projects and requesting the funding.”
Contact:
Betsy Fields
Research & Communications Manager
bfields@leesburgva.gov
703-771-2734
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