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Wow....only 31 more to go to 1000.

Just got the news from Supervisor Clarke:


"Thursday, July 30 from 7-9:30 p.m. Loudoun Water’s Beaverdam Reservoir Community Meeting will be held at Stone Hill Middle School (23415 Evergreen Ridge Dr., Ashburn) in the auditorium."

We need as many in attendance as possible!

July 30th is a Wednesday.  Is it on Wednesday July 30th or Thursday, July 31st?

I cut and pasted from the news letter...honest!  Anyway I checked with Clarke, its Wed the 30th.  So.....Ernie..which day is the Smallmouth club????   Don't tell us you are washing your hair the other night.

By the way, we are 19 signatures away from 1000! It would be great to reach the 1000 mark before our meeting on the 30th.

While I realize that most of us don't fish Beavardam that often, it is  great place to fish when the rivers are blown out. Paul N. would say it's a great place to fish period ad he has pulled many hogs out of the deep.

Rallied some petitioners from friends and family that were unaware of the situation. We should be over 1000 soon!

5 to go!

We will surpass 1000 signers tonight!

Well done!

So who all is going to the meeting tonight?  Supervisor Clarke just sent out this update today:
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Beaverdam Reservoir - As many of you know, this reservoir, located in the Blue Ridge District, was owned by Fairfax City for over 60 years and was recently purchased by Loudoun Water.  Loudoun Water is a separate entity from the County Board and, unfortunately, they quickly made a decision to close off public access to the reservoir while they figure out how to manage access and prepare for the approximate $30 million in infrastructure upgrades they must implement.  The reservoir must be upgraded to meet the Virginia dam safety design and regulatory criteria, as well as to address safety and land use management issues.  Construction will correct deficiencies that include inadequate spillway and conveyance capacity, stability and integrity of the dam embankment (seepage), stability and integrity of the intake tower and the tower access bridge, secure pump station capability as well as other items.

Based on the community outcry regarding the access, I have met with Loudoun Water and constituents who live adjacent to the reservoir. This is a reminder that the Loudoun Water community information session is tonight, July 30 at Stone Hill Middle School in the Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. I have asked the General Manager, Fred Jennings, to request the Loudoun Water Chairman, Mr. Johnny Rocca, and other Water Board members to be present. However, I have not heard yet if any of their Board will be in attendance.  I also asked for a timeline for their plans to be presented.

Great meeting notes Ernie and thanks to all those that attended.  I think LW thought that we were losing steam, we are not, we're gaining momentum.  I'm impressed with LoCo BOS response so far, neither Williams nor Clarke tried to sugar coat anything for LW's benefit, they asked tough questions.

I still need to crack LW ownership.  Last night Jennings barked that he was responsible to bondholders.  My understanding is that bonds are loans and the he is responsible for paying for them....with our money.

Great job, guys!  Ernie is exactly correct that they do not intend to re-open and will not do so unless pressure is maintained.  We need to see if we can get state representation involved as this affects the state when we lose a recreational resource.

Annual reports always make for good reading....

http://www.loudounwater.org/Workarea/LC … FR_web.pdf