HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Worsening droughtconditions in the Southside have prompted the Halifax County Service Authority to restrict bulk water hauling, county officials said Thursday.
A notice posted by Halifax County Service Authority Director Mark Estes said: “The Halifax County Service Authority has restricted permitted bulk haulers from using any water until the extreme drought condition returns to a less critical condition.”
The service authority said its staff reached out to all permitted bulk water customers, landscape and construction companies on the morning of Sept. 10 to give them a heads-up about the prohibition of permitted and metered withdrawal of water from its systems.
“This voluntary water conservation request and the connection prohibition of our bulk water customers will continue until the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and U.S. Drought Monitor decreases our drought status from emergency/severe to a less critical rating of severe to moderate drought,” said the notice.
The authority says water for its communities is sourced from the Dan River in South Boston and its treated drinking water is sent out from the Leigh Street Filter Plant, also in South Boston.
“Virgilina, Clover and VIR use groundwater wells for their source water. To date, all systems are able to produce drinking water use at normal levels. However, since July, we have asked all of our customers to voluntarily reduce water use when possible. This has been a tremendous effort from all of our customers and communities,” said the authority.
The restriction set by the authority will be reversed as soon as considerable precipitation occurs along with several extended rainfalls, it said.
