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A&A is working on the largest-ever regional infrastructure development
project in Lee County, Virginia history. The project includes a new 800,000 gallon per day
wastewater treatment plant, expansion of the Pennington Gap water treatment plant from 1
million gallon per day (mgd) to 2 mgd, and other improvements and expansions such as water
distribution lines, water storage tanks, wastewater collection lines and pumping stations.
Once completed, additional areas of the county will be served by water and sewer services,
including a proposed 1500-bed federal prison in Hickory Flats.
"Don Williams, vice chairman, along with myself, served on the committee to select a firm for the project," says Marty Hensley, chairman of the Lee County Board of Supervisors. "A&A most closely met the needs of the committee regarding the site infrastructure."
Five jurisdictions in the county are involved: the Towns of Jonesville and Pennington Gap, the Lee County Public Service Authority, Woodway Water Authority, and the Lee County Board of Supervisors.
Hensley says this is the biggest project to date for Lee County. "The Board of Supervisors is looking forward to other major projects as well as the future of this current project for the county. We're very pleased with the work A&A is doing."
Because of the large size and tight time frame for design and construction completion, A&A has assigned four different project teams to the four major project components, all headed up by Tri-Cities, Tennessee, Branch/Project Manager Jeff Buchanan. Water treatment plant upgrades will be designed by Elvan Peed's team. The new wastewater treatment plant will be designed by Dean Upton's team. Tommy Digiulian's crew will handle water distribution expansions, and Jeff Buchanan's > Town of Blacksburg,team will design the wastewater collection system. A&A completed the preliminary engineering report for the project in 1995.
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Dublin's Point of Pride
____________________________________ | A&A executive vice president Chip Worley and Dublin's Mayor Keister Dublin, Virginia will finally get what it's been asking for. Construction is now underway for a Town Center, housing the new municipal building and other businesses at the 18 acre site along Rt. 100, near the I-81 interchange. The land was formerly owned by Burlington Industries and totally acquired by the town in late 1994. Since then, the dream has been on it's way to completion. "We wanted this to be a point of pride for the entire Dublin community," says Mayor Benny Keister. A&A Blacksburg designed the roads and utilities for the overall development. | 
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(above, right) A&A project manager Tom Roberts, PE and design technician Kevin Young FeedbackWe want to hear from you! Please send us an email at anderson@andassoc.com
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Over the past decade, A&A Blacksburg project manager Tom Roberts and
his team have performed over 100 hydrant tests. A&A provides hydrant testing services
to a wide variety of clients. Private sector clients often request these services to
assist in sizing sprinkler systems for new buildings, and ensuring adequate water pressure
in the event of a fire. Municipal clients often use test data to identify necessary
improvements to their water distribution systems. This data is also used to prepare water
system models. Roberts will give a short course with Virginia Rural Water Association in
mid-September on fire hydrant flow testing. 