The grand plan to reduce combined sewer overflow volume by 98% in Lynchburg, Virginia, is on track for successful completion.
Last October, Lynchburg Water Resources broke ground for the Blackwater CSO Tunnel, designed to capture and store up to 4.7 million gallons of combined sewage and stormwater, preventing it from being discharged to Blackwater Creek and the James River.“It is not every day that there is a groundbreaking for a utility project. However, this is certainly not your typical project,” said Timothy Mitchell, P.E., director of water resources for the city at the ceremony. “This is our most ambitious project ever
