I took some pictures for those that have not been to the re-opened launch area.
Pictures of the Mt. Hope Rd. facility.
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Reservoir Opening Early!
We met with Loudoun Water and NoVA parks at the reservoir today to view the progress and to discuss opening details. The great news is the reservoir is opening a few days early, this Saturday!
Please park in designated areas on Mt. Hope Rd. Do not park on the church side. Please stay away from the actual dam and spillway! Rules will be similar to other NVRPA (NoVA Parks) areas that allow car-top carry boats. There is no boat ramp or dock, as such, no trailers allowed. More details to follow.
Water levels rising now
A quick check on Jan 19 shows the water levels are rising a bit after recent rain and snow.
Reservoir is drained.
Around late October, very early November the levels at the reservoir started going down. It has currently been completely drained. You can see the top of the bridge from the Mt. Hope parking lot. Below are some images.
June 4 Board of Supervisors Meeting update
Just a quick executive summary on the board meeting last night.
Fred Jennings made a presentation at 4:15PM
- No Public access
- No dates for construction start or end
- No RFPs submitted
- No stakeholder involvement
- Loudoun Rowing club will continue to have access at least until the end of 2014
- Hidden dangers abound as well as possible algaecide use make it too dangerous for public access
We had a large turnout for the public comment session. Fred Jennings left, however Mark Peterson, LW director of stakeholder communications was there to listen to our comments. Supervisor Williams and Reid pressed hard for access. Supervisor Clarke didn’t mention a word about it even though it sits in her district! You can view the video footage here:
Youtube Fred Jennings Presentation
Youtube Public Comment Session
Loudoun Board of Superviors Meeting archive
Williams has asked us to give Loudoun Water a chance to respond otherwise he will continue to apply pressure, he is truly our ally here. The best thing we can do right now is to get more signatures to the petition and continue to raise awareness. We are making excellent headway!
Please work to get our petition numbers up, click here to add your name to the list!
Beaverdam Creek Reservoir is now really closed. Enforcement begins.
Sheriff’s deputies are now patrolling the main entrances from 8AM to 10PM. These increased patrols are being payed for by Loudoun Water, which really means Loudoun Water customers.
BCR closing notice spreads, Facebook group perks up.
Looks like things are heating up on Cleanup Beaverdam Reservoir’s Facebook page as well as Loudoun Water’s Facebook page. Lets get the word out, the more people that know, the better!
Loudoun Water Purchases Beaverdam Creek Reservoir from Fairfax County.
Today Loudoun Water completed the purchase of all Loudoun based water assets from Fairfax, this includes the reservoir, water treatment plant and pipeline along the W&OD. Funding was provided by water rate increase in 2012.
See article below for more details: