{"id":454,"date":"2019-03-07T15:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/?p=454"},"modified":"2019-03-07T15:33:47","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:33:47","slug":"reservoir-is-opening-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/?p=454","title":{"rendered":"Reservoir is opening this Summer!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quick update from our friends at Loudoun Water:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Beaverdam Reservoir Update &#8211; March 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With\n the Beaverdam spillway renovation project nearing completion, Loudoun \nWater and NOVA Parks expect to allow\n recreational activities on the water at Beaverdam Reservoir this \nsummer. However, the exact timeframe for re-opening is unclear at this \npoint due to construction delays. Record-setting rainfall over the last \nyear has impacted the original schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\n dam embankment needs to be completed prior to refilling the reservoir, \nand presently the fill material at the\n site that will be used to construct the embankment is too wet to place \nand compact.&nbsp; We are hopeful that weather conditions improve to help dry\n the material so it can be used for construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the embankment area is complete, we can begin refilling the reservoir. At that point, we will have a more\n definitive timeframe for safely allowing people back on the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our timeline:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n2017 &#8211; 2019: Reservoir water access closed to the public<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nSummer of 2019 \u2013 Actual Date TBD: Reservoir water access re-opened for the public<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nSpring of 2020: Estimated to begin Reservoir Park construction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\u00b7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\nSpring of 2021: Estimated Reservoir Park construction completion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick update from our friends at Loudoun Water: Beaverdam Reservoir Update &#8211; March 2019 With the Beaverdam spillway renovation project nearing completion, Loudoun Water and NOVA Parks expect to allow recreational activities on the water at Beaverdam Reservoir this summer. However, the exact timeframe for re-opening is unclear at this point due to construction &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/?p=454\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reservoir is opening this Summer!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-loudoun-water","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":455,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454\/revisions\/455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}