Can you secure the necessary permits, and construct a new pipeline all the way to Blue Plains, within the time required for a project to be complete?
We do not know the answer to this yet. However, it might not be feasible within the available time period to obtain the necessary easements, rights-of-way, or land transfers as well as design and construct the proposed pipeline from Dalecarlia WTP to the Blue Plains WWTP. The alternative including this pipeline is being considered because the Potomac Interceptor/ Dulles Interceptor sewer line passes the Dalecarlia WTP en route to the Blue Plains WWTP, and a pipeline generally following that path might be less environmentally disruptive. The National Park Service and the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) have informed us that there is no existing right-of-way that could be used for the proposed pipeline, however. Therefore, Washington Aqueduct is working to better understand the process, as well as the expected time period, for an appropriate easement, right-of-way, or land transfer to be completed. This real estate process could take in excess of 12-18 months to und
