PRESS RELEASE
TOWN OF CHATHAM
16 COURT PL, PO BOX 370
The Water, Sewer, Solid Waste Committee met on April 18, 2024, to discuss the proposed water/sewer Enterprise System budget submission for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025. This Fiscal Year starts on 1 July 2024. The Committee received information from the Finance Committee that the projected shortfall in water/sewer revenue has decreased from the previously announced $560,000 to $444,179 due to updated revenue numbers.
Several items were acted on to be forwarded to the Town Council for consideration. 1)The Committee recommended expenditures not to exceed $12000 to replace the 18-year-old water meter for Green Rock Correctional Center. 2)The Committee recommended that the projected revenue shortfall be covered by using existing Enterprise funds and deferring water/sewer revenue to the Town Operations side of the budget. 3)The Committee recommended that the annual proposed 24-25 budget advertisement be broken down on two distinct pages; the Water/Sewer Enterprise budget and the Town Operations budget. These should be placed side-by-side in the advertisements and announcements.3) The Committee recommended inflationary index increases to water, sewer, and lawn sprinkler rates. If enacted by the Town Council the rates will increase by 3.5% for in town rates, 10% for out-of-town rates, and change from $.oo8/gal to $.01/gal for irrigation meters. The average in-town-bill will increase by $4.53 per quarter if this increase is enacted.
The Office of Drinking Water (ODW) has evaluated the results of the total organic carbon (TOC) and alkalinity analysis collected for the 4th quarter of 2023. Your chemical results analysis can be found utilizing the Drinking Water Viewer (https://vadwv.gecsws.com/).
Compliance with the disinfection byproduct precursors (DBPP) treatment technique is determined quarterly by calculating the running annual average (RAA) of the TOC Removal Ratio. The RAA must be equal to or greater than 1.00. The average TOC Removal Ratio for your waterworks for the past four quarters is 1.41. Therefore, your waterworks is in compliance with the treatment technique for control of disinfection byproducts precursors.
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This is the 2023 Town of Chatham Comprehensive plan. It was completed by the Chatham Planning Commission and accepted by the Chatham Town Council on Monday 8 May 2023files/docs/2023ChathamComprehensivePlan_signed.pdf
Town of Chatham Public Notice for 8/3/3022
West Piedmont Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Adoption
The West Piedmont Planning District Commission has been working to update the regional Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, originally adopted in 2006 and last updated in 2016. The purpose of the plan is to identify potential natural and man-made hazards, understand our risks and vulnerabilities, and develop strategeis to address them.
The plan is schedul for official adoption on 8 August 2022 by the TOWN OF CHATHAM TOWN COUNCIL at a regularly scheduled meeting. The final draft of the plan can be viewed online at:
https://westpiedmontpdc.org/hazard-mitigation-planning/
Questions or comments can be sent to the West Piedmont Planning Distric Commission at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (276) 638-3987.
The Hazard Mitigation Plan includes the counties of Franklin, Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania; the cities of Danville and Martinsville; the towns of Rocky Mount, Boones Mill, Chatham, Gretna, Hurt, Ridgeway, and Stuart.
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Click the link for the 2023-2024 budget for the Town of Chatham, Virginia. If you have questions or concerns, please direct them to Kelly D. Hawker, Treasurer and Clerk of Council.
Town of Chatham's FY 2023-2024 Budget
Town of Chatham's 2023-2024 Budget vs Actual
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The Town of Chatham provides annual water quality reports for review by all Town residents. The report is informas residents about drinking water quality. The quality of drinking water must meet state and federal requirements administered by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). To access this report, please click the following link.
2022 Town of Chatham Drinking Water Quality Report
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