Homestead Preserve
Hot Springs, Virginia

Project Owner: Homestead Preserve
http://www.homesteadpreserve.com     

Services Provided: Engineering evaluation

 “Homestead Preserve is a conservation based community designed to reflect the architectural heritage and preserve the natural landscape of Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains. With its rolling pastures, quiet woods and long mountain vistas bordering the George Washington National Forest and the Warm Springs Mountain Preserve, the community is situated on 11,500 pristine acres, with more than 10,000 acres committed to permanent conservation. A maximum of only 450 homes will be built on sites ranging in size from 1/2 to 13 acres. The residences reflect the architecture of homes traditionally found in western Virginia and are built with materials that are both historically correct and native to the area, including wood siding, stone, cedar shake and slate.”

ACS DESIGN was commissioned by the Developers to conduct an evaluation of the potential wastewater needs for the Town of Hot Springs as it related to the development of its high profile residential neighborhoods in and around Hot Springs and The Homestead. Another study of equal magnitude and scope was commissioned for the Town of Warm Springs. The engineering studies evaluated current sewer and WWTP infrastructure, developed projections for wastewater demand generation in the next several decades, and made recommendations for different forms of wastewater collection, treatment and disposal. The reports identified the problems currently faced by the Bedford County Service Authority in Hot Springs as well as the Warm Springs Sanitation Commission. Recommendations for sewer and WWTP projects were made and supported by opinions of probable cost. ACS DESIGN worked closely with Homestead Preserve in the development of the studies and offered guidance as to how to proceed with implementation of the recommendations made in the studies. At present, it is understood that the Town of Warm Springs is moving forward with the recommendations made in the study for that locality.