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While local water officials monitor drought conditions, and weigh the likelihood of needing to tap water reserves to supplement the Potomac River, more local utility companies are utilizing an age-old method of increasing their backup supply.
“Quarries have been used since Roman times to supply water,” said Michael Nardolilli, executive director of the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. “Filling them up during times of high flow, and then using it during times of drought or contamination events.”
Loudoun County in Virginia is in the process of converting Luck Stone quarry into a billion-gallon reservoir. That project is slated to finish in 2028. “Now, you have Vulcan Quarry in Fairfax County,” said Nardolilli. “Which will be called the Edgemon Reservoir.” The name is a reference to a former general manager of the water company, who died in 2022.
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