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Contributed Report | The Progress-Index | Full Story 

Dinwiddie County is among a small group of rural counties nationwide featured in a new report detailing 15 innovative case studies of rural economic development efforts. The report, released last week by the National Association of Counties (NACo), profiles the county's regional assets, transportation and infrastructure.
Hopewell Wastewater Upgrade Shows Partnership with Plants
 
Caitlin Davis | Hopewell News Patriot | Full Story

HOPEWELL - A $70 million nitrogen removal project at Hopewell's Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility is currently underway. Recently, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources Molly Ward attended a meeting at the facility and gave praise to not only the plant, but to the city for their partnership in the completion of the project. 

Jeanie Grandstaff, director of the Hopewell Wastewater Treatment Facility, said the facility began studying nitrogen removal in 1996 and currently, traditional nitrogen removal techniques are no longer successful at the facility.