HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) – Some residents in Sandston will have the option to connect to county water after U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan presented Henrico County leaders with a check for more than $1 million Thursday afternoon.
The money will extend public water lines into the White Oak Swamp watershed in eastern Henrico, giving residents an option other than well water, which they have relied on for years.
Mary Hawthorne, who lives on Red Coach Lane in Sandston, said she is pleased the county is extending a water line to her street. She said living on well water raises concerns about contaminants and about supply…