Water Pollution Control Bureau Apologizes for Smell

Managers at the county's Water Pollution Control Plant are apologizing for a stinky situation on Sunday. Excessive odors were released from the sewage plant on S. Glebe Road due to an overripe...

Morning Notes

Daylight Saving Time Begins This Weekend -- Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 11. Clocks should be moved ahead one hour before going to bed Saturday night. The start...

Drill Planned at Water Pollution Control Plant

For the next few hours, it may look like there's trouble at Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant. But don't worry, because it's only a drill. The Arlington County Fire Department will assist...

Less Pollution, More Revenue from Water Plant Upgrade

The massive upgrade of Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant, which is almost finished, is apparently already causing environmental benefits in the Chesapeake Bay. Plus, it has created a new...

Morning Notes

Power Returns for Most -- Only 10 Dominion customers in North Arlington are still without power after Sunday's powerful storm. Crews worked overnight to restore power to hard-hit neighborhoods....

Sewage Plant Contractor Sues Former Employee

A top manager in charge of the project to upgrade Arlington's Water Pollution Control Plant embezzled nearly $5 million from the project's contractor, according to a lawsuit filed in St. Louis two...

Expect “Increase in Odor” Near Sewage Plant

The smell around the Water Pollution Control Plant in South Arlington is going to get worse before it gets better. In a note to neighbors today, managers say that they're "working diligently to...

Contractor Vacates County-Owned Four Mile Run Drive Property

Believe it or not, this run-down building at 3600 South Four Mile Run Drive has only been vacant for a couple of weeks. Alberici Constructors, which recently wrapped up its work on the...

Arlington Sewage Rate Could Rise

Already the most expensive among the major Northern Virginia jurisdictions, Arlington's sewage rate could climb even higher if a proposed rate hike is approved. The proposal would increase the...

Where Does Your Doo Doo Go?

The Arlington Virginia Network (the county's cable channel) has a look at your wastewater treatment plant. Warning: not for...