Beaverdam Creek Reservoir To Reopen to the Public

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Loudoun Water Board Chairman Johnny Rocca, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York and Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority Parks Executive Director Paul Gilbert announced Friday that Beaverdam Creek Reservoir will temporarily reopen to the public on June 1.

The next phase of construction is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2016, at which time public access will be restricted again. Planners anticipate that the facility be open to the public permanently in 2018.

“We are pleased with the amount of work our team has accomplished over the past several months on the reservoir,” Rocca said in a statement. “We have a much better sense of the integrity of the infrastructure and the character of the reservoir as a whole. While the overall project schedule remains unchanged, this clarity provides us with a window of opportunity for the public to safely enjoy the reservoir and its surroundings.”

Loudoun Water and NOVA Parks agreed to a temporary arrangement for the park authority to manage the property when it opens on June 1. Loudoun Water and NOVA Parks will develop a separate, permanent agreement for managing the property beyond 2018, when construction is expected to be complete.

Some background:

• In January 2014, Loudoun Water purchased the 600-acre Beaverdam Creek Reservoir and surrounding land along with the Goose Creek Reservoir, Goose Creek Water Treatment Plant and water transmission pipeline along the W&OD Trail to the Fairfax County line.
  
• Public access was restricted on April 22 to evaluate the property for safety and repair needs.
• Temporarily opening Beaverdam now balances Loudoun Water’s responsibility to protect and maintain the reservoir as a long-term drinking water resource with the community’s desire for a recreational destination.