NEWS: City Failed to Report Waller Mill Reservoir Data as Required

Data for 2023, 2024 submitted to State after resident inquiry

The City of Williamsburg failed to report water withdrawals for Waller Mill Reservoir as required by the State in 2023 and 2024. The reservoir is the main source of water for the City. (Photo: George Arbogust, Williamsburg Independent)

Correspondence with State water regulators confirmed that the City of Williamsburg failed to file on time several years worth of State required reports concerning Waller Mill Reservoir, the City’s main source for water. According to the State, the data concerns the volume of water that the City withdraws from the reservoir on a regular basis. Reservoirs drawing as much water as Waller Mill are required to report their withdrawal data annually by January 31. According to the State, Williamsburg failed to report the data as required in both 2023 and 2024. The data for both years was eventually filed by the City in early March.

Requests for comment sent to the City’s Director of Public Works, Jack Reed, and the Director of Communications, Nicole Trifone abou…