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                                                                                      @APPOMATTOX RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY
                                                                                        PHASE 11


                                                                                        Prepared by Crater Planning District Commission
                                                                                        with assistance from
                                                                                        Crater Coastal Resource Management Task Force
                                                                                        September, 1994





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                                                                INTRODUCTION                                                 1
                                                                      Study Area                                             3

                                                                POPULATION                                                   4
                                                                      Population By Traffic Zones                            5

                                                                LAND USE                                                     7
                                                                      Agricultural and Forest Lands                          7
                                                                      Residential                                            8
                                                                      Industrial and Commercial                              8
                                                                      Public Lands                                           8
                                                                      Comprehensive Plan                                    10
                                                                      Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act                       12
                                                                      Zoning                                                16

                                                                LAND OWNERSHIP                                              20

                                                                UTI LITI ES                                                 26

                                                                SOILS AND MINERALS RESOURCES                                30

                                                                WATER BASED ACTIVITIES AND DEMANDS                          34



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                                                                   Map 2           Traffic Zones                                6
                                                                   IMap 3          General Land Use Plan                      13
                                                                   I\Aap 4         General Zoning                             17
                                                                   Imap 5          Tax Map Composite                          21
                                                                   Imap 6          Land Ovvnership                            22
                                                                   I\Aap 7         Existing Water System                      28
                                                                   I\Aap 8         Existing, Sewage System                    29
                                                                   Map 9           General Soil Map                           32





                                                                   Table 1         Population                                  4
                                                                   Table 2         Property Ownership Patterns                23
                                                                   Table 3         Water Based Recreational Activities        35














                                                                                    INTRODUCTION

                                                                                         The Appomattox River is a major tributary of the James River. Itflowsinan
                                                                                    easterly direction across the piedmont and coastal plain of south central Virginia
                                                                                    between Appomattox Courthouse and its confluence with the James River in
                                                                                    Hopewell. The River is an important regional resource that is unique and
                                                                                    irreplaceable. The portion of the River in the Crater Planning District meanders
                                                                                    through six jurisdictions: the Countiesof Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince
                                                                                    Geor a, and the Cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg, and is a
                                                                                    valualle resource for commerce, industry, farming, fishing, and recreation. (See
                                                                                    map 1).
                                                                                         As more g.rowth occurs, more pressure is beinyi placed on the Appomattox
                                                                                    River and its adjacent lands. Competing uses must nd ways to survive compatibly,
                                                                                    without significantly depleting the resources available.
                                                                                         A primary problem with providing a regional perspective has been the lack of a
                                                                                    single reliable source of information about the natural, scenic, historic, and man-
                                                                                    made features of the Appomattox River. Historically, the River has been the
                                                                                    boundary for local planning and decision-making.
                                                                                         The purpose of this corridor study is to help decision-makers understand the
                                                                                    complex nature of managi-ng the Appomattox River, and f Ind innovative solutions to
                                                                                    balance competing interests while protecting valuable resources. This task is
                                                                                    envisioned as the beginning of a corridor effort to establish a regional data base for
                                                                                    the purpose of improved coastal planning.

                                                                                         Phase I of the corridor study was completed in 1993. It inventoried recreation
                                                                                    and riverfront features such as, riverf ront configuration, parks and recreation, scenic
                                                                                    and cultural areas, as well as wildlife and natural areas. A total of twenty-three
                                                                                    existing and potential public access sites were identified.

                                                                                         The second phase of the study will examine existing and future land use
                                                                                    information, zoning, ownership patterns, water and sewer utilities, as well as soils
                                                                                    and mineral resources within the corridor. No additional, potential public access
                                                                                    facilities have been identified.
















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                                                                                   Study Area

                                                                                         This report was undertaken with the guidance of the Crater Coastal Resources
                                                                                   Management Task Force, which is comprised of the directors of planning f rom the
                                                                                   Commission's "Tidewater communities" (Counties of Chesterfield, Prince George-
                                                                                   and Surry, and the Cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, and Petersburg). In
                                                                                   addition, Dinwiddie County's planning director is being invited to participate in this
                                                                                   effort. The task force determined the study area and the specific width of corridor
                                                                                   to be studied. The task force has determined that the study is limited to a section of
                                                                                   the River approximately twenty-two miles long, between Lake Chesdin, three miles
                                                                                   west of the Brasfield Dam, to its confluence with the James. The width of the study
                                                                                   corridor currently sits within 750feetof the edgeof the 100-yearfloodplain (as
                                                                                   defined bythe Federal Emergency Management Agency) on eithersideof the River.
                                                                                   However,the corriclorwidth could fluctuate depending onthe River's
                                                                                   characteristics. The task force may choose to enlarge the boundary slightly in order
                                                                                   to include a particularly significant piece of property.


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                                                                                     POPULATION

                                                                                           From 1980 to 1990, the population of those jurisdictions within the study area
                                                                                     increased at an annual average rate of 2.4 percent. Numerically, it is an increase
                                                                                     from 270,626 persons to 335,179 persons. The largest increase in population was
                                                                                     reported in Chesterfield County (48.1 percent). Prince George is another locality
                                                                                     within the study area that experienced growth in population. The remaining
                                                                                     localities decreased in population size from 9.8 percent to 1.3 percent. It is projected
                                                                                     that the total population in the Jurisdictions within the study area will be 391,675 by
                                                                                     the year 2000, and 441, 538 by the year 2010. The breakdown of the existing and
                                                                                     projected population of the area is presented in Table 1.


                                                                                                                             Table 1

                                                                                                               Existing and Projected Population
                                                                                                                           1980-2010
                                                                                                            Appomattox River Corridor Jurisdictions
                                                                                                                     Crater Planning District

                                                                                                               1980           1990            2000           2010

                                                                                     Chesterfield              141,330        209,274        265,435         315,142

                                                                                     Dinwiddie                 22,602         20,960          22,898         23,298

                                                                                     Prince George             25,733         27,394          29,309         31,047

                                                                                     Colonial Heights          16,509         16,064          15,715         15,283

                                                                                     Hopewell                  23,397         23,101          22,822         22,567

                                                                                     Petersburg                41,055         38,386          35,496         34,201

                                                                                                              270,626         335,179        391,675         441,538


                                                                                     So u rce:   Virginia Employment Commission, Virginia Population Projection 2010,
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                                                                                          As indicated earlier, the Appomattox River meanders through six jurisdictions
                                                                                    in the Crater Planning District. The rural versus urban dichotomy of the corridor is
                                                                                    evident in the population density figures reported in 1990. The City of Hopewell's
                                                                                    population density was 2,310.1 persons per square mile, as compared to Dinwiddie
                                                                                    County's population density of 44.0 persons per square mile. Similar variations were
                                                                                    apparent among other localities. The Cities of Colonial Heights (2,008) and
                                                                                    Petersburg (1,609.9) are much more densely populated than Chesterfield (482.2) and
                                                                                    Prince George (103.0) Counties.



                                                                                    Population By Traffic Zones
                                                                                          There is no demographic data available for the river corridor area. Thestudy
                                                                                    corridor follows a distance of 750 feet from the edge of a 100 year floodplain on
                                                                                    both sides of the River. The best available source of data is from the traffic zones.
                                                                                    The boundaries of the riverfront traffic zones do not coincide with the study
                                                                                    corridor's, but they do represent confined geographical areas for which limited data
                                                                                    are available. Map 2 presents selected traffic zones along both sides of the
                                                                                    Appomattox, which actually cover an area three times larger than the study corridor.



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                                                                                              Along the Appomattox, there are forty traffic zones. The 1993 estimated
                                                                                        population of this area is 14,795 persons. Of this total, approximately 24.3 percent
                                                                                        reside in Colonial Heights and about 19.8 percent live in Hopewell. The other
                                                                                        jurisdictions' share of population along the River are Dinwiddie County, 19.5
                                                                                        percent, Chesterfield County, 15.5 percent, Prince George County, 11.6 percent and
                                                                                        Petersburg, 9.3 percent.


                                                                                        LAND USE

                                                                                              Land and water are intimately intertwined; what is done to one impacts upon
                                                                                        the other. Although changes in land use over a large area such as the river corridor
                                                                                        seem incrementally small, the cumulative impact of such changes is significant.

                                                                                              Suburbanization increases land and vegetation disturbances which accelerate
                                                                                        erosion and sedimentation. As the amount of impervious surfaces increases, so does
                                                                                        stormwater runoff and loading of non-point pollutants, resulting in the disruption
                                                                                        of natural watershed functions and the degradation of water quality.

                                                                                              This section, therefore, explores general land use and land cover patterns of
                                                                                        the River corridor by examining the following indicators: existing and future land
                                                                                        use, zoning, and other land use regulations as required by the Code of Virginia.

                                                                                        Agricultural and Forest Land

                                                                                              Agricultural practices have variable impacts upon water quality. Fertilizer and
                                                                                        pesticide applications, density and management of farm animals, and tilling
                                                                                        practices are key factors in water quality degradation. Farms with similar acreages,
                                                                                        crops and soils can have variable impacts on water quality depending on farming
                                                                                        practices. Both Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties are heavily wooded, with a
                                                                                        large portion of the forests held in private ownership.

                                                                                              In the study area, there are several large farms still in operation. Most of these
                                                                                        farms are located in Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties. Together with the forest
                                                                                        land, they contribute to the open space, scenic beauty, and rural atmosphere of the
                                                                                        corridor. The highest concentration of agricultural land in the corridor is on the
                                                                                        north side of Lake Chesdin In Chesterfield County.

                                                                                              According to the 1993 traffic zone data, about 46 percent of the riverfront land
                                                                                        area in the traffic zones is classified as agricultural, forest, or vacant lands. The
                                                                                        estimated percentage of agricultural and forest land in the corridor is approximately
                                                                                        50 percent.


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                                                                                         Residential

                                                                                               Data from the 1993 traffic zone files reveal that about 2,200 acres or 11 percent
                                                                                         of the land in the selected riverf ront traffic zones is residential land. There are 5,425
                                                                                         housing units; of this total, 4,540 (83.7%) units are single-family dwelling units and
                                                                                         885 (16.3%) units are multiple-family units. This is an increase of 131 units from
                                                                                         1990's record (5,294 units). Most of the new development is in Dinwiddie County.

                                                                                               The majority of residential development in the corridor has been in the form of
                                                                                         single-family homes. On a per unit basis, the average lot size in the urban area is
                                                                                         about 1/3 acre. The counties normally require lower density and larger lot sizes than
                                                                                         the cities. The average lot size in the counties is about 1 acre.
                                                                                         Industrial and Commercial'

                                                                                               In the river corridor, there are several water-dependent commercial and
                                                                                         industrial developments. The largest industrial land use is in Chesterfield in the
                                                                                         Ruffin Mill Road industrial area. There are two planned industrial parks where
                                                                                         several manufacturing plants are located. These industrial developments front on
                                                                                         the Walthall Channel, a tributary of the Appomattox.

                                                                                               The other industrial operations in the corridor are on the south side of the
                                                                                         River in downtown Petersburg, and the Puddleclock area in Prince George County.
                                                                                         The primary operations there consist of railroad yards, warehousing, wood
                                                                                         processing and sand and gravel operations. One junk yard is located on the north
                                                                                         shore of the River across f rorn downtown Petersburg in Colonial Heights.

                                                                                               Other than several water-dependent activities such as marinas, and a
                                                                                         restaurant, there is no commercial land use located in the study corridor. instead,
                                                                                         immediately outside of the study area, there are four large commercial areas,
                                                                                         downtown Petersburg, Hopewell, the Southpark Mall area, and the Boulevard in
                                                                                         Colonial Heights. The community of Ettrick is located less than 2,000 feet f rom the
                                                                                         edge of the River.

                                                                                               Chart 1 on page 9 presents the land use breakdown of those riverfront traffic
                                                                                         zones. Industrial and commercial uses comprise 11.4% and 1.4% respectively of the
                                                                                         land area in riverfront traffic zones.

                                                                                         Public Lands

                                                                                               There are significant public land holdings in the study corridor, the estimate is
                                                                                         approximately 15 percent. They include Petersburg National Batt(ef ields, the U. S.
                                                                                         Army Quartermaster Center and Fort Lee, the Federal Correctional Institute,
                                                                                         Riverside Regional Correctional Center, Virginia State University, and several state
                                                                                         and local parks and recreational sites which were identified in Phase I of this study.

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                                                                                    Comprehensive Plan

                                                                                          Land use decisions in Virginia are decided at the local government level. The
                                                                                    Code of Virginia defines the authority, and describes the tools used by localities for
                                                                                    implementation. All jurisdictions in Virginia's Tidewater area are required to adopt
                                                                                    comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, and subdivision ordinances. All of these
                                                                                    measures are important because together they define what land development can
                                                                                    occur and how it should occur in each locality.

                                                                                          The comprehensive plan is a guide for communities' growth and development.
                                                                                    It outlines each jurisdiction's long-term development scheme and defines the goals
                                                                                    and objectives for achieving the derived level of land use and development.
                                                                                    According to the Code of Virginia, the plan must be reviewed at least every f ive
                                                                                    years. Each of the localities within the river corridor study area has a comprehensive
                                                                                    plan.

                                                                                          Chesterfield County's Comprehensive Plan was adopted in June, 1977. Its plan
                                                                                    updating process involves the development of area plans. Four of Chesterfield's area
                                                                                    plans address the development issues and land use recommendations for those
                                                                                    proper-ties along its side of the corridor. They are the Southern and Western Area
                                                                                    Plan, the Ettrick Village Plan, the Eastern Area Plan, and the Ruffin Mill Planning
                                                                                    Area Plan. Floodplains, protection of water quality and conservation riverswere all
                                                                                    addressed in those plans.

                                                                                          Following is the adoption dates for all comprehensive plans in the corridor
                                                                                    study area.

                                                                                                Chesterfield County                            June,1977
                                                                                                   Southern and Western Area Plan              January, 1993
                                                                                                   Ettrick Village Plan                        May, 1991
                                                                                                   Eastern Area Plan                           August, 1984
                                                                                                   Ruffin Mill Planning Area Plan              December, 1987

                                                                                                Dinwiddle County                               April, 1979

                                                                                                Prince George County                           1986

                                                                                                Colonial Heights                               July, 1976

                                                                                                Hopewell                                       1991

                                                                                                Petersburg                                     1983

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                                                                                         Two other comprehensive plans were adopted in the seventies. B   oth of those
                                                                                   localities, Colonial Heights and Dinwiddie, are in the process of updating their
                                                                                   comprehensive plans. The City of Petersburg is near completion of its plan update.
                                                                                         With the exception of Dinwiddie County, each of the other corridor localities is
                                                                                   required to amend its comprehensive plan to address the importance of water
                                                                                   quality protection under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act and Regulations.
                                                                                   According to the Regulations, "it shall be the development policy of the locality to
                                                                                   protect and enhance the quality of state waters pursuant to the Chesapeake Bay
                                                                                   Preservation Act. All functions of the local government shall be administered in a
                                                                                   manner which recognizes that what occurs on the land ultimately affects water
                                                                                   quality. Land use and development occurring in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas
                                                                                   located within the locality shall comply with the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
                                                                                   and Regulations".

                                                                                         in addition to the above conservation objectives, most of the plans also call for
                                                                                   additional recreational facilities, preservation of prime agricultural lands and open
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                                                                                               In the urban portion of the Corridor, there is very little buildable land available
                                                                                        for new development. One project currently on the drawing board is Anchor Point,
                                                                                        proposed to be located on the western edge of Hopewell in the Cabin Creek area. it
                                                                                        calls for the development of a 600-unit high rise condominium, 100-slip marina, and
                                                                                        a 90-slip dry-storage complex.

                                                                                               Another major development in the corridor is the Appomattox River Heritage
                                                                                        Trail project in the City of Petersburg. The project calls for the rehabilitation of the
                                                                                        old passenger train station and the Railway Express Agency building and the
                                                                                        development of a pedestrian/bicycle trail. The trail will extend from the railroad
                                                                                        buildings in Old Towne Petersburg on the east, to Campbell's Bridge on U. S. Route
                                                                                        36 on the west. This project is envisioned as the first phase of a multi-phase, long-
                                                                                        term plan to develop a greenway and trail system along the Appomattox,
                                                                                        connecting the old harbor area in Old Towne Petersburg to Lake Chesdin.

                                                                                               Prince George County is proposing the development of a 50-acre riverfront
                                                                                        park next to the new Riverside Regional Correctional Center. A water-access canoe
                                                                                        launching facility is planned for the site.

                                                                                               As indicated earlier, new residential development in the area has occurred in
                                                                                        the western portion of the corridor on both the Dinwiddie and Chesterfield sides of
                                                                                        Lake Chesdin. Actually, there is more development being proposed on both sides of
                                                                                        the Lake, further west of the Corridor outside of the study boundary.

                                                                                               The residential density recommended for the Corridor varies from. one
                                                                                        jurisdiction to another. The least density is found in the Western Area Plan of
                                                                                        Chesterfield County, where residential development calls for one dwelling unit per
                                                                                        acre. In Colonial HeightsGeneral Land Use Plan, certain planned unit development
                                                                                        areas along the River allow up to 15 dwelling units per acre of development.
                                                                                        Commercial land uses are found in Prince George, Petersburg, and the Ettrick Village
                                                                                        Plan.

                                                                                               Map 3 is the composite land use plan of the Corridor. it should be noted that
                                                                                        land   use designations in different jursidictions vary.

                                                                                        Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act

                                                                                               The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act addresses a need to preserve the quality
                                                                                        of the water in the Chesapeake Bay. It focuses on regulation of the use of land that
                                                                                        abuts the Bay and its tributary tidal streams. The Appomattox River is within the
                                                                                        protected area and, accordingly, the shoreline and lands are subject to regulation
                                                                                        under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act.

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                                                                                              With the exception of Dinwiddie County, all other jurisdictions in the Corridor
                                                                                        adopted the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay District as an amendment to their
                                                                                        zoning ordinances to implement the requirements of Section 10.1-2100 et seq. of the
                                                                                        Code of Virginia (The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act). The purpose offFifsAct is to
                                                                                        protect the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries from pollution,
                                                                                        erosion, and degradation resulting from land use and development based on the
                                                                                        following finding of fact:
                                                                                              "The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries is one of the most important and
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                                                                                               roductive estuarine systems in the world, providing economic and social
                                                                                               enefits to the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The health of the
                                                                                              Bay is vital to maintaining Virginia's economy and the welfare of its citizens.
                                                                                              The Chesapeake Bay waters have been degraded significantly by many sources
                                                                                              of pollution, including non-point source pollution from land uses and
                                                                                              development. Existing high quality waters are worthy of protection from
                                                                                              degradation to guard against further pollution. Certain lands that are
                                                                                              proximate to shorelines have intrinsic water quality value due to the ecological
                                                                                              and biological processes they perform. Other lands have severe development
                                                                                              constraints from flooding, erosion, and soil limitations. With proper
                                                                                              management, they offer significant ecological benefits by providing water
                                                                                              quality maintenance and pollution control, as well as flood and shoreline
                                                                                              erosion control. These lands together, designated by the Tidewater
                                                                                              jurisdictions as Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas, need to be protected f rom
                                                                                              destruction and damage in order to protect the quality of water in the Bay and
                                                                                              consequently the quality of life in the Commonwealth of Virginia."
                                                                                              The purpose of the overlay districts are to: (a) protect existing high quality
                                                                                        state waters; (b) restore all other state waters to a condition or quality that will
                                                                                        permit all reasonable public uses and will support the propagation and growth of all
                                                                                        aquatic life, including game fish which might reasonably be expected to inhabit
                                                                                        them; (c) safeguard the clean waters of the Commonwealth from pollution; (d)
                                                                                        prevent any increase in pollution; (e) reduce existing pollution; and (f) promote
                                                                                        water resource conservation in order to provide for the health, safety, and welfare
                                                                                        of the present and future citizens of the Commonwealth.
                                                                                              The Chesapeake Bay Preservation overlay District consists of a Resource
                                                                                        Protection Area (RPA), within which land development is restricted to water-
                                                                                        dependent uses, or allowable redevelopment of existing uses, and a Resource
                                                                                        Management Area (RIVIA), within which limited development is allowable. These
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                                                                                               Resource Protection Area (RPA): This area consists of (a) tidal wetlands, (b)
                                                                                               non-tidal wetlands connected by surface flow and contiguous to tidal wetlands
                                                                                               or tributary streams, (c)tid a I shores, and (d) a 100-footvegetated buff era rea
                                                                                               located adjacent to and land-ward of the components listed, and along both
                                                                                               sides of any tributary stream. All five jurisdictions followed the designation
                                                                                               guidelines and designated RPAs as required.

                                                                                               Resource Management Area (RMA): This is the area where local designations
                                                                                               are different from one to another. Because of a lack of soil-type information,
                                                                                               designations of RMAs in the cities are primarily based on floodplains and steep
                                                                                               slopes data. Following is information on the local designations of RMAs..
                                                                                               Colonial Heights: The City's RMAs are generally composed of an area that is
                                                                                               100 feet wide contiguous to all RPAs or the 1 00-year flood plain and stream-
                                                                                               si de steep slopes. It includes an entire lot or parcel within a RMA if any part is
                                                                                               included.

                                                                                               Hopewell: This area is composed of the following land categories: 100-year
                                                                                               floodplains, stream-side steep slopes, and non-tidal wetlands not included in
                                                                                               the RPA. The whole lot provision is also required.
                                                                                               Petersburg: The area is composed of the greater of a 100 foot area landward
                                                                                               and contiguous to RPAs or the 100-year floodplain, and hydricsoils adjacentto
                                                                                               tri b uta ry strea ms.

                                                                                               Chesterfield: County-wide RMA designation with opt-out provisions.

                                                                                               PrinceGeorge: It includes 100-yearfloodplains, nontidal wetlands contiguous
                                                                                               to intermittent streams, or a 150-foot minimum linear width measured from
                                                                                               the landward edge of RPAs.

                                                                                               The regulations of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay Districts permit
                                                                                         land development and redevelopment in the Resource Management Areas
                                                                                         consistent with the underlying zoning districts and compliant with other provisions
                                                                                         for development in the overlay districts, as well as all erosion and sediment control
                                                                                         requirements and other applicable performance standards. Development in a
                                                                                         Resource Protection Area is specifically restricted to water-dependent uses and
                                                                                         redevelopment.

                                                                                               All jurisdictions in the Corridor also adopted an erosion and sediment control
                                                                                         ordinance as required by the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Law.







                                                                                                  Zoning

                                                                                                         Zoning ordinances are the tools used to implement the comprehensive plan.
                                                                                                  They clef ine how each parcel of land in a jurisdiction may be used, type and density
                                                                                                  of development, as well as areas of restrictions. This information is illustrated on
                                                                                                  zoning maps. Subdivision ordinances are concerned with general design standards
                                                                                                  and the process by which those subdivisions are created. They spell out
                                                                                                  requirements for site plans, streets, roads, water and sewer, etc.

                                                                                                         Each of the localities within the study area has zoning and subdivision
                                                                                                  ordinances. Like comprehensive plans, however, the degree of requirements and
                                                                                                  implementation of the ordinances vary among the jurisdictions.

                                                                                                         Map 4 is the generalized zonin map of the Corridor. All zoning classifications
                                                                                                 .used in the maps are direct transfersvrom each jurisdiction. It should be pointed out,
                                                                                                  however, that land use classifications differ in the jurisdictions. A summary of each
                                                                                                  locality's zoning requirements for properties along the Corridor follows.

                                                                                                         Chesterfield County

                                                                                                         For the purpose of zoning, the County is divided into 22 zonin districts. There
                                                                                                                                                                                I
                                                                                                  is one agricultural district and no conservation district. The land in t@e corridor area
                                                                                                  is zoned for R-1 5, R-7, A, and 1-2 districts. The minimum lot area requirements are
                                                                                                  listed as follows:

                                                                                                         R-15      Single-Family Residential District         15,100 sq. ft.
                                                                                                         R-7       Single-Family Residential District          7,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                         A         Agricultural District                      15,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                         1-2       General Industrial District                None

                                                                                                         In the agricultural district general farming and forestry operations are
                                                                                                  permitted. Sand and gravel pits and other operations for mining of materials and
                                                                                                  removal of natural resources f rom the earth are also permitted.


                                                                                                         Dinwiddie County

                                                                                                         The County is divided into thirteen zoning districts. Of those        'four are different
                                                                                                  agricultural districts; limited agricultural (A-1), general agricultural (A-2),
                                                                                                  conservation agricultural (A-3), and Rural Residential Agricultural (A-R). The general
                                                                                                  ag@icultural district coversthe territory immediately adjacent to Lake Chesdin where
                                                                                                  residential and recreational uses are provided.


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                 R           Residential


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                                                                                                        - The land in the corridor area is zoned for A-2, A-3, AR, R-1, and R-A districts.
                                                                                                    Their minimum lot area requirements are listed as follows:

                                                                                                          A-2        General Agricultural                    One Acre
                                                                                                          A-3        Conservation Agricultural               One Acre
                                                                                                          A-R        Rural Residential Agricultural          Two Acres
                                                                                                          R-1        Limited Residential                     20,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                          R-1A       Limited Residential                     15,000 sq. ft.

                                                                                                          In both R-1, and R-1 A districts, larger lot sizes are required if public water and
                                                                                                    sewer services are not available.

                                                                                                          Prince George County

                                                                                                          There are one agricultural, five residential, one commercial and two industrial
                                                                                                    districts in Prince George County. In the agricultural district, the minimum lot size is
                                                                                                    five acres for permitted residential uses. In residential districts, larger lot sizes are
                                                                                                    required if public water and sewage facilities are not available.
                                                                                                          The zoning designations for land in the Prince George portion of the corridor
                                                                                                    are A, R-E, R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, and 1-1. The minimum lot size requirements are listed as
                                                                                                    follows:

                                                                                                          A          Agricultural                      5 acres
                                                                                                          R-E        Residential Estate                43,560 sq. ft.
                                                                                                          R-1        Limited Residential               15,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                          R-2        Limited Residential               12,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                          R-3        General Residential               10,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                          B-1        General Business                  Not Applicable
                                                                                                          1-1        General Industrial                Not Applicable

                                                                                                          Colonial Heights
                                                                                                          The City of Colonial Heights adopted both zoning and subdivision ordinances
                                                                                                    in 1960. There are five residential, one resid enti a I -professional office, four business,
                                                                                                    and three industrial zoning districts.

                                                                                                          The land along the River is currently zoned for R-1, R-2, R-4, B-3, M-L, M-1 and
                                                                                                    PUD. The minimum lot area requirements in those zoning districts are listed as
                                                                                                    follows:

                                                                                                          R-1        Single Family Residential              6'250 sq. ft.
                                                                                                          R-2        Single Family Residential              6,250 sq. ft.
                                                                                                          R-4        Multi-Family Residential               5,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                          B-3        General Business                       None
                                                                                                          M-L        Limited Industrial                     None
                                                                                                          M-1        Heavy Industrial                       None
                                                                                             18           PUD        Planned Unit Development               7,500 sq. ft.










                                                                                                       Hopewell

                                                                                                       The City adopted a zoning ordinance in 1979. The subdivision             ordinance was
                                                                                                 adopted in 1983.

                                                                                                       There are six residential, four commercial and two industrial zoning districts in
                                                                                                 Hopewell. In addition, a floodplain district, historic district, planned unit
                                                                                                 development district, and Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area overlay district have
                                                                                                 been established as overlay zones.

                                                                                                       The land in the corridor area is zoned for R-1, R-2, R-4, RO-1, and B-3. The
                                                                                                 respective minimum lot size requirements are listed as follows:

                                                                                                       R-1        Residential-Low Density                12,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                       R-2        Residential-Medium Density              8,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                       R-4        Resid enti al -Apartment                2,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                       RO- 1      Residential-Office                      8,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                       B-3        Highway Commercial                      8,000 sq. ft.

                                                                                                       Apartment developments must have a minimum of 25 percent of their gross
                                                                                                 area dedicated to open space.

                                                                                                       Petersburg

                                                                                                       The City of Petersburg's zoning ordinance was revised and adopted in 1991.
                                                                                                 The subdivision ordinance was adopted in 1970. Most of the land in the Corridor
                                                                                                 area is zoned for industrial use. The zoning classifications are R-2, R-3, R-6, M-1, M-2,
                                                                                                 and MXD-2.

                                                                                                       R-2          Single Family Residential       5,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                       R-3          Two Family Residential          5,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                       R-6          High Rise Residential           5,000 sq. ft.
                                                                                                       M-1          Limited Industrial              None
                                                                                                       M-1          Heavy industrial                None
                                                                                                       MXD-2        Industrial                      Nono-








                                                                                     LAND OWNERSHIP

                                                                                          All of the property along the Corridor were identified by examining each
                                                                                     locality's tax maps. Courthouse records, then, were verified to determine all
                                                                                     properties' ownership, size, current land use, and zoning information. Map 5
                                                                                     presents the tax maps composite of the Appomattox River Corridor. Those
                                                                                     properties of ten acres or more in size are listed in Table 2 and located on Map 6.
                                                                                          In the Study Corridor, forty-five parcels of land have ten acres or more. The
                                                                                     United States Government is the largest land holder. Between the U. S. Army and
                                                                                     the Federal Correctional Center, the federal government owns over twelve hundred
                                                                                     acres in the Corridor. The Commonwealth of Virginia is the second largest land
                                                                                     owner with approximately 400 acres. There are eight other large tracts of 100 acres
                                                                                     or more. All of them are privately owned.

                                                                                          Approximately one-third of the large tracts identified here are located in
                                                                                     Chesterfield County (fourteen out of forty-five tracts). Ten tracts are in Dinwiddie
                                                                                     County. Many of those large tracts are forest or farmlands and zoned for
                                                                                     agricultural uses. Conversion of those properties for future residential orother
                                                                                     higher intensity uses is very possible.



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            more are identified on this map.

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            acreage, and land use information.                                      COL
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                                                                                                                                          Table 2


                                                                                                                               Property Ownership Patterns
                                                                                                                                    (10 acres and more)
                                                                                                                               Appomattox River Corridor

                                                                     JURISDICTION.j ID                 SECTION         LOT WFORMATION                      O"ER                ACREAGE_              LAND USE

                                                                     Colonial Heights          1      35               Lot I                        U.S. Corps of                              unimproved
                                                                                                                                                    Engineers

                                                                                               2      37               3-Lot IA,I                   U.S. Corps of                              unimproved
                                                                                                                                                    Engineers

                                                                                               3      69-1             Lot 5                        Private                           155.70   unimproved

                                                                                               4      66-8             Parcel 12                    Private                           153.60   unimproved

                                                                                               5      68-19            Parcel 18                    Private                           111.04   unimproved

                                                                                               6      68-21            Lot 13                       city                              90.50    Landfill, animal
                                                                                                                                                                                               shelter

                                                                                               7      66-10            Deed Book 13 :) 8; p. 524    Private                           64.50    unimproved

                                                                                               8      66-8             Parcel I I                   Private                           27.58    unimproved

                                                                                               9      66-6             Lot 11                       Private                           27.50    unimproved

                                                                                               10     66-6             Lot 10                       City                              23.90    Fort Clifton

                                                                                               11     69-2             3                            city                              15.40    vacant

                                                                     Hopewell                  12     12               106-59                       Private                           11.02    residential (R-4)






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                                                                JURISDICTION          ID         SECTION I LOT INFORMATION F- OWNER                                  ACREAGET- LAND USE                 _j
                                                                Petersburg              13      1               2-1-1                      city                            53.62 industrial (M-1)
                                                                                        14      25              3-001                      city                            31.00   industrial (M-1)

                                                                                        15      5               5-1-1                      N&W RR                          25.00   industrial (M-1)

                                                                Chesterfield            16      182-6           1-6                        Commonwealth of                 397.75  Virginia State
                                                                County                                                                     Virginia                                University
                                                                                        17     1150-10          1-14 Lot                   Private                         283.00  general industrial (1-2)
                                                                                        18      150-10          1-3 Lot                    Private                         110.70  general industrial 0-2)

                                                                                        19      151-1           1-1 Lot                    County                          70.00   agricultural (A)

                                                                                        20      151-8           1- Lot 2                   Private                         62.76   agricultural (A)

                                                                                        21      179-14          1-36                       Private                         35.03   business (B-2)

                                                                                        22      152-5           1-1                        Private                         3 )4.08 agricultural (A)

                                                                                        23      179-14          1-13                       Private                         28.96   residential (R- 15)

                                                                                        24      150-16          1-1 Lot                    Private                         27.80   agricultural (A)

                                                                                        25      150-12          1-1 Lot                    Private                         26.00   agricultural (A)

                                                                                        26      179-14          1-25                       Private                         25.22   agricultural (A)

                                                                                        27      152-5           1-2                        Private                         24.89   agricultural (A)

                                                                                        28      185-2           2-163                      Appornanox River                20.90   agricultural (A)
                                                                                                                                           Water Authority
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                                                                                               i151-3                                 -lPrivate                            11,010  agricultural (A)
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                                                                  1JURISDICTION1 ID# I SECTION I LOT INFORMATION I                                        OWNER               ACREAGE1              LAND USE

                                                                    Dinwiddie                30      8                 2                           Private                         315.20 agricultural (A-3)
                                                                    County                           8                 10                          Private                           104.20   agricultural (A-3)

                                                                                             32      9                 8                           Private                           81.10    agricultural (A-3)

                                                                                             33      9                 9G                          Virginia Power                    65.00    agricultural (A-3)

                                                                                             34      8                 9                           Private                           56.90    agricultural (A-3)

                                                                                             35      8                 13                          Private                           42.10    agricultural (A-3)

                                                                                             36      9                 24                          Private                           34.70    agricultural (A-3)

                                                                                             37      9                 6A                          Private                           '30.60   agricultural (A-3)

                                                                                             38      10                2                           Private                           23.50    agricultural (A-3)

                                                                                             39      9                 14C                         Private                           17.80    agricultural (A-3)
                                                                    Prince George            40      11                -                           U.S. Government               >1,250.00    Federal Corrections
                                                                    County                                                                                                                    Institute & U.S. Army
                                                                                             41      11                4-9 incl.                   Private                          220.73    industrial (M-2)

                                                                                             42      11                11                          Private                           75.98    residential (R-E)

                                                                                             43-     11                6-A                         Private                           20.06    residential (R-2)

                                                                                             44      11                A-26                        Private                           10.78    industrial (M-2)

                                                                                             45      11                A-27                        Private                           10.30    industrial (M-2)



                                                                  SOURCE: Crater Planning District Corninission, Data collected and sorted from tax maps and
                                                                               Commissioner of Revenue's offices, August, 1994.



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                             UTILITIES

                             Water

                                  There are two water systems in the Corridor, the Appomattox River Water
                             Authority and Virginia American Water Company.

                                  The appomattox River Water Authority draws water from Lake Chesdin and
                             delivers it to its member jurisdictions after treatment.  Jurisdictions in the Authority
                             include the Cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and
                             Prince George Counties. Each locality owns and operates its own water distribution
                             and storage system.

                                  The Authority owns and operates a 4,000 acre reservoir and a 46 MGD water
                             treatment plant. Lake Chesdin stores approximately twelve billion gallons of raw
                             water. Serving the member localities, the Authority also maintains approximately
                             thirteen miles of water line.

                                 The water in Hopewell is provided by the Virginia American Water Company.  It
                             supplies water to Hopewell, Fort Lee and the suburban areas in Prince George
                             County. The Company withdraws its water from the Appomattox River near the
                             confluence with the James River.


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                                                                                          The treatment plant has a current capacity of 33 MGD. The average total water
                                                                                    production is 21 MGD. Eighty-f ive percent of the water processed is consumed by
                                                                                    the industries of Hopewell. There are currently over 8,500 connections to the
                                                                                    system.

                                                                                          Map 7 presents the major water facilities in the Corridor.

                                                                                    Waste Treatment

                                                                                          There are two municipal wastewater treatment plants located in the Corridor
                                                                                    area to treat essentially all of the domestic wastewater and most of the industrial
                                                                                    waste generated in the area.

                                                                                          The capacity of the Petersburg Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant is 15
                                                                                    NIGD. It is located on Pocahontas Island in the Appomattox River. It serves the City
                                                                                    of Petersburg, the lower Swift Creek Watershed, the Old Town Creek Watershed, the
                                                                                    Matoaca and Ettrick areas of the Appomattox Watershed of Chesterfield County, the
                                                                                    City of Colonial Heights, the northeast portion of Dinwiddie County (West
                                                                                    Petersburg, Central State Hospital, Southside Virginia Training School), and portions
                                                                                    of the Rives, and Bland Districts of Prince George County. Petersburg currently has
                                                                                    under construction a major expansion that will ensure the accommodation of
                                                                                    increased demand.

                                                                                          The Hopewell Wastewater Treatment Plant servesthe City of Hopewell and the
                                                                                    associated industrial complex, Fort Lee Military Reservation, the drainage area of
                                                                                    Bailey Creek and portions of the Appomattox River drainage area in Prince George
                                                                                    County.


                                                                                          Map 8 presents the major waste treatment facilities in the Corridor.













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                                SOIL AND MINERAL RESORCES

                                Soils

                                    Soil is the result of chemical and physical reactions on a myriad of geological
                                materials under a variety of climatic conditions.  It plays a critical role in the
                                formation of any land use plan.  It is estimated that there are over 1,000 different
                                kinds of soil in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Along the Appomattox River
                                Corridor, ninety-two kinds of soil were identified.  Understanding the characteristics
                                of these soils will help to decide where to locate buildings and where to avoid any
                                land disturbance.

                                    The suitability and the numerous limitations of soils in the River Corridor have a
                                significant impact upon future land development. Determining the most suitable
                                areas for urban development is accomplished through through soil analysis.  A
                                working knowledge of soil conditions is desirable for formulating comprehensive
                                land development plans, subdivision layouts and zoning districts.  The suitability of
                                soils is basic to the design, layout and grading of roadways, as well as excavating
                                basements, and the sanitary operation of septic tanks.  Soil factors such as
                                percolation, depth, absorption, shrink-swell conditions, wetness, and filtering action
                                all affect urban development.  Knowledge of such factors should help in
                                determining lot sizes and density of development.

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                                                                                           An evaluation of soil associations within the Corridor reveal that soils along the
                                                                                     Appomattox River are highly productive for timber and agricultural uses. Slopes and
                                                                                     wetlands are limiting factors, but very few areas exist that will not support some
                                                                                     vegetation. Generally, soil occurring along river terraces are composed of a range of
                                                                                     poorly drained to well drained soils. Poorly drained soils generally occur in upland
                                                                                     depressions, in low lying areas of terraces, along drainageways, and in marshes. Soils
                                                                                     alon the higher elevations of river terraces are excellent for farming, but are also
                                                                                     suitlle for development, with possible drawbacks being soil acidity, low fertility
                                                                                     and erosion. Poorly drained, low-lying soils along tidal creeks and streams generally
                                                                                     support only grassy vegetation, but are critical to support aquatic life and provide
                                                                                     sediment filtration. These soils are usually inadequate for development.

                                                                                     Soil Surveys

                                                                                           Soil information in this section is provided through soil surveys of each county,
                                                                                     published by the U. S. Soil Conservation Service, in cooperation with Virginia
                                                                                     Polytechnic Institute and State University. They are the most detailed sources for
                                                                                     soils information. In the Corridor study area, the soil surveys for Chesterfield County
                                                                                     (and Colonial He i9 hts) and Prince George County (and Hopewell) are mapped at a
                                                                                     scale of 1 " = 1,320 . The Dinwiddie County (and Petersburg) soil maps are at a scale
                                                                                     of 1 " = 2,000'. The latter one conforms to the scale of the USGS topographic map
                                                                                     series.

                                                                                           Map 9, entitled General Soil Map of the Corridor, illustrates the relative degree
                                                                                     of hazard, risk or limitation for essentially undisturbed soils. These are intended for
                                                                                     general planning purposes. They are not to be considered site-specific, nor do they
                                                                                     eliminate the need for on-site investigation of the soils or analysis by persons
                                                                                     experiened in design and engineering. The description of each soil association is
                                                                                     listed in Appendix A.













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                                                        Map 9                                            Each area outlined on this map consists of
                                                                                                         more than one kind ofsoil. The map is thus
                                          General Soil                    Map                            meant for general planning rather than a basis
                                                                                                         for decisions on the use of specific tracts.

                 A Och-repts and Udults - Vaucluse Association                                                                                                              5

                 B Fluvaquents - Hydraquents Association

                 C Boume-Aquults - Tetoturn Association

                 D Appling - Grover-Colfax Association
                 E Appling - Marlbora Association                                                                                                            COLONI
                 F Parnunkey - Argent-Bolling Association                                                                                                    HEIGfiTS

                 G Slagle - Ernporia-Bonneau Association

                 Appendix A lists the description          of each soil association.
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                                                                                    Mineral Resources

                                                                                         The Falls of the Appomattox in Petersburg marks a geologic transition from the
                                                                                    hard, resistant granite rock on the eastern edge of the Piedmont Province to the
                                                                                    soft, easily eroded sedimentary rock on the western edge of the Coastal Plain
                                                                                    Province. From this transition zone to the City Point area where the Appomattox
                                                                                    meets the James, the geology of the Coastal Plain is a mix of unconsolidated sand,
                                                                                    silt, clay, and shell. It is natural that sand, gravel, and clay comprise the principal
                                                                                    mineral resources of the region.
                                                                                         Tarmac of Virginia is the major mining operator in the region. It has two plants
                                                                                    operating in the Corridor; Kingsland Sand and Gravel in Chesterfield County and - '
                                                                                    Puddleclock Sand and Gravel in Prince George County. Sand and gravel are produced
                                                                                    at both plants. Because mining of sand and gravel operations involves disturbance
                                                                                    to soils and existing drainage, their environmental impactshould be evaluated.
                                                                                    Once land is mined it cannot be returned to its original rade. When the land's
                                                                                    mineral resources are depleted, the operator is requireA y state and federal laws to
                                                                                    reclaim the land. The process of reclamation usually involves the formation of
                                                                                    ponds, regrading of steep slopes, and reseeding.














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                                                                                    WATER   BASED ACTIVITIES AND DEMANDS

                                                                                         The Virginia Division of Planning and Recreation Resources updated its
                                                                                    Demand Survey and Inventory of Recreational Areas and Facilities in the fall, 1992.
                                                                                    The survey indicates demand for the twenty-six measured recreational activities,
                                                                                    while the inventory enumerates the supply of places for those leisure activities to
                                                                                    take place. Stream use and lake, river and bay uses are two of the selected
                                                                                    recreational activities being measured. The former covers the combined activities
                                                                                    for canoe, kayak, rafting, tubing, and stream fishing activities, while the latter
                                                                                    combines activities for jet skiing, lake and salt water fishing, power boating,
                                                                                    sailboarding, sailing, and water skiiing. Table 3 presents the current supply and
                                                                                    projected needs for the above-mentioned water based recreational activities for the
                                                                                    corridor region. It includes the Citites of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, and
                                                                                    Petersburg, and the Counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and Prince George.
                                                                                         Demand and supply studies are undertaken for the purpose of calculating the
                                                                                    need for recreation lands and facilities. The "needs" picture provides a reasonably
                                                                                    accurate guide for directing the expenditure of local, state and federal resources and
                                                                                    suggests emphasis for other governmental and private acquisition and development
                                                                                    programs.1
                                                                                         As a result of the State's survey and inventory of the current water based
                                                                                    recreational activities in the study region, the needs are for 2,628 additional water
            Plan )Division of Planning and Recreation Resources, Draft 1994 Virginia Outdoor acres for lake and river uses, and 1,565 additional stream miles for stream uses.
                p. 460, march, 1993.
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                                                                                                                    Table 3


                                                                                              Projected Needs of Water Based Recreational Activities
                                                                                                     Appomattox River Corridor Jurisdictions
                                                                                                       Crater Planning District Commission




                                                                                                    Current                   Current      Demand        Need      Demand      Need
                                                                                        Units       Demand        Supply       Needs        in 2000     in 2000    in 2010    in 2010

                                                        Lake, River and Bay Use       water acres    24,201       21,573       2,628      28,232         6,659     31,880      10,307
                                                        (combined needs for jet skiing,
                                                            lake fishing, power boating,
                                                            sail boarding, sailing, salt
                                                            water fishing, and water
                                                            skiing)

                                                        Stream Use                    stream miles     1,593          28       1,565        1,859        1,831      2,099       2,071
                                                        (combined needs for canoe,
                                                            kayak, j on boat, rafting,
                                                            stream fishing, and tubing)




                                                        SOURCE: Division of Planning and Recreation
                                                                   Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Fall 1992.








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                                                                                                                      Appendix A

                                                                                                                   Soil Associations
                                                                                                                        Map 9
                                                                                                              Appomattox River Corridor



                                                                                  A       Ochrepts and Ud u Its-Vaucl use association: Deep, excessively drained, well
                                                                                          drained, and moderately well drained soils that have a sandy, loamy, clayey,
                                                                                          or gravelly subsoil or that have a fragipan; on uplands

                                                                                  B       Fluvaquents-Hydraquents association: Deep, poorly drained and very
                                                                                          poorly drained soils that are frequently flooded and that have a sandy,
                                                                                          loamy, or clayey substratum; along drainageways and streams

                                                                                  C       Bourne-Aquults-Tetotum association: Deep, moderately well drained and
                                                                                          poorly drained soils that have a fragipan or that have a loamy or clayey
                                                                                          subsoil; on uplands and upland flats

                                                                                  D       Applin Grover-Colfax association: Deep, well drained and somewhat
                                                                                          poorly &ained soils that have a dominantly clayey or loamy subsoil or that
                                                                                          have a fragipan; on uplands and upland flats

                                                                                  E       Appling-Marlbora Association: Fine sandy-loamtosandy-loam surface soils.
                                                                                          Gently sloping to sloping relief

                                                                                  F       Pamunkey-Argent-Bolling: Deep, well drained, poorly drained, and
                                                                                          moderately well drained soils that have a loamy or clayey subsoil; formed in
                                                                                          fluvial sediments on river and stream terraces

                                                                                  G       Stag le-Emporia-Bo n neau: Deep, moderately well drained and well drained
                                                                                          soils that have a loamy subsoil; formed in fluvail and marine sediments on
                                                                                          uplands




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