News Release:

Date: September 3, 2003

Low-Income County Residents Eligible for Dry Well Replacement Program

Some Southampton County residents may be eligible to apply for the Virginia Dry Well Replacement Program.

The program was created at the direction of Governor Mark Warner by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (VDHCD) to provide funds to drill new wells for low- and moderate-income households whose wells went dry due to the severity of the 2002 drought.

The temporary program sets aside $2.5 million statewide to provide financial assistance to low- and moderate-income households that have experienced a complete loss of water at their private water source as a result of the drought conditions of 2002. The program allows $5,000 per home to drill new wells where the existing well has gone dry.

Funds are made available to low- and moderate-income individuals as a zero-percent interest loan amortized over 10 years. Payback of the loan is predicated on the client's ability to pay. Loans are secured with a 10-year lien on the property.

More information about the program is available at http://www.dhcd.state.va.us.

Southampton County has designated The STOP Organization as its subrecipient to administer access to the Community Development Block Grant funds available for this program. If you would like to request funds or need assistance, please contact Tyrone Sessoms, Housing Rehab Technician with The STOP Organization, at 757-855-6856.

 

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