About Stafford: Infrastructure

Airports

The major national and international airports of Dulles, Reagan National, BWI and Richmond are located as close as 45 minutes away. 

These airports are easily accessible via major highways of the Greater Washington DC/Baltimore Metropolitan area.

• Stafford Regional Airport :   opened in 2002, with a 5,000-foot runway. The state of the art facility has a fully functioning Instrument Landing System (ILS) and a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) which makes the facility an "all weather airport." The airport serves as a reliever to Dulles and Reagan National Airports. The facility is currently receiving over 800 aircraft a month, a third of which is corporate traffic.
• Shannon Airport : is located in Fredericksburg, 10 miles south of Stafford Regional. The airport has a 3,000-foot runway.
• Hartwood Air Field: (Recreational) Stafford
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport : 45 minutes north via I-95.
• Richmond International Airport : One hour south via I-95 to I-295.
• Dulles International Airport: One hour north/west via I-95 to I-495 or U.S. 17 to VA 28.
• Baltimore - Washington International Airport : One and one half hours northeast via I-95 or VA 3 to U.S. 301.

Highways

• Interstate 95 bisects Stafford from north to south, with interchanges at mile markers 148, 143, 140, 136 & 133.
• Interstate 66 and Interstate 81 are easily accessed from Stafford via U.S. 17.
• U.S. Route 1 provides additional north-south highway alternatives in the County.
• For more information on Stafford roadways visit: Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)

Deep Water Ports

• The Port of Richmond: 1 hour south via I-95
• Closer than any other port to 77% of Virginia's industrial locations.
• Virginia Inland Port: 1-1/2 hours northwest in Front Royal via US 17 to I-66.
• Weekly container liner service to Antwerp, Belgium and Liverpool, England as well as container and general cargo service to and from the Mediterranean, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
• Over 300,000 square feet of warehouse storage area and 40 acres of open storage area.
• CSX provides rail service direct, and by Norfolk Southern via switch.
• Port of Hampton Roads: 2 hours southeast via I-95 to I-64
• The world's largest natural deep-water harbor.
• Baltimore Harbor: 2 hours northeast via I-95 or VA 3 to U.S. 301.

Rail Service

The East Coast's primary north-south rail line bisects Stafford. CSX Transportation is linked to the nation's network of freight and passenger service. Convenient Virginia Railway Express (VRE) - Commuter Service to Washington began along this line in July 1992. CSX provides freight service. Amtrak provides passenger service with multiple trains daily.

Trucklines

Stafford is served by 32 short and long-haul trucking companies. Estes Express, Wilson Trucking, Conway Southern, Southeastern Freight and Consolidated Freightways have terminals in Stafford.

Parcel Service

All major overnight delivery services are available in Stafford. The regional Federal Express collection center is located in Stafford; United Parcel Service has also built a major facility in the region. Daily pick-up service is available to businesses from DHL, Federal Express, and United Parcel Service.

Electricity

The following companies supply reliable, efficient, and competitively priced electric power to Stafford County.

Dominion Virginia Power
P.O. Box 26666
Richmond, Va. 23261
Phone: 1-888-667-3000

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative - Headquarters
P.O. Box 7388 247 Industrial Court
Fredericksburg, Va. 22404
Phone: 540-898-8500 or 1-800-552-3904 or 1-800-572-2264
Fax: 540-891-5981

NOVEC - Stafford Office
2430 Poplar Road
Fredericksburg, Va. 22406
Phone: 1-888-335-0500 or 703-335-0500

Natural Gas

Natural Gas is available throughout the County. Service is provided by one of the largest natural gas systems, Columbia Gas of Virginia, a member of the Columbia Energy Group Company.

Columbia Gas of Virginia (A division of "Ni Source")
1600 Dublin Road
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 1-800-440-6111

Water & Sewer

Water and wastewater services are provided to Stafford residents by the Department of Utilities, which serves over 30,000 customers daily from two reservoirs and 483 miles of water lines. There are two wastewater treatment facilities connected countywide by 400 miles of sewer lines. The system is self-supporting, deriving all of its revenue from its monthly utility fees, one-time payments for connection, availability, pro rata infrastructure charges and other miscellaneous fees and interest income.

Availability Fee's
These fees are assessed when a permit to connect to the system is issued. They are designed to cover the customer's proportionate share of the capital costs of the system. For residential connections, the fees are $5,600 for water connections and $3,500 for wastewater connections. For commercial and industrial customers, the fees are based on meter size and are $5,600 and $3,500 per meter equivalent for water and sewer, respectively.

Pro Rata Fees
These fees are charged to subdividers and developers to finance the infrastructure in the Water and Sewer Master Plan. The fee is calculated by determining the projected flow of the development project and multiplying that estimate by the commodity cost per gallon, for the appropriate water zone or wastewater shed. Currently, Stafford has seven water zones and nine wastewater sheds.

Average Daily Use
In-Place Public Utilities Provide Ample Service for Business Growth.

	WATER	SEWAGE
Average Daily Use	10.0 MGD*	8.3 MGD
Maximum Daily Capacity	18.0 MGD	12.5 MGD
Storage Capacity	15.8 MGD
Type of Treatment		Tertiary

* Million Gallons per Day (MGD)

Click here for Current Stafford Water/Sewer rates.

Future Projects
The County issued $13.42 million in revenue bonds in FY1996 to finance two projects that will greatly expand Stafford's water resources. Approximately $3.7 million of the proceeds will be used to finance the acquisition of property for the Rocky Pen Run Reservoir project. The remaining $9.5 million was used for the Smith Lake Reservoir expansion. It is expected that additional bonds will be issued to complete the Rocky Pen Run Reservoir project resulting in a final estimated cost of $54 million for the project when it is completed in 2011. Upon completion, the safe yield of the Rocky Pen Reservoir will be 13 MGD. Completion of the Smith Lake Reservoir expansion increased the safe yield of Smith Lake from 6 MGD to 7.7 MGD.

Telecommunications
Stafford County offers a complete array of telecommunications options including high-speed Internet access and all major national and international long distance carriers.

• Fiber optics transmission links available.
• Access to DS1 up to OC-48 circuits for quality transmission of voice and data communications. Verizon, AT&T, MCI WorldCom, U.S. Sprint, Alltel, Cellular One, U.S. Cellular, Cable and Wireless (TDX), LDS, ITC, Wiltell, and Allnet provide long distance service. Domestic and international (800) service is available with flexibility and customization to fit specialized needs.
• Verizon - Provides the Stafford Region with sophisticated telecommunication services for business and industry. Verizon provides cellular mobile phone service as well.

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