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Water, sewer system condemnation dispute settles after three years — $30.7 million settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//November 2, 2025//
Water, sewer system condemnation dispute settles after three years — $30.7 million settlement
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//November 2, 2025//
Type of action: Eminent domain
Injuries alleged: Just compensation for condemnation of private water and sewer system
Name of case: Board of Supervisors of Rockingham County v. Massanutten Public Service Corporation
Court: Rockingham County Circuit Court
Case number: CL 23001337-00
Name of judge: Judge Andrew Baugher
Date resolved: Oct. 6, 2025
Demand: $46 million
Offer: $25.8 million
Attorneys for plaintiff: Paul B. Terpak and Scott D. Helsel, Fairfax, Blankingship & Keith
Description of case: This case involved the condemnation of the private water and sewer system at Massanutten resort, including all related tanks, pumps, equipment, over 200 miles of pipes and a large sewerage treatment plant. The system was owned by a conglomerate of over 100 similar systems, ultimately owned by a Canadian pension fund.
The court-ordered inventory of the system revealed that eight new parties needed to be added to the case because easements were located upon their property. After a more than three-year process, all parties settled with a payment to Massanutten Public Service Corporation of $30.7 million.
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