A hearing for a substation that would be used by the developing Cobbs Creek reservoir was tabled until the July Cumberland County Planning Commission meeting, Planning and Zoning Director J.P. Duncan said during the meeting Monday.

The proposed substation would be used to generate power for the proposed reservoir’s pump station.

Duncan said the hearing was tabled at the applicant’s request.

A memorandum of understanding between Cumberland County and Henrico County was agreed to in 2010 for the Cobbs Creek Reservoir, and Henrico began the first phase of building its reservoir in 2015.

The reservoir, located on the northern end of Cumberland County, is estimated to cost $280 million and expand 1,117 acres, encompassing a little more than 15 miles of stream bed, according to a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) permit. It will permanently impact 15.3 miles of stream, almost 31 acres of wetlands and 4.6 acres of open water.

The reservoir would collect water from the James River.

The substation, proposed to be located at 1617 Columbia Road on an approximately five-acre parcel, would keep the property’s current zoning at Agricultural-2, but have a conditional use permit.

The applicant, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), would use the substation to operate the reservoir’s pump station and serve 475 customers of the cooperative.

“Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) has applied to build a 115-(kilovolts) KV transmission tap line that would be around 2,100 feet long, and lie within a 100 foot easement provided by Henrico County,” the board packet for the meeting cited. “They are also proposing to construct an electric substation on a 110’ by 150’ (foot) site owned by Henrico County. The substation would serve the Cobbs Creek Reservoir pump station as well as 475 customers of CVEC.”

The substation is cited as consistent with the county’s comprehensive plan, quoting policy Section IV, Section F, Objective 3, which cites to “provide appropriate infrastructure (water, sewer, telecommunications and electrical power) to support basic industry in the Cumberland Courthouse area and other areas where infrastructure can be feasibly extended …”

The conditional use permit has one condition, according to the board packet, which includes that the permit holder comply with federal, state and area statutes, codes, regulations and ordinances.