I was gonna say...I've never heard a single person say they're one of the largest builders nationally. Pretty sure that belongs DR Horton and a few others.

I saw a sign saying they were selling it just the other day

After Gaston, the army Corp of engineers pretty much said there is no pump system that would be able to manage a foot of rain being funneled down into the bottom in an hour. But politics being what they are more money was spent

I really don't know what is happening in the pic. I just wanted to chime in on Gaston flooding.

They’re wrong in regards to size, HHHunt is not a big national builder. They don’t even have a stock ticker. I can’t speak to quality comparisons.

Got it. Any way you can you answer my question?

yeah but when there's enough rain for a CSO, what you're seeing is like 0.1% or less doo doo by volume (ddbv) compared to the insane amount of water contained in a rainstorm.

a 1-inch rainstorm deposits a little over a billion gallons of water, just in the city limits (27,154 gallons per acre, 40,040 acres in the CoR). The entire flow of the james river is 1.8 billion gallons per day.

So a 1 inch rainstorm dumps the equivalent of the entire james river's flow for about 12-13 hours into our sewer system.

The state of virginia estimates the average person generates 75 gallons of sewage every day. With a population of 226,000, lets use the number 100 gallons per person per day. That comes to 22 million gallons of water. 22 million into 1 billion is about 2.2 percent.

And that 100 gallon figure includes grey and black water. So the vast majority of it is going to be from your shower, dishwasher, washing machine, and sink. Unless you personally produce 100 gallons of feces in a day, I think its safe to say the average person produces less than 1 gallon of actual waste in a day.

Which brings the final number to about 226,000 gallons of actual doodoo out of 1 billion gallons of rainwater = not all that much doodoo, really.

I mean I definitely wouldn't drink it, but I bet it actually is cleaner than the water that's already in the james (and has accumulated runoff from farms upstream).

Does that mean 6 more weeks of small craft advisories in Richmond?

We built with HH Hunt three years ago. Very satisfied for the price point. Honestly it'll depend on your project manager though. Ours was amazing and really took his job seriously. The couple minor issues we have had have been resolved quickly.

HH Hunt is a good builder. Like all builders they have some annoying practices but in general they are a solid company. I had clients recently build with them in Hanover and Chesterfield and have shown their homes in Rivers Mill. I don’t want to bash any other builders specifically but they are far superior to some of the other builders mentioned in this thread.

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I'm an agent that have had quite a few people build with HHHunt over the years. They build a very very solid product especially for the price and I have been impressed with them on all of the builds my buyers went through as well as our own. We built with Hunt and live in River Mill. So if there is anyone more qualified to speak to your specific questions about their build quality in this particular neighborhood I can't think of who they might be.

Uh what? Absolutely not. I'm a real estate agent who has been involved in a lot of new construction and Hunt is probably one of the best builders in the area especially for the price. I've been consistently impressed with the quality of their builds. I was so impressed we built our home with them. Drawing a comparison between them and Ryan is not accurate at all.

They also are not one of the largest builders in the US what the hell are you talking about

Looks like it’s flooding.

I work in both Ryan and HH, but in the past it was more Ryan while I was in the Charlottesville area. I’ve been in thousands of Ryan homes and have seen all sorts of quality issues, ranging from fit and finish to major structural issues.

HH, I haven’t been in enough to make a decision either way, but the quality seems to be about on par with Ryan, maybe slightly better.

I wouldn’t purchase either if I were planning on staying in the home for more than a few years.

Good to know. Thank you for confirming

It’s a pump station that is probably overflow because they didn’t close the flood gates it’s purpose is to pump water out once you close the flood walls because the drainage won’t flow normally out of this area. The water is probably overflow and from the pump station as the the pump station is likely on a minimum run capacity.

Basically cause the walls aren’t closed it’s not really doing the job it’s intended to do so they are just letting it roll.

flooding, overflow sewage water?

The disparity isn't because of the government. The CSBs are grossly mismanaged. Therapeutic Day Treatment was the biggest money maker for them, but the local school boards didn't want them for a variety of reasons. My wife did TDT for nine years, and her school board kicked them out because her boss pissed off the superintendent (and a private entity two counties over did some shady stuff to win the contract). Thankfully, she got a job in private practice three days before it was announced they lost the contract.

If you really want to make a difference in the access to mental health services for the youth of Virginia, you'd tell the author of the article that the cheapest option would be to force the school boards to use the CSBs for TDT. That would alleviate the need for further funding from the state.

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Totally agree. It’s like they’re baiting Richmond?

Between them and Lennar, they're probably the two largest builders in the US. You're not going to see a radical difference between them and Ryan Homes

ETA: HHHunt is not the largest builder. DR Horton is

And stinkier

Awaiting confirmation the rumors of it indeed being flooding...

I work in mental health here in Va and the system is broken. DMAS and DBHDS pats themselves on the back but splitting Medicaid into 6 different MCO/HMOs, multiple waivers, and tons of hurdles to get help and service? Failure. The STEPVA attempt was supposed to help revamp things but it made them worse. Deeds sitting on his high horse as a victim and politician also didn’t really change anything. What was supposed to make services easier to access has made it harder in reality. There’s no plan or replacement for TDT and COVID exacerbated mental health issues in children exponentially. Depending on locality CSBs are often underfunded and it’s hard to hire and retain people, we’re burning out. Serious incidents and crises appear to be increasing, state hospitals (esp Commonwealth for kiddos) are a joke with staffing…private ones pick and choose who they want to admit in crisis often leaving children in an ED for days while trying to find a bed.

People will bitch about about it and providers will rally but the status quo will remain until another famous/popular person or their family has a mental health issue…then it will be in the news and politicians will be racing to politick and pander for talking points.

“Appropriators in both the House and Senate have also acknowledged that Virginia is in a mental health crisis and have stated their commitment to build a comprehensive mental health system. The proposed investments announced last weekend are not insignificant, with the House committee proposing $182.5 million and the Senate, $370 million.” …this is the same song and dance for years, just a different administration saying it.

People are daily falling through the cracks and Va is doing nothing, has been doing nothing, and the net sum will be more death, injury, and illness. Roadmaps like STEPVA and programs like the Marcus alert can’t do anything unless they’re put into action or funded and supported.

Local mental health providers (ie CSBs) are also at fault for not thinking creatively, not offering enough prevention based supports, and not pressing the state and local gov more. TDT was a cash cow…literally dripping wealth into the hands of CSBs as many made that and case management the foundation of their budget. They got greedy, Medicaid and the state interventions, and part of the repercussions reflect a lack of school based interventions. TDT is/was a valued service but with Medicaid billing the providers were incentivized to keep kids on the books for years, when it should have been far less. The state, localities, and community based providers can do better.

Looks like it’s flooding