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A “CONSENSUS” in favor of searching for a solution to Sperryville’s pollution problem that might be less costly than the collector system and treatment plant originally . recommended, developed at a well-attended meeting Monday- night at the Rappahannock Courthouse.
A collection system and secondary—perhaps tertiary-treatment plant might cost $500,000 or more to serve 104 houses or approximately 416 people, and some homeowners from the area made it clear they thought that was ridiculous.
The Sperryville citizens liked better a suggestion by retired General Daniel Noce—that some 30 open sewer lines into the Thornton River be connected and pumped to a septic field, or several fields, on higher ground. He thought the solution to Sperryville’s problem might come as cheaply as $30,000, or $1,000 for each householder/
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