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the Sperryville problem is also a county problem,” he said.
Biddle speculated that other communities in Rappahannock would be in Sperryville’s straits soon. Then, he described to the Planning Commission the nature and extent of Sperryville’s problems and what the Water and Sanitation Authority is trying to do about them.
Already, one business in town, the Sandwich Shop, has lost its public health permit because of contaminated water, Biddle said. All businesses in Sperryville were threatened with loss of permits several years ago, not because they used contaminated water but because they contributed to the pollution of the Thornton River. But since Sperryville’s Community Group and the county Water and Sanitation Authority moved forward with plans to build a sewer system, the Health Department has allowed the businesses to keep their permits. The Health De
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