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(Contacted later, H. G. Epperson, the soil extension specialist with the Agronomy Department at VPI who surveyed the site with Luke, said that in his opinion, “only three to four acres” of the 36-acre site would be acceptable for a landfill. The problem with the site, according to Epperson, is that the slopes there present potential drainage problems with contamination to the waterways through the property. He said the soil depth on the property on the slopes ranges from “zero to about three feet, with rock outcroppings in some places.”)
DISTRICT Solid Waste Management Director R. H. Foreman advised that the state code required the county to provide for some form of solid waste disposal. There are two alternatives, a landfill site or an incineration system, he said. With the “prohibitive” expense of meeting state air pollution standards, solid waste could be handled at one-tenth of the cost by the use of a land
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