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Sand Filter May Help
Bloomer guessed that a sand filter system might correct the lagoon’s failure to meet the new minimum levels. “The lagoon will have to be updated and improved in some manner to meet SWCB guidelines,’’ he concluded.
Board member Paul Nichols suggested that Bloomer contact some other localities that use lagoons for sewage treatment for advice on operations. “There must be something that others are doing that we’re not because theirs is accepted by the SWCB.”
Board member Walter Masterson added that Bill Adams from the Soil and Water Conservation Service office in Culpeper might be able to help with suggestions on what to do with the lagoon and also might have more up-to-date information on the changes in effluent regulations. Bloomer was authorized to contact several engineering firms for work estimates. “Before we sign a contract, I believe we should get confirmation from the SWCB that the design meets with their approval,” Bloomer noted.
County’s Wealth
In a report on the Virginia School Board meeting, the Superintendent passed on information on another jump in Rappahannock’s relative “wealth” in ability to pay for education. According to Bloomer, Rappahannock’s composit index figure used to determine the level of funding for education that the county receives from the state, has been changed from .6503 to .6630. This means that the county will be responsible for paying 66 cents out of every basic education dollar during the 1978-1980 biennium. Currently, the county pays 65 cents of the basic education dollar.
Bloomer said that the State Board had tentatively approved the state school budget with a 19 per cent increase over the last biennium. In the buget, categorical funds for special education and vocational training have been reduced and transferred to the basic
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