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Rappahannock Elementary School’s sewage treatment lagoon “Is still a major concern to the State Water Control Board,” reported Superintendent William Bloomer to the county School Board at the September 12 Board meeting.
According to Bloomer, the SWCB will require effluent from both the elementary and high school sewage treatment facilities to meet more stringent requirements before issuing any new discharge permits.
Bloomer had no estimates on what capital outlay costs for upgrading the elementary school’s lagoon system would run. He did, however, have an estimate from Environmental Systems in Culpeper for conducting the required daily tests on the high school’s sand filter system.
He also noted that the high school facility must install additional equipment for daily chlorination since effluent standards for sand filters are more stringent. He said effluent from the high school must meet standards for biological oxygen demand (BOD) of 20 milligrams per liter while BOD standards for the elementary school’s lagoon are set at 30 milligrams per liter.
School Board chairman Beverly Massie maintained that Environmental Systems’ bid of $350 per month was excessive for coming over to Rappahannock once a week to do reports on systems at both schools.
“On the basis of the information that I've gathered so far, their quoted price is not too far out of line for the testing procedure and the number of tests performed,” interjected Board member Paul Nichols.
He noted the possibility of having some of the tests conducted at the high school. "The tests are not beyond high school students and teachers,” he said, acknowledging that those
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