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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock New# Staff Writer
Nuisance dogs and the town’s antiquated water system were top priority items at the Washington council meeting last Wednesday night.
According to a report from county engineer Fanning Baumgardner, almost 5,000 feet of two inch and one inch galvanized main pipes need replacement in Washington’s water system.
Brad Fisher, town treasurer and chief chemist for the water quality laboratories of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, explained that there are no difficulties with Washington’s water quality.
Samples from the town well “surpass all EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) safe drinking water act limits," he said.
Instead, pipe problems have been caused by acidic soil corroding the mains from the outside, according to Fisher. “Ninety-nine per cent of the pitting in the pipes has come from the outside,” he emphasized.
At the same time the 3,485 feet of two-inch main and 1,360 feet of one-inch main are being replaced, Fisher suggested also installing isolation valves so the entire
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