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changes the tanning process "in any way,” he must report immediately to the SWCB. In addition, she said the state's division of solid waste disposal will determine on the basis of chemical analysis if the sludge produced by the tannery can be disposed of in any landfill in Virginia. The alternative to landfill disposal, Jackson said, is land application of the sludge. Again, chemical analysis of the sludge must be completed, this time by the SWCB, as well as studies of the soil’s absorption capacity before approvals for land application are granted.
In setting limits for the tannery’s discharge permit the SWCB plans to use test runs of the tanning process conducted by Kuncewicz as well as data from other tanners and EPA guidelines for chrome tanning operations, to Jackson.
Speaking for the Rappahannock Apple Cooperative adjacent to Kuncewicz’s property, A. Y. Stokes expressed concern over the proximity of the tannery. He maintained that objectionable odor from the thawing hides ‘‘wouldn’t lend itself to the retail selling of fruit.”
Sperryville resident George Stevenson objected to Worrell’s description of the acids used in the tanning process as not being hamful. “It’s dangerous if you get sulfuric acid on you.”
“Certainly it's dangerous if you put it on yourself,” Worrell replied. But he stressed that sulfuric and formic acids used in the tannery will be very diluted and repeated that the acids would be neutralized before release into the Thornton.
As to odor, Worrell noted that the tanning process will be carried out in sealed drums. “How are you going to get an odor from there? If you stick your head in the drum, you’ll smell fish skins and acid but the odors will be contained.”
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