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discharge (of untreated sewage) into the Thornton River” and “can move people out” if the buildings do not have an approved septic system, according to Sawyer. Enforcement will rest with the local health department and action would probably not be taken without a specific directive from the state commissioner of health, he said.
“What help or what threats can we depend on from the local health department?” Gerhart asked. With at least 50 houses and businesses currently discharging raw sewage directly into the Thornton and “nobody doing anything to them,” community residents will ask why they should commit themselves to paying $12 to $16 per month, Gerhart said.
Sawyer countered that the current situation in Sperryville has never been approved by any state agency. The health department has delayed taking action only because the community was progressing toward a solution to the pollution problem, he noted. “If it gets to the point where they say they’re not going to do anything...I don't know what the State Water Control Board will do,” Sawyer said, noting that action could be brought against individual homeowners.
Funding Uncertain
Dennis asked for an explanation of federal funding status for sewer projects.
Ernie Simmons, head of the SWCB’s construction grants division, reported that the Sperryville project is proposed for funding with money to be allocated to the state in 1983. Public hearings on that and other 1983 projects will be held December 8 in Richmond, he said. Simmons added, however, that federal funds have not yet been provided for fiscal year 1982 (which begins October 1, 1981). If 1982 funds aren’t released, thf» lict for 1 u/ill Kp
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