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“As to what happened to your application...," Capelle began, relating the gist of a telephone conversation last Wednesday Vith Stu Wilson from the State Water Control Board's Alexandria office. According to Wilson, conditions in Sperrvville weren’t of a, critical enough nature. “You didn't exhibit a great enough need." Capelle said.

"But we’re the fifth most critical health hazard in the state!” rejoined supervisor Estes, referring to the State Water Control Board's ranking of Sperryville as fifth priority in the state for sewer construction funds to relieve an existing health hazard.

On the basis of that health hazard and pollution of the Thornton River arising from the community’s malfunctioning septic fields, the State Water Control Board (SWCB) last month formally awarded Rappahannock a $1.5 million construction grant to build Sperryville's sewer system. That grant was 4fr «4k< -41- -A- A A .A

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