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fiscal year was deferred last month. If money remains—as expected—in the SWCB’s contingency fund and if the county is successful in a second block grant application this summer, the $1.4 million construction grant will be awarded to Rappahannock, according to SWCB personel.)

The answer to Kern’s questions came in a letter dated January 7 from the SWCB’s regional director, Tom Schwarburg.

tlPA: What will be the closest downstream water user and its distance from the proposed Thornton River outfall (of effluent from S perry ville’s package treatment plant)?

SWCB: The closest downstream user of any significance is the City of Fredericksburg’s intake on the Rappahannock River of which the Thornton River is a tributary. That intake is approximately 50 miles distant. EPA: What is the current status of the county in the National Flood Insurance Program? SWCB: An active participant.

EPA: Is there a need to (Continued on Page 2)

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