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By JANE BANGLEY
Rappahannock New. Staff Writer
The proposed sewage disposal system ordinance, designed to protect the Town of Washington’s water supply system and to prevent water pollution was discussed by the Town Council on September 12.'
The council expressed its concern over possible waste water infiltration, and the effects that such infiltration could have on the water supply.
The proposed ordinance would require that anyone wishing to build within a five mile radius of the Town of Washington would have to submit an application to the Town Council. Council members raised questions over the proposed five-mile-radius clause, whidi would encompass about 80 square miles, the application fee of $260, and about whether or not the Town Council should get involved with checking the systems.
“You don’t understand the furor this is going to create when you start surveying for somebody five miles down the road, charging them $20 per day or a $10 fee,” said council member Newbill Miller.
The 80-square-mile area was considered by some members to be too large for the Town Council to attempt to regulate. Council member Wallace Critter questioned the need for regulation by the council. “Doesn’t the Health Department do that?” Critzer asked. “Maybe I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
“We’re talking about protecting the water supply,” replied Mayor Peter Kramer. Kramer pointed out that there were some exemptions. “I’m talking about exempting existing septic systems, and single family septic systems that are on five acre lots or mare.”
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