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Harrisonburg Alternative
John Holsten, Superintendent of the Harrisonburg plant, said in a phone interview that the “ball is in their (the supervisors) court. As far as he knew, Holsten said the only obstacle facing Rappahannock is the cost of trucking the trash to Harrisonburg. The supervisors have yet to determine this cost, so no further discusions have taken place between them and City of Harrisonburg. Holsten said the one cost to Rappahanncok other than trucking would be a “tipping fee”, which is a charge applied to each ton of trash dumped at the plant. To make a potential deal more attractive, Holsten is willing to lower the dumping charge depending on the size of trucking costs to Rappahannock. He said the tipping fee would be anywhere from $0-5 per ton of waste.
Aside from trucking costs, the Supervisors worry about Harrisonburg’s unwillingness to assure Rappahannock of year-round service. The problem is that during the summer months James Madison University doesn’t need the steam that it normally buys from the plant, leaving an excess of energy. Thus the Supervisors have feared the prospect of having to make other waste disposal arrangements for three months out of the year.
But, according to Holsten, that problem is exaggerated. “Depending on the volume of trash (not to exceed 6 - 10 tons per day), said Holsten, “we « (the plant) could accept trash yearround. Actually, he said he probably could only guarantee acceptance of Rappahannock’s trash 11 months out of the year. He would need to reserve the option to divert Rappahannock’s trash one month out of the year for maintenance purposes.
The Board of Supervisors will further review waste disposal options at its next regular meeting, February 4.
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