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Landfill
Likely
To Last
A Year
Robert H. Forman, a consultant with the Health Department, estimates that Rappahannock’s landfill will reach capacity in 10 to 14 months.
Forman made the estimate in a letter he sent to Ruth Updike of Community Trash Service, the company that runs Rappahannock’s landfill. The Supervisors reviewed copies of Forman’s letter in their regular meeting July 1.
While inspecting the landfill June 19, Forman and Updike’s husband dug a 5-foot wide, 30-foot long, 5-foot deep trench to examine soils. The excavation showed 10 inches of top soil, followed by 3 and 1/2 feet of brown clay, “followed by a sandy silt type soil that was blackish in color with a very slight odor.”
In his letter, Forman advises Updike to have an expert determine what the black silt is. Forman did not know whether or not the silt was hazardous. But he told Updike that if the silt is found to be a problem, then she should have a consultant develop a plan to control it.
Reached by phone, Updike reported that an engineer from a Culpeper company, Environmental Systems Services, evaluated the black
silt and declare^ Ato be harmless. Updike
said that Et^^onmental Systems would send her a letter to confirm the finding. She said she would then forward the letter to Rappahannock’s supervisors.
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