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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock News Special Writer
A study conducted by the Rappahannock-Rapidan Planning District Commission indicates Rappahannock County has good overall potential for land application of septage and sludge.
Depending on the pumpout interval for septic tanks, Rappahannock needs between 262.50 and 432.50 acres every five years to dispose of septage and sludge generated in the county, according to the planning district’s report, compiled in consultation with the health department and the State Water Control Board. That leaves the county with 22,943 to 27,731 acres available for additional land application, the assessment concludes.
The two tasks addressed in the assessment, which was requested by the county, were:
• To determine the volume of septage and sludge produced in Rappahannock.
• To determine the amount of land available for application.
For the first, the planning district staff members used a formula developed by C. M. Sawyer, director of the health department’s bureau of wastewater engineering. To arrive at annual septage volume, the number of septic tanks was multiplied by typical volume and then di
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