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If we find somebody to take our sludge, what are we going to do with our septage?” asked Mr. Miller, referring to the waste pumped from septic tanks.
Delbert Price of the county’s Water and Sewer Authority reported that a lagoon in Culpeper which now takes septage from private homes in the county will likewise accept septage from the tanks that will be part of Sperryville’s sewer system. “Volume wise, it won’t be a big thing.”
He said Sperryville’s sludge doesn’t pose a “big problem” in that less than an acre per year will be needed for its land application. “Restraints on out-of-county haulers will be a much bigger problem” he conceded, adding that for permit purposes, the supervisors must assure the state that the county will either accept Sperryville’s sludge or find somewhere else to dispose of it.
“Even with a moratorium, there are no guarantees we can keep Blue Plains sludge out,” said Chairman Hubert Gilkey, referring to the much maligned output of Washington, D.C.’s sewage treatment plant.
Noting that a moratorium is temporary in nature, Mr. Miller pro
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