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Plant operator Hudson Yowell, who along with apprentice operator Tim Falls explained the technical operation of the plant, reported to the visitors that the plant is not yet operating at its full capacity, 55,000 gallons of treated water per day. “It’s going to take awhile to get it up to full capacity.” Mr. Yowell also told the group that the facility had passed its first Health Department inspection late in October.
Mr. Yowell, who is one of the operators at the Orange treatment plant, is overseeing the operation of the Sperryville facility until Mr. Falls receives his state certification, which is pending.
At this time, some of the statemandated testing is being sent to a laboratory in Charlottesville, but Mr. Yowell and Mr. Falls said that once the certification process is completed the lab at the treatment plant will be capable of handling all the tests required by the state. “It’s a very well-equipped lab,” Mr. Yowell remarked. He added that in addition to testing the processes at the plant, the laboratory might, in the future, have the capacity to contract to do testing for other systems.
Despite a persistent drizzle, the group toured the entire facility, getting an explanation of each phase of its operation. “It’s a unique system,” Mr. Yowell said. “It’s the only one like it in the state.”
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