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the liner and into the groundwater. Mr. Bain said that, because of the contours of the land and the way that such subsurface water would flow, that there is no chance that leachate could find its way into surrounding wells or water supplies.
Any leachate which does escape the liner and leachate collection system, Mr. Bain said, would flow downgrade and surface at the nearest creek or wet water spring area - both of which are on the landfill site. And, since the general contour of the land slopes toward the Rappahannock River, there is no way that leachate could flow uphill, toward the village of Amissville, Mr. Bain assured the supervisors.
The concept Mr. Joyce described brought agreement from everyone except Col. Bingham, who expressed reservations about the mound and capping process necessary’ for an area fill. “What about the slopes,” he asked, "how do we keep it trimmed and mowed for 100 years?”
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