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I his is not news to county governments, however, which have been watching their landfill clocks closely and making plans
Rappahannock County boasts the first new landfill under Virginia’s updated regulations. It was three sets of state regulations, eight months of serious searching, and one year of extensive development before the county had its landfill, according to county administrator John W. McCarthy.
Searching for a landfill is no simple matter. Rappahannock hired three engineering firms to advise them, and sought extensive public input to meet the concerns of area residents.
A group of citizens appointed by the Board of Supervisors located 20 possible sites. All but three sites were eliminated after engineering evaluations.
The county now has a 100-acre site, only 35 of which are designated for development, with an estimated lifetime capacity of 25 to 30 years. Each cell built will cost $150,000 to $250,000, said McCarthy.
Despite the apparent urgency of the waste management problem, Virginia is ahead of the game, said Jones. “After the EPA regulations go into effect the costs of landfills will skyrocket.”
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