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partment to discharge the pumped sludge into the treatment plant. It would also need to buy a pumper truck. And there seems to be no movement on either front, Mr. Estes said.
At last Thursday’s meeting, treasurer Martin Woodard said he had approached Charles Shepherd at the Cul-, peper office of the Health Department four to six weeks ago. Mr. Shepherd seemed agreeable, but Mr. Woodard hadn’t heard anything further. He said he would get back in touch with the Health Department.
Mr. Estes reported that Mr. Falls had information about pumper trucks from a firm in the Midwest. “What we need to do if we’re serious about the truck is to research the thing and find out what we really need,” Mr. Estes added.
He said he also had information from another firm that could pump the tanks on a contract basis. The authority decided to seek bids from that firm while also pursuing the idea of taking the sludge to the Sperryville plant. Even if the tanks are pumped on a contract basis,
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