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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
After holding a public hearing Monday night at which the experts nearly outnumbered the public, the Board of Supervisors said they will wait until the June meeting to vote on whether to lift the moratorium on spreading sludge on county farmland.
Bob Peer and Steve McMahan attended the meeting representing Bio Gro Systems, a firm that specializes in contracting with sewage treatment plants to spread their sludge on farmland. Tom Faha and Laura Sawyer attended representing the State Water Control Board, now a part of the Department of Envoronmental Quality.
Hugh Egbom attended on behalf of the State Department of Health, and A1 Goldsmith, director of comrqpnity development in Fauquier County, attended to tell about that county’s experience with allowing sludge application on farmland.
Mr. Peer said Bio Gro has contracts to spread sludge on farmland in 15 Virginia counties and also in Maryland and other states. He said when his firm is approached by farmers they go through the permitting process with state officials and then spread the sludge “at the land
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