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Mr. McCarthy reported that monitoring wells at the landfill showed lower pH readings and an increase in total organic carbon. He said the wells were being retested, but if the results were the same the county would have to pay for much more extensive monitoring.
He said 80 of 115 landfills in the state were reporting the same thing, and that some of these results at the county landfill were coming from wells with water levels above the area used for landfilling trash.
He said some think these results are caused by the presense of the wells themselves. The shaft drilled into the ground and exposing below ground rock to the air may have caused these changes, he said.
He said the more extensive monitoring will require that the wells be checked for 62 compounds, compared to about 12 being checked now.
Jackson District representative Ellis Bingham said Fauquier County is having the same results and has had to go in for the more extensive testing. “We’re concerned about the quality of the water,” he said, “but we’re beginning to think it’s just the rock.” He said none of the additional tests have shown any problems.
The supervisors met in executive session with George Gilliam, who is defending the county in the suit brought by landowners against the supervisors for adopting a zoning amendment banning land application of sewage sludge.
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