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WSA Agrees
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To 'Reserve'
EDUs for
Future Use
By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Water and Sewer Authority agreed night to “reserve” 111/2 EDUs at the Sperryville sewer plant for six months.
At last month’s meeting Brian Ross, appeared before the WSA and asked to reserve 7 1/2 for a building he plans to construct on property that is now the ballfield next to High on the Hog.
Mr. Ross said his building will have a health foods store with deli counter downstairs and living quarters for himself and his family upstairs.
In addition the downstairs will have space for a physical therapists office, a hair cuttery and a separate office space. \
Mr. Ross and his wife Raye own the Mountainside Market in Washington in a building they rent from Roger Batchelder.
WSA member Carson Johnson wondered if Mr. Ross really needed to reserve so many EDUs, a measure the authority uses meaning “equivalent to a dwelling unit.”
Most municipal systems provide both water and sewer and meter the water to determine a customer’s bill. Since the Sperryville plant treats sewage but does not provide water, another method of charging customers for the service had to be determined.
A residence is charged for one EDU. Apartments are charged one for each unit. Most businesses are charged a minimum of two, with extra charges for those that have restaurant seating or a larger area.
Mr. Ross said he needed the guaranteed EDUs in order to get a building permit. With the WSA action, they are reserved for six months. If he is not ready to hook up at the end of six months, he can request an extension or agree to start paying the monthly charge if another extension is unlikely.
Next Tom Taylor asked to reserve three EDUs for property he has a verbal contract to purchase. He came to the WSA to get guidance on when to actually apply to reserve the EDUs. WSA members advised him to go ahead and ask to reserve them since it does not cost anything. The WSA agreed to reserve three EDUs for Mr. Taylor.
Currently the WSA does not really know how much excess sewage capacity it has. The plant is licensed for 55,000 gallons per day and usually operates with between 17,000 and 18,000 gallons. However, several customers are paying for EDUs but not using them, or producing minimal waste for the authority to handle. Any of those houses and businesses are entitled to the full use of their EDUs.
Finally the WSA had a letter from Paul Baldwin asking for a six month extension of his reserved EDU for a dwelling in the village of Sperryville. He wrote that bad weather had kept him from constructing the house. The WSA agreed to a six-month extension.
Earlier the authority heard a report from John Orr
See WSA, Page A-6
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