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I he forces at the American Security Council Foundation in Boston, the Culpeper County Planning Commission, and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality also seem to recognize the value of this river, but unfortunately they have a different concept of value.
To these groups the river provides convenience, the convenience of supplying a simple way to rid themselves of one of the byproducts of what they consider to be “progress.” Once the effluent has left the development, it is suddenly of no concern to the people who have created it. Unfortunately, these groups do not seem to understand the concept of the water cycle, or perhaps they have chosen to ignore this scientific principle. According to this principle, we all eventually live downstream from the effluent outflow.
The results of this convenience and progress have devastating long term effects. On the fact sheet provided by the DEQ at its Feb. 23 public hearing there is a subsection titled “Pollutants Limited.” Under this heading there are various chemical and biological substances that the treatment plant will be mandated to limit by the DEQ. I sense a bit of paradox in this concept. The DEQ recognizes that these things are considered pollutants to a water system, yet the Department chooses to regulate them, in fact allowing these substances to be introduced into a previously untainted water source.
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