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to verify damage. If funds are then allocated, their dispersal would be hastened if the application is already signed.
The Rappahannock Health Department advises that people concerned that flood waters may have contaminated their wells or damaged their drainfields should contact the Health Department.
They can take samples to test and see if the well was contaminated. They can also advise residents with contaminated wells how to chlorinate them. The Health department has a limited supply of chlorine and may be able to provide some for those in need. The Health Department is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and can be reached at 675-3516.
The Family Guidance Services clinic in Washington is offering three free one-hour sessions to all people who have been affected by the flood, according to Paul Regan, the Emergency Services Coordinator for the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board. The phone number at the clinic is 6753329; someone can be reached at that number 24 hours a day.
Mr. McCarthy and local emergency coordinator Dieter Kneupfer attended a meeting in Culpeper Monday morning to find out about federal relief programs.
Mr. McCarthy said the emphasis of that meeting was on assistance to local governments that had losses in the flood. The county government did not have any losses he said, except that some equipment was damaged that belongs to local rescue units, and they will apply for help in replacing it.
He said the major county concern is that debris continues to block streams, making it likely that further rains will result in more flooding. Mr.
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