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By Galen C. McBride {
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Washington Town Council’s long-awaited Alternative Wastewater Systems Seminar is scheduled for Oct. 15, from 6-9 p.m., in the Washington VFD fire hall.
Government and private industry experts will make presentations and answer questions concerning unconventional and experimental technologies for managing wastewater and sewage. Department of Environmental Quality specialists discuss funding options and permitting requirements.
Displays on “environmentally friendly” greenhouses, artificial wetlands, circular water reclamation and reuse (CWRR) systems, and other innovative technologies will also be available.
CWRR technology was conceived in the . 1960s by Dr. Jack Sheaffer of the University of Chicago. The concept was later incorporated into the federal Clean Water Act of 1972. Systems are already in operation at 100 sites in 13 states and two European countries.
John Johnson, vice president of Sheaffer International, described his company’s wastewater system design as “the essence of simplicity” and “the ultimate in recycling.” Unlike conventional sewage treatment systems, CWRR
See SEMINAR, Page A8
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