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How big is the recommended system? A: It will be engineered to process approximately $30,600 gallons of water per day with about 120 connections. Q: Who on the Wastewater Committee supports this recommended solution? A: The committee unanimously supports it. Q: What alternative systems were considered? A: Stabilization ponds, mechanical systems, septic tank effluent types, slow rate recirculation sand filters, rapid infiltration, conventional extended aeration, constructed wetlands, bio- treatment (living machines). Q: Why was the recirculating sand filter system recommended? A: Simplicity, ease of operation, and lower cost to install and maintain. Q: How long will the recommended recirculating sand filter system last? A: This is a low-tech system and, if maintained properly, has a long life, at least 50 years. It could go on indefinitely with additional drainfields added and sand replaced. Q: Will there by any smell? A: There could be some in really hot weather, but it would not be as strong as in Warrenton. Q: How much maintenance will be required? A: Each connection will require scheduled preventive maintenance. Probably 25 pumps per year will need service. Holding tanks will have to be pumped periodically. An electrician will maintain the on site alarm response system. A licensed operator will be needed to perform about 40 hours worth of testing and reporting a month. Q: What happens if the power goes off? A: Only the gravity fed pumps will continue to operate. The septic tanks will hold the incoming sewage until power is restored. Q: There are places in town which flood periodically. How will surface runoff affect the system? A: The recommended system is a completely closed system with modern piping material and gaskets that will help prevent infiltration. Q: How long will construction and installation take? A: About six months if the weather cooperates. However, to complete the entire project, including design, engineering, obtaining financing, etc., could take up to two years. Q: Where would the system go in first? A: The committee proposes the first installation go through the center of town, with spurs added as time goes on. Q: Would all the properties have to tie into the system initially? A: No, but it would be much more expensive to tie in later. Q: Why can’t we all just have little package plants on each property as the drainfields fail? A: Package plants discharge their effluent into surface 9 water, requiring a permit from the state. It is extremely unlikely anyone will be granted a permit to discharge into the Rush River. The recommended system discharges effluent into a drainfield below the surface level. Also, each package plant would have to have a certified operator. Q: Instead of one large combination system, could we have two smaller gravity fed systems? A: No, the town’s topography prohibits having two gravity fed systems. Q: What about just pumping the septic tanks more often? A: The Health Department would not allow that option and it costs about $250 to pump each tank one time. Q: Is the system suitable for both residential and business properties? A: The system is recommended only for residences and smaller restaurants that will have to have grease traps and filters installed in separate septic tanks. Q: What about The Inn? A: Resource recommended that The Inn not be included because its system is as good or better than the one being planned. Q: Is the cost of land included in the cost estimates? A: No, the estimated $1,483 million covers only the engineering and installation of the system.
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