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forwarded to the Department of Health for their review. Mr. McCarthy, referring to the possibility that full repairs will not be required once the actual cause of the lagoon problems are ascertained, asked if the Department of Health would permit restructuring ifwa smaller level of effort was found to be adequate after repairs commenced. Dr. Gangel said that he did not know, and Mr. McCarthy suggested that it was important that he get an answer to that question. Sludge in the County
Administrator McCarthy reported on the passage of a bill in the General Assembly that effectively negates the County’s ban on land application of sewage sludge, but does permit local governments to adopt ordinances that provide for the testing and monitoring of the application and for charging fees that “cannot exceed the direct costs of testing and monitoring.” The bill establishes 1/1/03 as the date by which such regulations are to be implemented, but the County’s existing ban must be lifted immediately. According to County Attorney Peter Luke, Rappahannock has a range of options that include: letting state regulations drive sludge application in Rappahannock (i.e. if a State permit is obtained, then the permit holder would be allowed to land-apply sludge in the County); establishing a local program of monitoring and testing; creating a registry of land in the County on which sludge has been applied, and that would be available for review by the public (including potential land purchasers). Mr. McCarthy will attend a conference in Richmond on the issue, and will report back to the Board.
Public comments
Rose Ann Sharp, speaking as a “private citizen,” requested that the Board include $20,000 in the new budget as
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