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will be published when the date is determined. I invite all those interested to gather in front of Avon Hall at the advertised time to take this tour.
In the mean time I thought it would be informative to go over the history of the development of the wastewater project and let the public know where we stand now.
During my first term as Mayor, the Town Council formed an ad hoc Wastew'ater Committee under the chairmanship of Charlie Tompkins to study the needs of the Town of Washington. The Committee did some preliminary studies through a survey and some measurements of pollution in the Town streams. Although pollution was not found in the streams, the survey indicated that there were problems with septic systems. As a result, the committee was asked to contract with an engineering company, Resources International, to conduct a more formal study.
The resulting Needs Assessment Study, Town of Washington, Virginia was published on April 8, 1997. It concluded that “the assessment does not indicate an emergency or extremely urgent conditions; however, without proper planning, conditions most likely will deteriorate to a more urgent situation.” and that “a need exists for the town to consider addressing wastewater disposal in their near term and long range planning.” This was confirmed by a Department of Health Study conducted shortly thereafter.
As a result of these studies, the task of the Wastewater Committee was extended to ask Resources International to do a study of alternative approaches to addressing the wastewater problems of the Town. In their study, Engineering
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