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disadvantage of negative public perception. Collection and treatment with discharge into the Rush River would cost close to $3 million.
The other two options outlined by White were a drip irrigation system or collection and conveyance for treatment to Sperryville’s wastewater treatment plant.
Cost estimates
The cost estimates from WW Associates for these two options were about $4.5 million and $4.8 million, respectively.
The drip irrigation option would release treated wastewater underground through a subsurface drip system. This option would require land for the treated water to be release onto.
The 51-acre Clopton property and the 62-acre Updike property on Harris Hallow Road in Washington were evaluated by WAV Associates. The Virginia Department of Health would require a 60,000 gallons per day (gpd) capacity for the drip irrigation system, with 100 percent of that capacity as a reserve.
According to WTiite, the soil analysis of the Clopton property revealed a 50,000 gpd capacity and the Updike property only a 40,000 gpd capacity, leaving a deficit of 30,000 gpd.
White said that “eventually the soil will wear out” and that the average life span of a drainfield was about 10 years.
Effect on
drinking water
Council member Jeff Benson asked White about the potential effect on the town’s drinking water or of wells on nearby land.
WTiite noted that
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