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The Williams’ purchased the lots, with plans to build a 3000 square foot home for Tbny, who grew up in Chester Gap, to be able to return with his family.
However, once the property was purchased, the couple found that the land, which is part of the headwaters of the Rappahannock River, could not be approved for a drainfield due to the swamp land and insufficient fill dirt.
The alternative system, they proposed, is a “Microfast” pretreatment with “intermittent stream” discharge.
Since the design has not been used within the county at a private residence, the idea was met with opposition by several neighbors, including Bruce Monismith of Chester Gap who said, “I have been a contractor for over 20 years and these systems have a history of failure or owner lack of maintenance.”
Members of the Planning Commission also voiced numerous concerns which spanned from how much would discharge of the system increase the flow of water in the wetland area to how would the system be monitored and by whom?
After considerable discussion, Charles Strittmatter, Chairman of the Planning' Commission and representative from the Wakefield District said, “We are breaking new ground and setting a precedence and judging from the atmosphere, this application would be better served for us to postpone the matter and study.”
Following Strittmatter’s recommendation, the commission voted unanimously to table the request until the May 18 meeting, allowing both the commission members and the applicants to gain answers to a list of questions formed by the group.
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