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sed particular interest in whether the town will have a backup system that would process or contain sewage if the primary system failed. Sperryville’s wastewater plant, which empties effluent into the Thornton River incorporates a backup tank to contain excess in emergencies.
“If there was a failure, [Washington] would bypass their system and dump untreated sewage into the Rush,” said Jim Clark, husband of Elbe Clark.
Hearing with DEQ
Washington has been studying and pursuing a wastewater plan for several years, and studying this particular plan for almost eighteen months, but Haskell and her neighbors only became aware of the treated effluent’s destination a few months ago. They began to worry for the Rush River when they saw that Washington pursued a draft permit for 60,000 gallons from Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality.
“It’s wrong that we were surprised by this, surprised by the draft permit . . . and we don’t think it’s a win-win situation,” said Manor Farm owner Monira Rifaat. In addition to involvement with several Rappahannock conservation groups, Rifaat also sits on Rappahannock’s Water Quality Assurance
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