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Sperryville resident John Kiser who indicated he was not in favor of the proposed plant suggested that people can easily become emotional about subjects so dear as “impaired streams” caused by wastewater discharges. Kiser, therefore, urged “objectivity” in the group’s search for a reasonable solution to a serious problem.
Regarding the group’s concern about discharges in high water as well as low water periods, Elizabeth Haskell, whose property overlooks portions of the Rush River, suggested that RappFLOW take readings of the most polluted monitoring stations now while there is a lot of water running in the Rush River.
Based on an interview with a representative of a Massachusetts wastewater facility in his state, Christina Loock reported that new wastewater treatment plants are far superior to those built in the past. It is important, however, that only clear water be discharged, without solids. Also, the flow of the discharge is important. The plant also will need professional maintenance and upgrades as technology improves—all very expensive budget items to be considered for a small town with so few residents.
The possibility that a wastewater treatment plant could be approved brought forth suggestions that the Department of Environmental Quality should make discharge permits “as tight as possible” if the permit is approved. But there was a general feeling that other alternatives should be exhausted before the current project goes forward.
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