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By Monty Tayloe
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The Town of Washington’s application for a 60,000 gallon permit to discharge treated wastewater effluent into the Rush River will go before the State Water Control Board in Richmond on June 1.
The meeting will be open to the general public, although only those who attended the March 28 Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) public hearing will be allowed to speak.
The State Water Control Board (SWCB) is comprised of citizens appointed by the governor, and has the power to approve or deny Washington’s application, which means that , the fate of Washington’s proposed $4 million sewer treatment plant is up to them.
Early indications from DEQ seem to lean in Washington’s favor. Responses from DEQ to submitted public comments on the permit have focused almost exclusively on refuting arguments against the sewage treatment plant and defending DEQ policies.
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