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ment of Health along with haulers and appliers of biosolids.
“We’re not going to get to any conclusions today, but just make sure we’re on the same path,” McCarthy said.
The county will need to hire a biosolids monitor to ensure the ordinance is followed, but the costs associated with monitoring will be reimbursed by the state. Added costs could possibly come into play if the county chooses to run tests beyond what the state requires.
Bondelid said he was concerned that the state does not require testing for PCBs in sludge. If the county wants to ensure that sludge spread on county land is free of PCBs, additional tests would be necessary.
The committee also plans to develop specific requirements for public notification and land buffers around areas of sludge application and protocol for maintaining a central registry of where and how often sludge is applied on land in the county. The registry information would be available to prospective buyers if a property vyere up for sale and would also be taken into consideration if a landowner applies for a change of land use.
McCarthy scheduled another meeting for Oct. 25 in the hope that the committee could have a rough draft of the proposal to show the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors before the board meets Nov. 6. The board will then discuss whether the proposed ordinance is ready for a public hearing, which will likely happen in January or February, McCarthy said.
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