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Fauquier supervisors adopt stormwater ordinance amendment after residents describe years of dumping at Hawkins site
Summary
Residents testified to years of heavy truck traffic, road damage and alleged illegal importation of fill at a property tied to Michael Hawkins; the Board adopted an amendment to the county’s erosion and stormwater ordinance aligning local rules with recent DEQ guidance and said it will press the General Assembly for stronger enforcement tools.
The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt an amendment to Chapter 11 of the Fauquier County Code to incorporate Virginia Department of Environmental Quality guidance on agricultural exemptions to erosion and stormwater permitting after multiple residents described years of heavy truck traffic and dumping behind homes near Brenttown Road.
The change, adopted after a public hearing, updates local stormwater and erosion-management rules to match DEQ’s interpretation of which agricultural activities are exempt from permitting. County staff said the amendment provides consistent standards; residents and supervisors said enforcement and additional authority from the state remain the pressing issues.
Several residents from the Cedar Run and Midland magisterial districts testified that imported fill, frequent dump-truck traffic and new unpermitted roadway construction have damaged local roads, threatened safety and altered wetlands. Anita Burke said her family bought its land “25 years ago” and has endured “sheer hell” the “last eight years,” describing trucks running from about 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and…
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